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US Department of Labor announces national emphasis program to reduce, prevent workplace falls, a leading cause of workplace fatalities
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has begun a National Emphasis Program to prevent falls, the leading cause of fatal workplace injuries and the violation the agency cites most frequently in construction industry inspections.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: HELP Committee to Hold Markup of Bipartisan Legislation to Lower Cost of Prescription Drugs
News Release: WASHINGTON, May 1 - The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Tuesday, May 2 will hold an Executive Session to mark up legislation that would lower drug prices in America, following a bipartisan deal by HELP Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) to consider the bills.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders to Make Announcement on Federal Minimum Wage
News Release: AFL-CIO and SEIU Presidents to Join HELP Committee Chairman
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OSHA schedules meeting of Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health on May 24
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold a meeting of the Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health on Wednesday, May 24 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT. The full committee will meet in person, while the public is invited to participate in the full committee meeting in person or online.
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Anti-Worker Bureaucrat Julie Su is Unfit to Serve America’s Workforce
News Release: WASHINGTON - On the House Floor, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke in opposition to Julie Su’s nomination to serve as the next Secretary of the Department of Labor. Su’s history of mismanagement as California’s Secretary of Labor and as Deputy Secretary of Labor makes her unfit to serve America’s workforce.
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Foxx Leads Letter to Secretary Cardona Over Harassment of Riley Gaines
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), joined by 12 Committee Members, sent a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona raising major questions about what the Department is doing to protect free speech and intellectual discourse on college campuses following the harassment of former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines at San Francisco State University.
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US Department of Labor finds Amazon failed to provide injured employees proper medical treatment at Castleton, New York, fulfillment facility
News Release: WASHINGTON - An ongoing investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found Amazon failed to provide adequate medical treatment for traumatic and chronic injuries at a fulfillment center in Castleton, New York.
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Foxx Rips Education Department for Radicalizing American History and Civics Program
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement regarding the Education Department’s newly released American history and civics’ grant priorities...
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National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health to meet May 31
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold a meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET. The committee will meet in person, while the public is invited to participate in person or online.
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Department of Labor investigation of fatal trench collapse in Brazoria County finds contractor failed to follow federal excavation safety measures
News Release: HOUSTON - A Houston-area contractor's repeated failure to follow federal workplace safety procedures during excavation operations contributed to a worker’s death near Manvel in October 2022, a federal workplace safety investigation has found.
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Foxx to Su: Will You Testify on May 17?
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a follow-up letter to Acting Secretary Su to ask whether she plans to accept Chairwoman Foxx’s invitation to testify before the Committee on May 17. Chairwoman Foxx sent the initial request on April 18, detailing...
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Good Leads Hearing on Reducing Health Care Costs
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chair Bob Good (R-VA) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Reducing Health Care Costs for Working Americans and Their Families"...
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US Department of Labor finds Guam Shipyards failed to follow federal safety standards after investigation into rigger's November 2022 death
News Release: PITI, GUAM ‒ A federal inspection found that a ship repair company might have prevented the death of a rigger at the Port of Guam in November 2022 had they followed legally required safety standards for operating cranes.
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Foxx, Owens: Secretary Cardona, Show Us Your Plan
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) sent a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona questioning whether the Department is ready to restart student loan repayments.
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Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Chair Good to Hold Hearing on Lowering Health Care Costs
News Release: Tomorrow, April 26, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), will hold a hearing titled “Reducing Health Care Costs for Working Americans and Their Families."
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Judge finds UHS of Delaware Inc., UHS of Fuller Inc. denied workplace violence protections to Fuller Hospital employees
News Release: BOSTON, MA - A federal administrative law judge has determined that UHS of Delaware Inc. and UHS of Fuller Inc. exposed their employees at Fuller Hospital in Attleboro to workplace violence without adequate protections in 2019, particularly at times when hospital staffing was low. Fuller Hospital is a 102-bed behavioral health facility that provides acute inpatient hospitalization for adolescents and adults.
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NEWS: Sanders and Cassidy Announce Bipartisan Deal to Lower Prescription Drug Prices
News Release: WASHINGTON, April 25 - Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) on Tuesday issued the following statement announcing a bipartisan deal on legislation to lower drug prices in America...
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Department of Labor cites Dollar Tree Inc. for obstructing exits, unsafely storing materials at Rhode Island stores in Providence, Pawtucket
News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI - Dollar Tree Inc.'s failure to provide safe work conditions at two Rhode Island stores - violations of U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards - exposed employees to serious risks and injuries.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: HELP Committee to Hold Markup on the Nomination of Julie Su to Serve as Secretary of Labor
News Release: WASHINGTON, April 24 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, today announced that the committee will hold a markup this Wednesday, April 26 at 10 a.m. ET on the nomination of Julie Su to serve as Secretary for the U.S. Department of Labor.
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US Department of Labor awards initial $800K grant to support employment, assistance after severe storms, tornadoes in Mississippi in March 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an initial grant of $800,000 to the Mississippi Department of Employment Security for cleanup and recovery activities after severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes in March 2023 killed 21 people and ravaged towns.