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SOURCE: www.dol.gov Washington, D.C. .  .  .U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today issued the following statement on the passage of the Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010 by the Committee on Education and Labor of the U.S. [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.akaka.senate.gov Washington, D.C. . . . Following a favorable hearing on improving the post 9/11 Bill, Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI) is preparing to move forward with legislation to improve the new program. “The original [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov Washington, D.C. . . . The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights today issued new technical assistance guidance for medical providers which will help people [...] Read More

SOURCE: hhs.gov New Regulations Give Patients Right To Appeal Health Plan Decisions; New Grants Program Strengthens State And Territory Consumer Assistance Programs Washington, D.C. . . . Today, the Obama Administration is announcing both new regulations to empower consumers to [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.whitehouse.gov Presidential Memorandum Each year, Federal civilian employees are injured or fall ill on the job in significant numbers.  Although the Federal Government has made progress in reducing workplace injuries and illnesses in recent years, its workers (excluding those [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.va.gov Washington, D.C. .  . . Supporting President Obama’s pledge to make transparency and openness the pillars of good government, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has updated its “Open Government Plan,” reaffirming VA’s commitment to become a leader [...] Read More

SOURCE: veterans.house.gov Washington, D.C. . . . House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, Bob Filner (D-CA) released the following statement following a Congressional hearing to examine an incident involving reusable dental equipment and veteran patient safety at the John Cochran VA Medical [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.dol.gov Arlington, VA . . . The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced a competition for $500,000 in safety and health training grants to help identify, avoid and prevent unsafe working conditions in and [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.osha.gov Capitol Heights, MD . . . The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the U.S. Postal Service for workplace safety violations to electrical hazards found at the Capitol Heights Processing and Distribution Center. [...] Read More

Source: www.dol.gov Washington, D.C. . . . The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an interim final rule that will enhance disclosure to fiduciaries of 401(k) and other retirement plans.  The rule will assist fiduciaries in determining both the reasonableness [...] Read More