News from June 2023
Chairman Good Leads Hearing on Strengthening the Health Care Market
By DOL Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee Chair Bob Good (R-VA), delivered the following remarks as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Competition and Transparency: The Pathway Forward for a Stronger Health Care Market"...
Labor Department discusses Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards on June 21
By DOL Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Teachers Unions Drag Student Test Scores Even Lower
By DOL Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) revealed that math and reading scores fell by 9 points and 4 points respectively from 2020 to 2023...
Ohio manufacturer faces $171K in penalties after worker suffers amputation while operating machine that lacked adequate safety protections
By DOL Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: ORRVILLE, OH - When federal investigators responded to a report that a mold machine operator at an Ohio foundry suffered a right thumb amputation in February 2023, they learned the company took no corrective action despite knowing that an employee using the same machine avoided similar injury eight months earlier.
Labor Department discusses Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards on June 21
By DOL Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards discussed on June 21 by Labor Department
By DOL Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on June 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards discussed on June 21 by Labor Department
By DOL Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Foxx Stands Up for Small Businesses, Advocates for Measures to Lower Cost of Health Care
By DOL Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in support of H.R. 3799, the CHOICE Arrangement Act, a Republican package that takes the first step towards addressing rising health care costs for small businesses. The package is comprised...
@EdWorkforceCmte Republicans Deliver Innovative Health Care Solutions for Job Creators and Workers
By DOL Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the House passed H.R. 3799, the CHOICE Arrangement Act, delivering a win for job creators and workers. During debate of the legislation, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) gave the following remarks on the House Floor...
Foxx: Biden’s Student Loan Debt Transfer Scheme is a Sweepstakes Giveaway
By DOL Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in support of overriding President Biden’s veto on H.J. Res. 45, a Congressional Review Act resolution that will bar the administration from implementing its student loan cancellation scheme and prevent any further extension of the student loan repayment pause.
Chairwoman Foxx to Lead Hearing on Supporting the Shift Towards Skills-Based Hiring — Tomorrow at 10:15A.M.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: Tomorrow, June 22, at 10:15 a.m., the Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a full Committee hearing titled “Competencies Over Degrees: Transitioning to a Skills-Based Economy."
OSHA announces upcoming fee changes for student course completion cards for Outreach Training Program
By DOL Newswire | Jun 23, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced upcoming changes in fees for issuing new student course completion cards for its Outreach Training Program.
Foxx Shields Students From Biden’s Disastrous Immigration Policies
By DOL Newswire | Jun 23, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the House passed H. Res. 461, which condemns the use of public schools for housing illegal aliens instead of educating students. During debate of the legislation, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) gave the following remarks on the House Floor...
US Department of Labor invites small business owners, local governments to share input on potential heat standard to protect indoor, outdoor workers
By DOL Newswire | Jun 23, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor urges small business owners and representatives from local government entities to join the department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and other government agencies for a series of upcoming discussions on the potential impacts of a workplace heat standard on small businesses.
US Department of Labor again cites Dollar Tree Inc. for failing to safeguard Rhode Island workers, this time at Coventry store
By DOL Newswire | Jun 23, 2023
News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI - For the third time in three months, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited one of the nation's largest discount retail chains, Dollar Tree Inc. for allowing hazardous conditions at one of its Rhode Island stores, this one in Coventry.
US Department of Labor, trade groups, unions partnering to protect workers from hazards in trenching, excavation
By DOL Newswire | Jun 23, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration today signed an agreement with an alliance of trade organizations, labor unions and industry stakeholders to better protect people who do trenching and excavation work.
Chairwoman Foxx Outlines Transition to a Skills-Based Economy
By DOL Newswire | Jun 23, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), delivered the following remarks as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Competencies Over Degrees: Transitioning to a Skills-Based Economy"...
Foxx on Pending SCOTUS Student Loan Case: We Need to Stop This Illegal Scheme
By DOL Newswire | Jun 23, 2023
News Release: In Case You Missed It, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined Fox Business to weigh in on Biden’s student loan debt transfer scheme and historic declines in math and reading scores among students. Excerpts from Chairwoman Foxx’s interview...
Schools Should be Used for Educating Children, Not Housing Illegal Immigrants
By DOL Newswire | Jun 23, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in support of H. Res. 461, a resolution condemning the use of elementary and secondary school facilities to provide shelter for aliens who are not admitted to the United States.
Chairwoman Foxx, Ranking Member Cassidy Blast Biden’s Lack of Transparency in Creating Title IX Rule
By DOL Newswire | Jun 24, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), blasted the Biden administration’s lack of transparency in creating its new Title IX rule, which forces schools...