News from 2023


NEWS: Sanders and Klobuchar Reintroduce Legislation to Cut Drug Prices in Half

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

“Nomination of Julie A. Su (Executive Session)“ was published in the Senate section on pages S1433-S1434 on May 1



DOL-ETA grant application closes on Aug. 4

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

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

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

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

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.



Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health discussed on May 11 by Labor Department

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

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.





OSHA to hold public meeting June 15 to discuss modernizing, improving, expanding its Voluntary Protection Programs

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

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

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...