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Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Research Exception Notice discussed on Feb. 23 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Notice published by Labor Department on Feb. 23

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.




US Department of Labor recognizes Montana hydroelectric plant for excellence in workplace safety, health

News Release: WOLF CREEK, MT - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has certified NorthWestern Energy's Holter Hydroelectric Plant in Wolf Creek as a "Star" worksite in the agency's Voluntary Protection Programs, the highest level of recognition for workplace safety and health excellence.


DOL-ETA-ILAB offers new grant application process starting Feb. 23

Strengthening Mexican Inspectorate for Labor Enforcement grant opened on Feb. 23.


Senator Murray Celebrates the U.S. Women’s National Team’s Milestone Victory in Their Fight For Equal Pay

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on the U.S. Soccer Federation and U.S. Women’s National Team’s (USWNT) equal pay settlement agreement, which will provide millions in back pay for the players and includes a commitment from U.S. Soccer to ensure equal pay for the women’s and men’s national teams moving forward.


The US Labor Department published a four page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Labor Department publishes notice on Feb. 18

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Feb. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Department of Labor recovers $355K in back wages for 108 workers after investigation of two Atlanta home healthcare agencies

News Release: Employers’ names: Schuetz Enterprises Inc., operating as Regency Home Care Georgia


US Department of Labor recovers $61K for 39 workers after investigation finds improper use of Concord restaurant’s tip pool

News Release: MANCHESTER, NH - A recent investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found Dos Amigos Burritos LLC, a Concord restaurant operator, improperly included managers in its tip pool. The investigation led to the recovery of $61,788 in tips and liquidated damages for 39 employees to rectify the violation and compensate them properly.


There were 14 notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Feb. 19, according to the Federal Register.


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Feb. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Department of Labor recovers $259K in overtime back wages for 330 Michigan healthcare workers

News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Every day, millions of careworkers tend to the vital needs of people in communities nationwide. They work long hours and put themselves at risk amid the pandemic, yet they are among the nation’s lowest paid workers. Their jobs are made even more difficult when employers fail to pay them all their rightfully earned wages.


US Department of Labor recovers $10K in back wages, damages for 23 workers of three Kentucky gas stations, convenience stores

News Release: KEVIL, KY - Twenty-three employees of three Kentucky gas stations and convenience stores are now being paid for all the wages they earned after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found their employer violated the law by willfully sidestepping required overtime wages owed.


US Department of Labor recovers $125K in overtime due, prevailing wages for 34 plumbers employed by federal Des Moines project’s subcontractor

News Release: DES MOINES, IA - The U.S. Department of Labor recovered $125,000 in back wages for 34 workers after an investigation found a subcontractor paid workers the incorrect prevailing wage rate. The employer paid workers the pipe layer rate when they performed plumbing work on a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development apartment project under federal contract in Des Moines.