News from July 2023
NEWS: Senate HELP Committee Release Staff Bipartisan Discussion Draft Legislation to Reauthorize the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act
By DOL Newswire | Jul 4, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, July 3 - Staffs of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Sen. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), Ranking Member of HELP, along with Sens. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) today released and are seeking feedback...
US Department of Labor finds The de Moya Group could have prevented fatal, serious injuries after concrete pile struck aerial lift over I-95 in 2022
By DOL Newswire | Jul 4, 2023
News Release: MIAMI - One worker died and a second needed a month's hospitalization for a serious leg fracture after falling 35 feet when a suspended concrete pile struck the aerial lift in which they worked in December 2022. U.S. Department of Labor investigators determined their employer, The de Moya Group Inc. of Miami could have prevented the tragedy by following federal workplace safety standards.
US Department of Labor finds shipping company endangered warehouse employees working under suspended cars, motorcycles
By DOL Newswire | Jul 4, 2023
News Release: GARDEN CITY, GA - An international freight handling company exposed dozens of employees at a Port of Savannah warehouse to potentially deadly hazards by allowing them to work with automobiles and motorcycles suspended overhead, the U.S. Department of Labor has found.
US Department of Labor recognizes Colorado structural steel erector's 25 years of safety, health excellence, renews 'Star' designation
By DOL Newswire | Jul 4, 2023
News Release: US Department of Labor recognizes Colorado structural steel erector's 25 years of safety, health excellence, renews 'Star' designation
Foxx Puts Kvaal on Notice: Providing False Information to Congress is a Crime
By DOL Newswire | Jul 5, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Education Under Secretary James Kvaal to set the record straight after he mislead the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development during its hearing on May 24, 2023. Under Secretary...
Federal investigation into 20-year-old worker's death in Alabama finds sawmill operator again ignored machine safety requirements
By DOL Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: TROY, AL - For the third time since 2020, the operator of sawmills in Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, Mississippi and Virginia failed to follow federal workplace safety standards across its organization, resulting in a worker fatality at its Alabama facility and a U.S. Department of Labor investigation.
What did Labor Department publish on July 5?
By DOL Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on July 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Student Data Form discussed on July 6 by Labor Department
By DOL Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on July 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Chair Owens to Tackle Foreign Influence on College Campuses
By DOL Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - On Thursday, July 13, 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 “Exposing the Dangers of the Influence of Foreign Adversaries on College Campuses."
Department of Labor again cites Paramount Builders for endangering employees' safety, health at work sites across American Samoa
By DOL Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
News Release: PAGO PAGO, AS ‒ A Pago Pago building construction company's long history of violations of federal workplace safety and health laws continued after inspections at two American Samoa work sites where the employer exposed workers to numerous dangerous hazards.
Labor Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Asbestos in General Industry Standard on July 6
By DOL Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on July 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Legality of Su’s Tenure Questioned as Nomination Withers
By DOL Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) asking it to scrutinize the legality of Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su’s ability to serve as an acting secretary for a prolonged period. Ms. Su began her tenure as Acting Secretary of Labor on March 11, 2023-117 days ago.
Labor Department discusses All Items Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers; United States City Average on July 6
By DOL Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on July 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
All Items Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers; United States City Average discussed on July 6 by Labor Department
By DOL Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on July 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Labor Department discusses Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards on July 6
By DOL Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Labor Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, National Database of Childcare Prices, Reinstatement With Change on July 6
By DOL Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Asbestos in Shipyards discussed on July 6 by Labor Department
By DOL Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Foxx: Biden Bans Health Coverage Options
By DOL Newswire | Jul 8, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement regarding the Biden administration’s latest push to strip health coverage options away from Americans...
DOL’s Sluggish H-2B Approval Process is Putting Small Businesses Out of Work
By DOL Newswire | Jul 8, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) sent a letter to Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su regarding processing delays of H-2B applications. The Department of Labor (DOL) is required...
Department of Labor recognizes US Army Supply Division at Washington's Joint Base Lewis-McChord as a workplace safety 'Star'
By DOL Newswire | Jul 8, 2023
News Release: SEATTLE - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has recognized Joint Base Lewis-McChord’s Installation Supply and Service Division in Washington as a workplace safety "Star" employer in the agency’s Voluntary Protection Programs.