News from 2023
Labor Department discusses Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Health Standards for Diesel Particulate Matter Exposure (Underground Coal Mines) on March 21
By DOL Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Notice published by Labor Department on March 21
By DOL Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on March 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
@EdworkforceCmte to Hold Full Committee Hearing: “Unleashing America’s Opportunities for Hiring and Employment”
By DOL Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: On Tuesday, 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.
Student Data Form; Revision of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements discussed on March 21 by Labor Department
By DOL Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
US Department of Labor: Fair Labor Standards Act does not allow Bimbo Bakeries USA’s, Bimbo Foods’ countersuit against bakery drivers
By DOL Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor has requested that a federal court in Vermont allow the department to intervene and seek the court’s dismissal of a counterclaim that Bimbo Bakeries USA Inc. - one of the nation’s largest baking companies - has asserted against its own workers who are seeking the overtime compensation that they are allegedly owed.
US Department of Labor, Power Generation Workgroup alliance promotes importance of safety for workers
By DOL Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: Alliance description: OSHA Region VIII and the Power Generation VPP Workgroup, industry professionals committed to the goals of the OSHA's national VPP program, have established an alliance to increase safety for power industry workers.
Labor Department discusses Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Periodic Medical Surveillance Examinations for Coal Miners on March 21
By DOL Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Labor Department discusses Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Safety Defects; Examination, Correction, and Records on March 21
By DOL Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Respirator Program Records discussed on March 21 by Labor Department
By DOL Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Application for Waiver of Surface Facilities Requirements discussed on March 21 by Labor Department
By DOL Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Foxx Questions Hospital on Use of Irreversible Medical Interventions on Healthy Children
By DOL Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Dr. Kurt Newman, President and CEO of the Children's National Hospital, expressing concerns about "the erosion of parents' rights" and the use of "life-altering, irreversible medical interventions on children" ...
NEWS: Sanders Statement on Biden Administration Refusing to Lower Price of Vital Cancer Drug
By DOL Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, March 21 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Tuesday issued the following statement after the administration rejected a march-in rights petition to lower the price of a vital cancer drug...
US Department of Labor certifies Maine's completion of developmental steps of occupational safety, health plan for state, local government workers
By DOL Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has certified the completion of all structural and developmental aspects of Maine's State Plan for protecting the safety and health of state and local government workers.
US Department of Labor, Power Generation Workgroup alliance promotes importance of safety for workers
By DOL Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: Participants: U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Federal investigation of teen worker's fall from New Castle store roof finds Georgia contractor violated child labor, overtime, worker safety laws
By DOL Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: NEW CASTLE, PA - A federal investigation into why a 17-year-old worker - who fell 24 feet from the roof of a New Castle, Pennsylvania, home improvement store in October 2022 - was doing work that violated child labor laws led to a wider review into how the roofing contractor failed to pay 30 employees their full wages and exposed other workers to dangerous fall hazards.
US Department of Labor certifies Maine’s completion of developmental steps of occupational safety, health plan for state, local government workers
By DOL Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has certified the completion of all structural and developmental aspects of Maine’s State Plan for protecting the safety and health of state and local government workers.
Federal investigation of teen worker’s fall from New Castle store roof finds Georgia contractor violated child labor, overtime, worker safety laws
By DOL Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: NEW CASTLE, PA - A federal investigation into why a 17-year-old worker - who fell 24 feet from the roof of a New Castle, Pennsylvania, home improvement store in October 2022 - was doing work that violated child labor laws led to a wider review into how the roofing contractor failed to pay 30 employees their full wages and exposed other workers to dangerous fall hazards.
National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Work Group: Notice of Meeting discussed on March 21 by Labor Department
By DOL Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on March 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
US Department of Labor recovers $82K for 23 restaurant workers after Tennessee employer’s pay practices denied overtime wages
By DOL Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
Release: Employer: Ameritalia LLC, operating as Coco’s Italian Market and Restaurants
Chairwoman Foxx Issues Subpoena Following Bombshell Whistleblower Allegations of Misconduct by NLRB Officials
By DOL Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued a subpoena to the Assistant to the Regional Director for Region 15 of the National Labor Relations Board after she sounded the alarm about NLRB officials engaging in misconduct and failing to conduct fair and impartial elections.