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US Department of Labor announces additional partners to deliver employment assistance to transitioning service members, spouses

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced its Veterans’ Employment and Training Service has signed a memorandum of understanding with seven organizations to serve as partners in support of VETS’ Employment Navigator and Partnership Pilot. With these partners added, there will be 16 partners aligned with the agency’s initiative.


US Department of Labor announces $8M funding availability to advance equitable, inclusive workforce service delivery for people with disabilities

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of $8 million in funding over four years to manage the Leadership for the Employment and Economic Advancement of People with Disabilities Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Policy Development Center.



Bills addressed by Education and Labor Committee on May 3

There was activity on four bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on May 3.


US Department of Labor, LinkedIn Corp. enter agreement to resolve alleged pay discrimination on behalf of 686 female workers in California

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Department of Labor and LinkedIn Corp. have entered into a conciliation agreement to resolve allegations of systemic, gender-based pay discrimination by the operator of employment-oriented websites and mobile apps at its San Francisco and Sunnyvale, California, facilities.


US Department of Labor recovers $94K in back wages, damages for 33 underpaid employees of Las Vegas construction company

News Release: LAS VEGAS - A federal investigation has recovered $94,112 in back wages and liquidated damages for 33 workers of a Las Vegas construction company that denied them overtime wages by misclassifying the workers as independent contractors. The investigation also found that the employer denied a worker sick leave in violation of the Family First Coronavirus Response Act.


April: 47 notices published by Labor Department

There were 47 notices published by the Labor Department in April, according to the Federal Register.




OSHA proposes $793K in fines for Philadelphia roofing contractor who exposed workers to fall hazards at 5 southern New Jersey locations

News Release: Company name: All Best Contractor Corp. 1403 Greeby St. Philadelphia, PA Inspection sites: 30 Boardwalk Drive, Eastampton 108 Bridge Blvd., Eastampton 57 Westmont Drive, Medford 99 Morley Blvd., Medford Barrington Court, Building 3, Mt. Holly (inspected twice) Dates of inspections: The ...


Senator Murray Statement on Reporting on SCOTUS Draft Decision Overturning Roe

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement on the recent reporting that the Supreme Court plans to strike down the abortion rights codified in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey in the draft majority decision in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.


White Plains fencing installation companies pay $206K in wages, damages   to 18 employees to resolve overtime, recordkeeping, misclassification violations

News Release: WHITE PLAINS, NY - Following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division , two commonly owned and located White Plains fencing installation contractors paid a total of $206,904 - $103,452 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages - to 18 employees to resolve violations of the overtime and recordkeeping requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act.


US Department of Labor initiatives promote ‘safety’ of industry workers’ wages, employer compliance during National Construction Safety Week

News Release: WASHINGTON - Hard-working people in the construction industry in the U.S. build our homes, erect our roads and bridges, and raise our buildings skyward. They also strive to expand and strengthen the nation’s information infrastructure to better connect us and make the country more resilient at times of crisis.


Amid Top Companies Illegally Delaying or Denying Patients Insurance Coverage for Birth Control, Murray, Wyden, Casey, Hassan Demand Answers

News Release: Dear Dr. Lotvin: We continue to hear from patients who are experiencing delays and denials for insurance coverage of birth control products they and their health care providers determine are most appropriate for them. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires all group health plans and all issuers of group...


US Department of Labor awards $20M in funding to help workers overcome barriers to equitable access to states’ unemployment insurance systems

News Release: WASHINGTON - To improve the delivery of unemployment insurance services to people faced with obstacles to accessing state systems and benefits, the U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $20 million in equity grant funding to state unemployment insurance systems in Indiana, Kentucky, Utah and Washington.


READOUT: Secretary Walsh visited Elyria, Ohio, to highlight Bipartisan Innovation Act, joined Boeing to announce $1M in workforce development funding

News Release: WASHINGTON - Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh joined local leaders at Lorain County Community College in Elyria, Ohio, on April 29, 2022, to highlight how the proposed Bipartisan Innovation Act will advance U.S. global leadership in the technologies of the future and build on the historic investments in President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.


Notice published on May 2 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a three page notice on May 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



DOL-ETA-ODEP offers new grant application process starting May 3

Leadership for the Employment and Economic Advancement of People with Disabilities Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Policy Development Center grant opened on May 3.


On Capitol Steps, Senator Murray Urges Nation to Rise Up to Defend Abortion Rights: “This is a Five Alarm Fire”

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined her Democratic colleagues in the Senate to sound the alarm and fight to protect the right to abortion in the wake of new reporting that the Supreme Court plans to overturn Roe v. Wade.