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Department of Labor finds Tennessee McDonald’s franchisee endangered minor who suffered deep fryer burn, assesses $3K civil penalty
News Release: MORRISTOWN, TN - A U.S. Department of Labor child labor investigation has found that the operator of a McDonald’s franchise location in Morristown assigned a 15-year-old employee - who suffered hot oil burns while using a deep fryer - to perform tasks considered hazardous for young workers.
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Chairwoman Foxx on Parents Bill of Rights
News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the House Floor in support of H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act...
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Foxx Pushes to Override Biden Veto and Protect America’s Retirement Savers
News Release: Ahead of a House vote to override President Biden’s veto of H.J. Res. 30, a Congressional Review Act resolution to nullify the Biden administration’s rule encouraging retirement plan fiduciaries to consider or choose investments based on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), delivered the following remarks...
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Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development to Hold Hearing on “Diversity of Thought: Protecting Free Speech on College Campuses”
News Release: On Wednesday, March 29, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, Chaired by Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT), will hold a hearing titled “Diversity of Thought: Protecting Free Speech on College Campuses."
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Unfit wages: US Department of Labor survey finds widespread violations by Southern California garment industry contractors, manufacturers
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A survey of Southern California garment-sewing contractors and manufacturers by the U.S. Department of Labor has found workers making garments sold by many of the nation’s leading fashion retailers often continue to be victims of wage theft and employers’ illegal pay practices.
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US Department of Labor recovers $46K in back wages for Indiana construction workers on federal projects
Release: Employer: Force Construction Company Inc., Columbus, Indiana
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PREPARED REMARKS: HELP Committee Hearing on Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Pricing, CEO to Testify
News Release: WASHINGTON, March 22 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, today led the committee in a hearing titled, “Taxpayers Paid Billions For It: So Why Would Moderna Consider Quadrupling the Price of the COVID Vaccine?"
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Department of Labor will reopen comment period on proposed amendment to Qualified Professional Asset Manager Exemption
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Employee Benefits Security Administration will reopen the public comment period on the proposed amendment to Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 84-14 - also known as the Qualified Professional Asset Manager Exemption - until April 6, 2023, to gather additional comments.
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Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development to Hold Hearing on the Department of Education's Student Loan Policies
News Release: Tomorrow at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, Chaired by Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT), will hold a hearing titled “Breaking the System: Examining the Implications of Biden's Student Loan Policies for Students and Taxpayers."
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Chairwoman Foxx Issues Subpoena Following Bombshell Whistleblower Allegations of Misconduct by NLRB Officials
News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued a subpoena to the Assistant to the Regional Director for Region 15 of the National Labor Relations Board after she sounded the alarm about NLRB officials engaging in misconduct and failing to conduct fair and impartial elections.
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US Department of Labor recovers $82K for 23 restaurant workers after Tennessee employer’s pay practices denied overtime wages
Release: Employer: Ameritalia LLC, operating as Coco’s Italian Market and Restaurants
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Federal investigation of teen worker’s fall from New Castle store roof finds Georgia contractor violated child labor, overtime, worker safety laws
News Release: NEW CASTLE, PA - A federal investigation into why a 17-year-old worker - who fell 24 feet from the roof of a New Castle, Pennsylvania, home improvement store in October 2022 - was doing work that violated child labor laws led to a wider review into how the roofing contractor failed to pay 30 employees their full wages and exposed other workers to dangerous fall hazards.
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US Department of Labor certifies Maine’s completion of developmental steps of occupational safety, health plan for state, local government workers
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has certified the completion of all structural and developmental aspects of Maine’s State Plan for protecting the safety and health of state and local government workers.
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Federal investigation of teen worker's fall from New Castle store roof finds Georgia contractor violated child labor, overtime, worker safety laws
News Release: NEW CASTLE, PA - A federal investigation into why a 17-year-old worker - who fell 24 feet from the roof of a New Castle, Pennsylvania, home improvement store in October 2022 - was doing work that violated child labor laws led to a wider review into how the roofing contractor failed to pay 30 employees their full wages and exposed other workers to dangerous fall hazards.
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US Department of Labor, Power Generation Workgroup alliance promotes importance of safety for workers
News Release: Participants: U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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US Department of Labor certifies Maine's completion of developmental steps of occupational safety, health plan for state, local government workers
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has certified the completion of all structural and developmental aspects of Maine's State Plan for protecting the safety and health of state and local government workers.
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NEWS: Sanders Statement on Biden Administration Refusing to Lower Price of Vital Cancer Drug
News Release: WASHINGTON, March 21 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Tuesday issued the following statement after the administration rejected a march-in rights petition to lower the price of a vital cancer drug...
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Foxx Questions Hospital on Use of Irreversible Medical Interventions on Healthy Children
News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Dr. Kurt Newman, President and CEO of the Children's National Hospital, expressing concerns about "the erosion of parents' rights" and the use of "life-altering, irreversible medical interventions on children" ...
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US Department of Labor, Power Generation Workgroup alliance promotes importance of safety for workers
News Release: Alliance description: OSHA Region VIII and the Power Generation VPP Workgroup, industry professionals committed to the goals of the OSHA's national VPP program, have established an alliance to increase safety for power industry workers.
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US Department of Labor: Fair Labor Standards Act does not allow Bimbo Bakeries USA’s, Bimbo Foods’ countersuit against bakery drivers
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor has requested that a federal court in Vermont allow the department to intervene and seek the court’s dismissal of a counterclaim that Bimbo Bakeries USA Inc. - one of the nation’s largest baking companies - has asserted against its own workers who are seeking the overtime compensation that they are allegedly owed.