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Massachusetts serial violator The Roof Kings LLC faces $137K in new penalties for again exposing employees to life-threatening falls

News Release: BRAINTREE, MA - Four months after citing a Quincy roofing and construction contractor - with a long history of exposing its employees to dangerous fall hazards and who reneged on a 2017 federal settlement agreement - inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration discovered the employer again knowingly exposing workers to serious injuries or worse.


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Job Corps Health Questionnaire discussed on Feb. 9 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Federal investigation finds two Tampa smoothie shop franchisees shortchanged 149 workers, employed minors in violation of child labor laws

News Release: TAMPA, FL - A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has found two operators of Tampa-area Tropical Smoothie Café franchise locations failed to pay workers their full wages, allowed minor-aged employees to work more hours than the law allows when school is in session, and permitted some minors to illegally load a trash compactor.


“REMEMBERNG ROBERT ``BOBBY'' SILVERSTEIN“ was published in the Senate section on page S307 on Feb. 9


Labor Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Public Comment on Feb. 8

The US Labor Department published a five page notice on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Montana Safety Services Council joins OSHA Alliance Program to enhance safety, health, improve communication

Release: Who: U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration; Montana Safety Services Council


Automaker Stellantis agrees to add lactation rooms, amend its break policy for nursing mothers at Sterling Heights plant, following investigation

News Release: STERLING HEIGHTS, MI - After the U.S. Department of Labor found a Stellantis’ auto plant in Sterling Heights violated the rights of nursing mothers employed there, the global manufacturer of Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep vehicles, will create additional lactation rooms and correct its break policy to avoid future violations.


News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) gave the following statement, as prepared for delivery, during a hearing on the state of education in America...


Labor Department recovers more than $144K in back wages for 141 seasonal workers of Florida recreational services company that denied overtime

Release: Employer: La Dolce Vita LLC. Subsidiary investigation sites: LDV Golf Cart and Bike Rentals LLC. La Dolce Vita LLC, operating as LDV Beach. 196 N. Holiday Road, Miramar Beach, FL 32550. La Dolce Vita Watersports LLC. 327 Harbor Blvd., Destin Harbor, FL 32541. 30A Woodworks Panama City LLC. 17616 Ashley ...


US Department of Labor announces Mercedes-Benz USA, Job Corps partnership to train students for auto technician careers

News Release: WASHINGTON - To help meet the need for auto technicians in the growing electric vehicle industry, the U.S. Department of Labor today announced a national partnership with Mercedes-Benz USA to train Job Corps students initially at centers in Kentucky, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Utah for automotive industry careers.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


As winter surges, OSHA reminds employers of carbon monoxide risks when using portable generators, other equipment indoors

News Release: WASHINGTON - As frigid temperatures and sleet, ice and snow blanket states from the south to the northeast, millions of Americans are facing power outages. As many turn to portable generators and other fuel-burning equipment for electricity and warmth, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration urges employers to take appropriate precautions to protect workers from carbon monoxide exposures in enclosed spaces.



US Department of Labor, Missouri Association of Manufacturers renew alliance to target workplace hazards, keep workers safe

News Release: Who: U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration


Bentonia contractor could have prevented deadly Flora explosion, death of 25-year-old welder, US Department of Labor investigation finds

News Release: JACKSON, MS - Federal investigators have determined that the employer of a 25-year-old welder - who suffered fatal injuries in an explosion at a Flora work site in July 2022 - could have prevented the tragedy by following federal workplace safety standards.


Foxx to DOL: Walsh Should Act Ethically as He Prepares to Skate Off

News Release: Today, House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Solicitor of Labor Seema Nanda to verify that Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh met his ethics obligations as he sought employment with the National Hockey League Players Association.


US Department of Labor recovers $49K in back wages, damages for Honolulu preschool employees denied full wages

News Release: HONOLULU - A Honolulu preschool has learned an expensive lesson about willfully failing to pay required overtime wages as the law requires, after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation.


Foxx Supports Barr Resolution to Block Biden’s Politicization of Retirement Accounts

News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) applauded U.S. Congressman Andy Barr’s (R-KY) reintroduction of a Congressional Review Act measure to nullify the Department of Labor’s (DOL) recent rule to greenlight environmental, social, governance (ESG) investing in employer-sponsored retirement plans. U.S. Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) is leading the companion measure in the U.S. Senate.


News Release: Tomorrow at 10:15 a.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will hold its first hearing, titled “American Education in Crisis," which will discuss the state of K-12 and postsecondary education.