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News Release: WASHINGTON, July 10 - Following the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) full approval of the Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Monday sent a follow-up letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human...

@EdWorkforceCmte to Hold Markup on Bills to Improve Health Care Transparency

News Release: WASHINGTON - On Wednesday, July 12, at 10:15 a.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will hold a markup to consider: Transparency in Billing Act, Transparency in Coverage Act, Health DATA Act, and Hidden Fee Disclosure Act.

Investigators find Cheney contractor exposed employees to potentially fatal hazards as two workers avoid tragedy in Salina trench collapse

News Release: SALINA, KS ‒ In a trench 9 feet below the surface, a worker employed by Precision Plumbing LLC was connecting a plumbing line to the municipal sewer in Salina in January when he was buried under dirt and rocks after a trench wall collapsed.

OSHA announces meeting of Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health on July 13

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration today announced a meeting of the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health on July 13, 2023, from 1 to 4 p.m. EDT.

Department of Labor finds Newark contractor willfully exposed workers to fall hazards in 6 inspections in three months, proposes $333K in fines

News Release: MARLTON, NJ - A series of inspections by the U.S. Department of Labor has found a Newark-based construction contractor defying federal safety regulations by exposing employees to more than 20 violations, including potentially deadly falls, at six southern and central New Jersey work sites in early 2023.

Education and the Workforce Committee Leaders Unveil Bipartisan Health Care Package

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby" Scott (D-VA) announced the introduction of a bipartisan health care package comprised of four bills introduced by Committee Members. The package works to increase cost transparency for employers and patients, lower premiums and reduce health care spending, and increase competition by removing incentives for provider consolidation.

Chair Kiley to Challenge WHD’s Economically Damaging Regulations

News Release: On Tuesday, July 18, 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."

@EdWorkforceCmte to Hold Markup on Bills to Improve Health Care Transparency — Tomorrow at 10:15 A.M.

News Release: WASHINGTON - Tomorrow, at 10:15 a.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will hold a 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.

US Department of Labor recognizes Idaho agricultural chemical company continuous workplace safety record, renews 'Star' designation

News Release: US Department of Labor recognizes Idaho agricultural chemical company continuous workplace safety record, renews 'Star' designation

US Department of Labor proposes $393K in fines after follow-up inspection finds Verona, Missouri chemical plant continues to endanger workers

News Release: VERONA, MO - Less than two years after an investigation found dozens of serious safety and health violations at a Verona chemical plant, workplace safety inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor identified 16 violations, including those that put employees at risk of exposure to toxic substances such as ethylene oxide.

Chair Owens to Tackle Foreign Influence on College Campuses — Tomorrow at 10:15 A.M.

By DOL Newswire | Jul 13, 2023

News Release: WASHINGTON - 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 “Exposing the Dangers of the Influence of Foreign Adversaries on College Campuses."

Chairwoman Foxx Delivers Opening Remarks at Markup to Improve Health Care Transparency

By DOL Newswire | Jul 13, 2023

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...

Education and the Workforce Committee Passes Landmark Health Care Package

By DOL Newswire | Jul 13, 2023

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.

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.

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...

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.

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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