News from July 2023
Chair Owens Leads Hearing to Tackle the Threat of Foreign Influence on College Campuses
By DOL Newswire | Jul 14, 2023
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"...
Foxx on Education Department Celebrating Illegal, Unilateral Student Loan Action
By DOL Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
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...
Notice published on July 14 by Labor Department
By DOL Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on July 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Week ending July 1: Labor Department publishes 9 notices
By DOL Newswire | Jul 16, 2023
There were nine notices published by the Labor Department in week ending July 1, according to the Federal Register.
Foxx Demands Answers on Union Operative’s Failure to Disclose Big Labor Ties Ahead of Testifying Before Congress
By DOL Newswire | Jul 18, 2023
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...
Labor Department publishes notice on July 17
By DOL Newswire | Jul 18, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Notice published by Labor Department on July 17
By DOL Newswire | Jul 18, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Chair Kiley to Challenge WHD’s Economically Damaging Regulations — Tomorrow at 10:15 A.M.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 18, 2023
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."
Foxx, Gallagher Open Investigation into UC Berkeley's Joint Institute Linked to Chinese Military
By DOL Newswire | Jul 18, 2023
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...
Foxx: OSHA is Putting Job Creators Through the Wringer—Again
By DOL Newswire | Jul 18, 2023
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...
MEDIA ADVISORY: HELP Committee to Hold Markup on the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act
By DOL Newswire | Jul 19, 2023
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.
NEWS: Sanders Statement on Primary Care Legislation
By DOL Newswire | Jul 25, 2023
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...
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Rock Burst Control Plan, (Pertains to Underground Metal/Nonmetal Mines) discussed on July 24 by Labor Department
By DOL Newswire | Jul 25, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Texas glass manufacturer earns 'Star' designation for excellence in workplace safety, health management at Waxahachie facility
By DOL Newswire | Jul 25, 2023
News Release: Texas glass manufacturer earns 'Star' designation for excellence in workplace safety, health management at Waxahachie facility
Department of Labor cites Boston dumpling manufacturer that continues to endanger employees, expose them to new, recurring hazards
By DOL Newswire | Jul 25, 2023
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.
Labor Department discusses Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Hazard Communication on July 24
By DOL Newswire | Jul 25, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Notice published on July 24 by Labor Department
By DOL Newswire | Jul 25, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Foxx: New Mental Health Parity Rules Set Employers Up for Failure
By DOL Newswire | Jul 26, 2023
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...
Labor Department discusses Workforce Information Advisory Council on July 25
By DOL Newswire | Jul 26, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
NEWS: Sanders, Scott, 29 Democratic Senators, Introduce Legislation to Raise the Minimum Wage to $17 by 2028, Benefitting Nearly 28 Million Workers Across America
By DOL Newswire | Jul 26, 2023
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.