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MEDIA ADVISORY: HELP Committee to Hold Markup on Bipartisan Apprenticeship and Other Workforce Development Legislation
News Release: WASHINGTON, July 25 - The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Thursday, July 27 will hold a markup of critical bipartisan legislation to expand high-quality economic opportunities for workers across the country through apprenticeships and other workforce development programs.
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NEWS: Sanders, Scott, 29 Democratic Senators, Introduce Legislation to Raise the Minimum Wage to $17 by 2028, Benefitting Nearly 28 Million Workers Across America
News Release: If the minimum wage had increased with productivity over the last 50 years, it would be $23 an hour today. If it had increased at the same rate that Wall Street employee bonuses have increased, it would be more than $42 an hour.
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Foxx: New Mental Health Parity Rules Set Employers Up for Failure
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor (DOL), Department of Health and Human Services, and Department of the Treasury issued proposed rules that would make it harder for employers to demonstrate compliance with mental health parity law...
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Department of Labor cites Boston dumpling manufacturer that continues to endanger employees, expose them to new, recurring hazards
News Release: BRAINTREE, MA - When U.S. Department of Labor inspectors returned to a Boston food plant in March 2023, they discovered the plant's operator - Chinese Spaghetti Factory Inc. - still had not installed required safety guards on a dumpling machine's rotating shafts, a dangerous hazard for which the company was cited for after an employee suffered serious injuries in 2022.
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Texas glass manufacturer earns 'Star' designation for excellence in workplace safety, health management at Waxahachie facility
News Release: Texas glass manufacturer earns 'Star' designation for excellence in workplace safety, health management at Waxahachie facility
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NEWS: Sanders Statement on Primary Care Legislation
News Release: BURLINGTON, Vt., July 24 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Monday issued the following statement as bipartisan talks continue on primary care legislation...
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MEDIA ADVISORY: HELP Committee to Hold Markup on the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act
News Release: WASHINGTON, July 18 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today announced the committee on Thursday, July 20 at 10:30 a.m. ET will be marking up the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act (PAHPARA). PAHPARA marks the fourth reauthorization of the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA), which is set to expire on September 30.
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Foxx: OSHA is Putting Job Creators Through the Wringer—Again
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its final rule that would re-instate provisions of the controversial Obama-era recordkeeping rule...
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Foxx, Gallagher Open Investigation into UC Berkeley's Joint Institute Linked to Chinese Military
News Release: WASHINGTON - As first reported by the New York Times, Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) of the Education and the Workforce Committee, and Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, sent a letter to Dr. Michael V. Drake and Carol T. Christ, President and Chancellor...
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Chair Kiley to Challenge WHD’s Economically Damaging Regulations — Tomorrow at 10:15 A.M.
News Release: Tomorrow, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA), will hold a hearing titled “Cutting Corners at WHD: Examining the Cost to Workers, Small Businesses, and the Economy."
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Foxx Demands Answers on Union Operative’s Failure to Disclose Big Labor Ties Ahead of Testifying Before Congress
News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Workers United International President Lynne Fox to request information about Michelle Eisen’s employment and compensation history with the union and whether it coincided with her testifying as a Starbucks barista...
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Foxx on Education Department Celebrating Illegal, Unilateral Student Loan Action
News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement slamming the Education Department’s illegal and unilateral actions to cancel loans for more than 800,000 borrowers...
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Chair Owens Leads Hearing to Tackle the Threat of Foreign Influence on College Campuses
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Exposing the Dangers of the Influence of Foreign Adversaries on College Campuses"...
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34 press releases published in April by Occupational Safety and Health Administration
There were 34 press releases published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in April.
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Department of Labor finds Dollar General continues to endanger workers as inspectors cite 8 violations at Tampa stores, propose $342K in penalties
News Release: TAMPA, FL - Federal workplace safety inspections at two Tampa-area Dollar General stores found the company again exposing employees to fire hazards and other unsafe conditions, continuing the long history of disregard for worker safety by one of the nation's largest discount retailers.
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Federal inspectors found sawmill exposed employee to same unguarded saw that claimed the life of 21-year-old worker weeks earlier
News Release: BRASHEAR, MO ‒ Not yet a month on the job, a 21-year-old working at a sawmill operation site in Brashear was learning how to operate a Hurdle saw on Jan. 11, 2023, when he suffered fatal injuries after getting caught and pulled into the vertical edger blades as they spun.
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Foxx: Biden Has Turned the EEOC Into a Partisan Attack Dog
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after Kalpana Kotagal was confirmed by the Senate to serve on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), establishing a Democrat majority on the commission...
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Department of Labor announces national emphasis program aimed at reducing, preventing workplace hazards in warehouses, distribution centers
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration today launched a national emphasis program to prevent workplace hazards in warehouses, processing facilities distribution centers, and high-risk retail establishments.
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Education and the Workforce Committee Passes Landmark Health Care Package
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Education and the Workforce Committee passed a comprehensive health care package comprised of four bills introduced by Committee Members: H.R. 4509, Transparency in Billing Act, H.R. 4507, Transparency in Coverage Act, H.R. 4527, Health DATA Act, and H.R. 4508, Hidden Fee Disclosure Act.
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Chairwoman Foxx Delivers Opening Remarks at Markup to Improve Health Care Transparency
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at the Committee's markup to consider four bills - H.R. 4509, Transparency in Billing Act, H.R. 4507, Transparency in Coverage Act, H.R. 4527, Health DATA Act, and H.R. 4508, Hidden Fee Disclosure Act...