News from 2023
NEWS: Sanders and Klobuchar Reintroduce Legislation to Cut Drug Prices in Half
By DOL Newswire | May 5, 2023
News Release: Bill Would Allow Medicare to Pay Same Prices as VA
“Nomination of Julie A. Su (Executive Session)” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on May 1
By DOL Newswire | May 6, 2023
“Nomination of Julie A. Su (Executive Session)“ was published in the Senate section on pages S1433-S1434 on May 1
US Department of Labor partners with Georgia agencies, employers to promote safety stand-downs to address workplace mental health awareness
By DOL Newswire | May 8, 2023
News Release: Participants: U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration
DOL-ETA grant application closes on Aug. 4
By DOL Newswire | May 9, 2023
2023 QUEST Disaster Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grants Funding Announcement grant opened on May 9.
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) 2023 Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL) discussed on May 8 by Labor Department
By DOL Newswire | May 9, 2023
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on May 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
US Department of Labor, Holder Construction Group LLC partner to promote safety at data center project
By DOL Newswire | May 9, 2023
News Release: Participants: U.S. Department of Labor's. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Holder Construction Group LLC. Partnership description: OSHA's area office in Fort Worth, Texas, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Holder Construction Group LLC to focus on preventing work-related...
NEWS: Chairman Sanders Releases Digital Short Featuring Insulin Patients
By DOL Newswire | May 10, 2023
News Release: Video Comes the Day Before Senate HELP Committee Hearing with CEOs of Insulin Makers and Leaders of PBMs
Cardona to Testify at Hearing as Foxx Conducts Oversight of the Education Department
By DOL Newswire | May 10, 2023
News Release: On Tuesday, May 16, 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 “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Education." Secretary Miguel Cardona will testify at the hearing.
Proposed Extension of Existing Collection; Comment Request; Administration of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act discussed on May 11 by Labor Department
By DOL Newswire | May 12, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health discussed on May 11 by Labor Department
By DOL Newswire | May 12, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Federal court finds US Postal Service wrongfully fired employee who reported workplace injury, violated federal worker protections
By DOL Newswire | May 12, 2023
News Release: TACOMA, WA - A federal court in Tacoma has ruled that the U.S. Postal Service retaliated against an employee who reported an injury to supervisors and applied for workers' compensation benefits in 2019 while on probation as a new postal employee.
Labor Department discusses Proposed Extension of Existing Collection; Comment Request; Administration of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act on May 11
By DOL Newswire | May 12, 2023
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Labor Department discusses Proposed Extension of Existing Collection; Comment Request; Administration of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act on May 11
By DOL Newswire | May 12, 2023
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Department of Labor finds Texas Children’s Hospital failed to protect employees after security guard suffers serious assault by patient
By DOL Newswire | May 12, 2023
News Release: Department of Labor finds Texas Children’s Hospital failed to protect
OSHA to hold public meeting June 15 to discuss modernizing, improving, expanding its Voluntary Protection Programs
By DOL Newswire | May 12, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold a stakeholder meeting on Thursday, June 15 in Washington, D.C., to discuss modernizing, improving and expanding the agency's Voluntary Protection Programs.
Owens Leads Hearing on America’s Workforce Challenges and the Ways to Improve Skills Development
By DOL Newswire | May 12, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chair Burgess Owens (R-UT) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Examining America’s Workforce Challenges: Looking for Ways to Improve Skills Development"...
NEWS: Sanders, Omar, Gillibrand, Heinrich, McGovern, Moore and Colleagues in House and Senate Seek to Permanently End Child Hunger in Schools
By DOL Newswire | May 12, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, May 11 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), and Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.), along with 15 colleagues in the Senate and 68 in the House of Representatives, today introduced legislation...
US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AWARDS $2.8M TO CONTINUE EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING SERVICES TO COMBAT OHIO OPIOID CRISIS
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
Funding supports disaster-relief employment, workforce training statewide