By DOL Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS“ was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H307-H308 on Jan. 28
By DOL Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor will hold a meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health on Feb. 22, 2022. In conjunction with the committee meeting, the NACOSH Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Work Group will hold its first meeting on Feb. 25, 2022. Both meetings are open to the public and will be held via teleconference and WebEx. Read the Federal Register notice for more information.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - In the last decade, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the number of fatal overdoses in West Virginia has nearly tripled , nearly 85 percent of them linked to controlled substances including opioids. Nationally, the CDC estimates 91 of the more than 140 Americans who die each day from drug overdose fall victim to opioids.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: HONOLULU - The U.S. Department of Labor recovered $117,718 in back wages and liquidated damages to 33 workers after their employer in Hawaii recklessly denied them overtime wages they earned.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - At the height of the pandemic, displaced workers flooded state unemployment insurance systems across the nation with requests for assistance and benefits, exposing many antiquated systems and their vulnerabilities. The pandemic exposed disparities in access to benefits affecting women, communities of color and other marginalized workers at a higher rate and often delayed delivery of much needed financial support and services.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - With opioid-related overdoses linked to nearly 2,700 deaths in Maine between 2010 and 2019, and tens of thousands of Maine residents living with chronic addiction, opioid usage remains a serious health emergency there.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: ARDMORE, PA - A federal court in Pennsylvania has ordered an Ardmore employer who denied more than $1.4 million in wages to hundreds of home care workers in the Philadelphia area to pay its workers more than $2.8 million in back wages and liquidated damages.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that it is accepting applications for the 2022 HIRE Vets Medallion Award. The award is presented annually to employers that meet standards for excellence in the recruitment, hiring and retention of America’s military veterans.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: Today, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Republican Leader Richard Burr (R-NC) sent a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona demanding answers regarding the Department’s application ...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, FL - A federal court assessed a $50,000 penalty to a north Florida construction contractor for attempting to deceive federal workplace safety investigators.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Fatal overdoses in New York have nearly tripled in the last decade , with nearly 85 percent of them linked to controlled substances, including opioids. Nationally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates fatal opioid overdoses kill 91 people each day in the U.S.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 2, 2022
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led a hearing on the need to address the mental health and substance use disorder crises which have been worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic. In her opening remarks, Senator Murray stressed the need for action to support students, providers, and families struggling through these crises.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 2, 2022
News Release: Employer name: Sinclair & Rush Inc.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 2, 2022
News Release: Members: “Such acts of intimidation, which threaten both the safety and education of students enrolled at HBCUs, are of grave concern and we must work to protect these remarkable institutions and their students."
By DOL Newswire | Feb 2, 2022
News Release: Dear Attorney General Garland: We write to you today at the beginning of Black History Month about the disturbing trend of bomb threats and violence against our nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). For the last month, at least 17 of the nation’s 100 HBCUs have been forced to...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 2, 2022
The US Labor Department published a three page proposed rule on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 2, 2022
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
There were 12 press releases published by the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions in January.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: CHARLESTON, SC - A Charleston Walgreens failed to comply with federal labor laws setting minimum age standards and limiting the number of hours and times a minor-aged employee can work. This led the U.S. Department of Labor to assess a civil money penalty to the Walgreens location, part of the nation’s second largest pharmacy store chain.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: CALDWELL, ID - A U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division investigation found a painting contractor in Idaho failed to pay workers overtime wages, and failed to keep accurate records of employees’ earnings, both violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
