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Legality of Su’s Tenure Questioned as Nomination Withers
By DOL Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) asking it to scrutinize the legality of Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su’s ability to serve as an acting secretary for a prolonged period. Ms. Su began her tenure as Acting Secretary of Labor on March 11, 2023-117 days ago.
Labor Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Asbestos in General Industry Standard on July 6
By DOL Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on July 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Department of Labor again cites Paramount Builders for endangering employees' safety, health at work sites across American Samoa
By DOL Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
News Release: PAGO PAGO, AS ‒ A Pago Pago building construction company's long history of violations of federal workplace safety and health laws continued after inspections at two American Samoa work sites where the employer exposed workers to numerous dangerous hazards.
Chair Owens to Tackle Foreign Influence on College Campuses
By DOL Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - On Thursday, July 13, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, chaired by Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT), will hold a hearing titled “Exposing the Dangers of the Influence of Foreign Adversaries on College Campuses."
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Student Data Form discussed on July 6 by Labor Department
By DOL Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on July 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
What did Labor Department publish on July 5?
By DOL Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on July 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Federal investigation into 20-year-old worker's death in Alabama finds sawmill operator again ignored machine safety requirements
By DOL Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: TROY, AL - For the third time since 2020, the operator of sawmills in Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, Mississippi and Virginia failed to follow federal workplace safety standards across its organization, resulting in a worker fatality at its Alabama facility and a U.S. Department of Labor investigation.
Foxx Puts Kvaal on Notice: Providing False Information to Congress is a Crime
By DOL Newswire | Jul 5, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Education Under Secretary James Kvaal to set the record straight after he mislead the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development during its hearing on May 24, 2023. Under Secretary...
US Department of Labor recognizes Colorado structural steel erector's 25 years of safety, health excellence, renews 'Star' designation
By DOL Newswire | Jul 4, 2023
News Release: US Department of Labor recognizes Colorado structural steel erector's 25 years of safety, health excellence, renews 'Star' designation
US Department of Labor finds shipping company endangered warehouse employees working under suspended cars, motorcycles
By DOL Newswire | Jul 4, 2023
News Release: GARDEN CITY, GA - An international freight handling company exposed dozens of employees at a Port of Savannah warehouse to potentially deadly hazards by allowing them to work with automobiles and motorcycles suspended overhead, the U.S. Department of Labor has found.
US Department of Labor finds The de Moya Group could have prevented fatal, serious injuries after concrete pile struck aerial lift over I-95 in 2022
By DOL Newswire | Jul 4, 2023
News Release: MIAMI - One worker died and a second needed a month's hospitalization for a serious leg fracture after falling 35 feet when a suspended concrete pile struck the aerial lift in which they worked in December 2022. U.S. Department of Labor investigators determined their employer, The de Moya Group Inc. of Miami could have prevented the tragedy by following federal workplace safety standards.
NEWS: Senate HELP Committee Release Staff Bipartisan Discussion Draft Legislation to Reauthorize the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act
By DOL Newswire | Jul 4, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, July 3 - Staffs of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Sen. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), Ranking Member of HELP, along with Sens. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) today released and are seeking feedback...
NEWS: Sanders and Murray Announce HELP Committee Hearing on the Disastrous Overturning of Roe v. Wade
By DOL Newswire | Jun 30, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 21 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), a senior member and former chair of the HELP Committee, today released the following statement announcing the HELP Committee will hold a hearing in the Fall on the disastrous Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade...
Chair Foxx, Ranking Member Cassidy Rebuke Biden’s New SEC Rule Threatening Americans’ Retirement Savings
By DOL Newswire | Jun 29, 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) rebuked the Biden administration’s “hard close" proposed rule that limits Americans’ ability to trade in mutual funds, threatening millions of retirement plans.
US Department of Labor cites Okeechobee labor contractor after heat illness claims the life of 28-year-old farmworker in Parkland
By DOL Newswire | Jun 29, 2023
News Release: PARKLAND, FL - On Dec. 31, 2022, a 28-year-old worker arrived from Mexico with his work visa in hand, ready to start 2023 with a new job at a Parkland farm where vegetables awaited harvesting.
Fireworks, pyrotechnics industry employers strongly urged to make worker safety a priority on July 4
By DOL Newswire | Jun 29, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Since the founding fathers declared the colonies independent in 1776, cannons, fireworks and today, extensive pyrotechnic displays have become a July 4th fixture. Unfortunately, so have serious injuries and worse for people employed in the fireworks and pyrotechnics industry when important workplace safety standards are ignored.
The Formaldehyde Standard Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements discussed on June 28 by Labor Department
By DOL Newswire | Jun 29, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
US Department of Labor settles whistleblower case against Delaware salvage yard that wrongly terminated employee for reporting safety concerns
By DOL Newswire | Jun 29, 2023
News Release: GEORGETOWN, DE - The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a settlement agreement with a Delaware salvage yard company and its owner after a federal whistleblower investigation found the company fired a smelter operator for reporting safety concerns.
Ranking Member Cassidy, Chair Foxx Demand Briefing on Return to Student Loan Repayment
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, reprimanded the Department of Education (ED) for their lack of preparedness to handle millions of student loan borrowers returning to repayment. The lawmakers are demanding documents and a briefing from ED regarding the Biden administration’s plan to transition borrowers back to repayment.
Ranking Member Cassidy, Chairwoman Foxx Blast Biden’s Lack of Transparency in Creating Title IX Rule
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, blasted the Biden administration’s lack of transparency in creating its new Title IX rule, which forces schools to allow biological males to compete in women’s sports or risk losing federal funds. Specifically, the lawmakers raised concerns over the rushed review and public comment period, which limited Americans’ ability to provide feedback on a rule that has serious implications for women and girls’ athletics.