House Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Bill to Strengthen Workplace Health and Safety Penalties

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EDUCATION & LABOR COMMITTEE

Congressman George Miller, Chairman

Advisory for Thursday, March 16, 2010

Press Office, 202-226-0853



Advisory: House Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Bill to Strengthen Workplace Health and Safety Penalties



WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Workforce Protections Subcommittee of the House Education and Labor Committee will hold a hearing on legislation to modernize workplace health and safety penalties.



The Protecting America’s Workers Act (H.R. 2067), introduced by U.S. Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D- CA), chair of the subcommittee, will strengthen and modernize the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the law that ensures the health and safety of American workers.





WHAT: Hearing on “Protecting America’s Workers Act: Modernizing OSHA Penalties”



WHO:



Panel 1 John Cruden, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

David Michaels, Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Occupation Safety and Health Administration, Washington, D.C.



Panel 2 Eric Frumin, health and safety coordinator, Change to Win, New York, N.Y.

Jonathan Snare, partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C.



WHEN: Tuesday, March 16, 2010

10:00 a.m. EST



WHERE: House Education and Labor Committee Hearing Room

2175 Rayburn House Office Building

Washington, D.C.



Note: This hearing will be webcast live from the Education and Labor Committee website. You can access the webcast when the hearing begins here.