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Biden-Harris Administration Calls on Class I Freight Railroads to Guarantee Paid Sick Leave and Get to 100% Worker Coverage
On Biden-Harris Administration's watch, the percentage of rail workers who are guaranteed paid sick leave has gone from 5% to 90%
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Biden-Harris Administration Requires Transit Agencies Nationwide to Address Assaults Against Transit Workers
WASHINGTON – Today, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to protecting America’s frontline transit workers from assault, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit...
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U.S. DOT Awards $5 Million Research Initiative for Novel Cement Development
Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced $5 million in research funding to Rutgers University Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT)....
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Medical Review Officers
A Medical Review Officer (MRO) is a person who is a licensed physician and who is responsible for receiving and reviewing laboratory results generated by an employer's drug testing program and...
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U.S. DOT Artificial Intelligence Activities
The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) is committed to safety and innovation and sees artificial intelligence (AI) as a promising capability to help achieve these aims. While AI...
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U.S. Department of Transportation Provides $6 Million in Emergency Relief Funding to Vermont to Help Repair Damage from Catastrophic Flooding Caused by Two Hurricanes
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the immediate availability of $6 million in Emergency Relief (ER) funds through a “quick release” process...