News from 2023
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...
Federal investigators find Piedmont Airlines failed to follow required safety procedures to protect ground crew member from suffering fatal injuries
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
Safety failures exposed workers to engine ingestion, jet blast hazards
Federal investigation finds Jacksonville treatment facility failed to improve worker safety procedures despite nearly 200 violent incidents in 2022
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
Wekiva Springs Center LLC employees reported 10 assaults in 53 days by patients
Illinois pizza manufacturer faces $2.8M in penalties after investigation into 29-year-old sanitation worker's death finds safety failures, lack of training
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
Miracapo Pizza Company, staffing company failed to protect worker from machine hazards
Hostess Brands faces $298K in penalties after federal investigators find company’s safety, training failures led to worker's amputation injury
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
Inspectors determine facility did not follow required machine shut-down procedures
Federal investigators find Alabama tire shop did not follow procedures to protect workers from rim, tire failures after fatal explosion
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
Neal Tindol Tire LLC failed to use restraining barrier during tire inflations
US Department of Labor, Mexican Consulate in Dallas sign alliance to protect safety, health of Spanish-speaking workers
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
Promotes employee workplace rights for Spanish-speaking workers
Unsafe bargain: Dallas-area Family Dollar store endangered employees by allowing blocked storeroom exits, walkways, unsafely stacked boxes
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
Parent company, Dollar Tree Inc. fined $294K, cited in over 500 inspections since 2017
Federal investigators find JBS Foods failed to protect Green Bay plant worker from amputations by ignoring required safety standards
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
OSHA proposes $227K in penalties for Wisconsin facility of world-leading food producer
Ohio manufacturer faces $171K in penalties after worker suffers amputation while operating machine that lacked adequate safety protections
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
Quality Castings had near miss incident on same machine 8 months earlier
Hearing Recap: Health Care Transparency Edition
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
Today’s Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee hearing addressed issues of health care competition and transparency, key areas in which legislation can bring costs down for American working families and small businesses.