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US Department of Labor announces $10.5M funding availability to support mine safety, health training, education

US Department of Labor announces $10.5M funding availability to support mine safety, health training, education


US Department of Labor finds Arizona veterans' healthcare facility exposed employees to potentially deadly hazards on steam lines

US Department of Labor finds Arizona veterans' healthcare facility exposed employees to potentially deadly hazards on steam lines


'Danger Vu': Federal inspection again finds Dollar General exits, walkways blocked, boxes stacked unsafely, workers at risk in Texas, Wisconsin

'Danger Vu': Federal inspection again finds Dollar General exits, walkways blocked, boxes stacked unsafely, workers at risk in Texas, Wisconsin


'Danger Vu': Federal inspection again finds Dollar General exits, walkways blocked, boxes stacked unsafely, workers at risk in Texas, Wisconsin

'Danger Vu': Federal inspection again finds Dollar General exits, walkways blocked, boxes stacked unsafely, workers at risk in Texas, Wisconsin


Federal safety investigators find Alabama paper mill willfully bypassed safety regulations, leading to fatal electrocution of 36-year-old worker

Federal safety investigators find Alabama paper mill willfully bypassed safety regulations, leading to fatal electrocution of 36-year-old worker


Department of Labor, industry partners to promote road construction worker safety during 2023 National Work Zone Awareness Week

Department of Labor, industry partners to promote road construction worker safety during 2023 National Work Zone Awareness Week





Chair Foxx Calls on Julie Su to Testify

News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Acting Secretary Julie Su requesting she testify before the Committee and fulfill her obligation to be accountable to the American people. This letter follows a rejection by DOL officials of a request to have...


Subcommittee on Workforce Protections to Hold Hearing on Independent Contractors

News Release: Tomorrow, April 19, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA), will hold a hearing titled “Examining Biden’s War on Independent Contractors."


NEWS: As Republicans Move to Provide a $1.8 Trillion Tax Giveaway to Billionaires, Sanders Introduces Bill to Make the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share

News Release: WASHINGTON, April 18 - While 41 Senate Republicans recently introduced legislation to permanently repeal the estate tax - which would provide a $1.8 trillion tax giveaway to billionaires in America and would only provide relief to the top one-tenth of one percent - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman...


Bean Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing on School Choice

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Chair Aaron Bean (R-FL) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing on how school choice expands educational freedom...


Labor Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Supply and Service Program on April 17

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on April 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Labor Department publish on April 17?

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on April 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Department of Labor finds Arizona veterans' healthcare facility exposed employees to potentially deadly hazards on steam lines

News Release: PRESCOTT, AZ - Federal safety inspectors found that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs endangered maintenance workers at its healthcare facility in Prescott by allowing them to work on steam lines without ensuring they followed required safety procedures.


Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education to Hold Hearing on School Choice

News Release: Tomorrow, April 18, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Aaron Bean (R-FL), will hold a hearing titled “School Choice: Expanding Educational Freedom for All."


Labor Department publishes 3 notices in week ending April 1

There were three notices published by the Labor Department in week ending April 1, according to the Federal Register.


Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards discussed on April 14 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a four page notice on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.