By Bob Pepalis | Jun 30, 2022
U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh said the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade case means women will lose access to necessary reproductive medical care.
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 29, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division determined a Reno landscaping company denied 57 of its workers overtime wages by paying cash for hours above 40 in a workweek.
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 29, 2022
President Joe Biden laid out his administration’s efforts to execute the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment aimed at narrowing infrastructure gaps around the world at the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Schloss Elmau.
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 29, 2022
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said a new law strictly limiting the import of certain goods from China and a strategy to stop the importation of goods produced with forced labor show the U.S.' commitment to human rights.
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 28, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited an Ohio industrial insulation contractor for a fatal fall from a roof and scaffold at an indoor horse-riding facility in Mars, Pa., and serious injuries to other workers.
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 27, 2022
The popularity of space tourism has taken off in recent years and growth in the industry is expected to skyrocket in coming decades, which could harm the Earth's atmosphere.
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 26, 2022
Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves concluded his trip to West Africa, where he spoke with the governments of Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana and at key events to drive investment and create opportunities for American businesses in Africa.
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 25, 2022
On the day Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves honored Juneteenth, he said the department began implementing its Equity Action Plan to ensure programming policies reach a diverse audience as they promote equity into every workstream.
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 25, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor's division of Wage and Hour has issued supplemental information to clarify specific requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act for employers authorized to pay sub-minimum wages to workers with disabilities.
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 24, 2022
The U.S. State Department called for the release of Vietnamese environmental activists Nguy Thi Khanh, Mai Phan Loi, Bach Hung Duong and Dang Dinh Bach.
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 24, 2022
Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo recognized the Juneteenth holiday by noting President Biden signed legislation making it a federal holiday last year.
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 24, 2022
The U.S. Departments of Labor and Commerce joined forces and released the Good Jobs Principles, which is a coordinated effort to aid employers, workers, federal agencies, state and local governments and other advocates.
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 23, 2022
A federal jury in Massachusetts found an employer retaliated against an employee who reported an on-the-job injury, the U.S. Department of Labor reported.
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 23, 2022
The U.S. Department of State has issued a statement addressing the reported massacre of hundreds of civilians in Ethiopia, calling on all Ethiopians to quickly end the ongoing conflict in the African country.
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 23, 2022
The Biden administration updated the United States’ policy on the use of anti-personnel landmines, committing to not producing, developing, acquiring or transferring them, with the exception of the Korean peninsula.
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 23, 2022
President Joe Biden has suspended tariffs on solar panels imported from specific South Asia countries and has invoked the Defense Production Act to speed U.S. production of certain energy technologies to move the country toward energy independence.
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 22, 2022
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, sponsored by Sen. Marco Rubio, was implemented June 21 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 22, 2022
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Administrator and Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere Richard Spinrad testified before the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis.
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 20, 2022
U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh commended the International Labor Organization for its recognition of the right to a safe and healthy working environment.
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 20, 2022
Researchers have found the wavelength of light that optimally eliminates the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19.
