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Release: Participants: U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Trumbull Corp. Partnership description: The partnership seeks to prevent worker injuries and exposure to hazards by developing a public-private approach to safety and health during construction of a three-mile, ...

Foxx to Cardona: Don’t Trample on Religious Student Organizations’ Rights

News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx, joined by Reps. Tim Walberg, Glenn Grothman, Elise Stefanik, Rick Allen, Jim Banks, Burgess Owens, Lisa McClain, Mary Miller, Aaron Bean, Nathaniel Moran, and Erin Houchin, sent a comment letter to the Department of Education urging the Department to withdraw a proposed rule that removes protections provided to religious student organizations at public institutions of higher education...

US Department of Labor finds lawn service contractor ignored safety standards, allowed workers to operate riding mowers dangerously at Fort Campbell

News Release: FORT CAMPBELL, KY - A federal workplace safety inspection of a lawn service contractors' operations at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, has found the company ignored safety requirements to save time, including removing safety guards on industrial lawnmowers.

US Department of Labor finds lawn service contractor ignored safety standards, allowed workers to operate riding mowers dangerously at Fort Campbell

News Release: FORT CAMPBELL, KY - A federal workplace safety inspection of a lawn service contractors’ operations at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, has found the company ignored safety requirements to save time, including removing safety guards on industrial lawnmowers.

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services announce additional steps to tackle child labor violations, strengthen coordination

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services today announced a Memorandum of Agreement to advance ongoing efforts to address child labor exploitation.

Chairwoman Foxx Celebrates House Passage of the Parents Bill of Rights

News Release: Today, the House passed H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act, which delivers on a key promise of the Commitment to America and puts in place concrete legal protections that will ensure parents always have a seat at the table when it comes to their child’s education.

US Department of Labor, Trumbull Corp. partners to protect workers on Berkeley County, West Virginia, highway construction project

News Release: US Department of Labor, Trumbull Corp. partners to protect workers

Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards discussed on March 24 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a three page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Occupational Requirements Survey discussed on March 24 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Interstate Arrangement for Combining Employment and Wages discussed on March 24 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Labor Department discusses 215th Meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans; Notice of Meeting on March 24

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Labor Department discusses Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards on March 24

The US Labor Department published a three page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Labor Department discusses Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards on March 24

The US Labor Department published a three page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

NEWS: HELP MAJORITY STAFF REPORT ON STARBUCKS

By DOL Newswire | Mar 27, 2023

News Release: No Company is Above the Law: Myth-Busting Starbucks’ Claims That it Has Not Violated Federal Labor Law with Impunity

US Department of Labor, Grain and Feed Association of Illinois renew alliance to address common hazards in the grain-handling industry

News Release: Quote: "Alliances like those between OSHA and the Grain and Feed Association of Illinois address hazards, reduce risks and improve safety and health management systems to help prevent life-altering injuries and fatalities in the highly hazardous grain handling industry," said OSHA's Regional Administrator Bill Donovan in Chicago. "We look forward to our continued partnership and dialog with the Illinois farming community on the unique hazards faced by their workers."

@EdworkforceCmte to Hold Full Committee Hearing: “Unleashing America’s Opportunities for Hiring and Employment”

News Release: Tomorrow, March 28, at 10:15 a.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will hold a hearing titled “Unleashing America’s Opportunities for Hiring and Employment" which will examine how current economic conditions created by Biden administration policies are negatively impacting employment for workers and job creators.

Foxx Calls Out FTC For Exceeding Authority With Non-Compete Clause Rule

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Lina Khan, Chair of the Federal Trade Commission, to express concerns with the agency’s proposed “Non-Compete Clause Rule" which would impose a ban on non-compete clauses in employment contracts.

DOL-ETA grant application closes on April 26

Program Year (PY) 2023 Funding Allotments and Instructions for the INA Section 166 Programs grant opened on March 28.

US Department of Labor, industry leaders focus on small steps for big safety impact during 2023 Stand Up 4 Grain Safety Week, March 27-31

News Release: WASHINGTON ‒ Once inside a grain storage bin, a worker can find themselves engulfed or trapped by flowing grain in just seconds. In 2021, 38 percent of reported grain engulfments turned deadly because required safeguards were not followed.

US Department of Labor recovers $67K for employee illegally terminated for exercising rights to bond with newborn child, care for spouse