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The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Department of Labor accepting 2023 HIRE Vets Medallion Awards’ applications

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that it is accepting applications for the 2023 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.


Federal investigation into fatal 2022 electrocution in Kansas City finds Midwest engineering services company again failed to protect workers

News Release: KANSAS CITY, MO ‒ A fourth-year apprentice heating, ventilation and air conditioning technician employed by U.S. Engineering Services suffered fatal electrocution after coming in contact with energized parts while repairing HVAC equipment on Aug. 24, 2022, at University Academy, a college prep charter school in Kansas City, Missouri.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Labor Department on Jan. 31

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Education And The Workforce Committee Adopts Rules And Oversight Plan For 118th Congress

News Release: Today, following the Education and the Workforce Committee’s Organizational Meeting for the 118th Congress, Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the full list of subcommittee assignments as well as the adopted Committee Rules and Committee Oversight Plan. Chairwoman Foxx also announced the committee will consist of 45 Members, with 25 Republicans and 20 Democrats.


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Department of Labor recovers $399K in overtime back pay, damages for 49 workers at Aurora’s Supermercado Carrera specialty grocery store

News Release: AURORA, IL - While workers at a local supermarket stocked shelves, operated cash registers and served customers Mexican hot foods and baked goods, their Aurora employer was denying them their hard-earned overtime pay for two years, the U.S. Department of Labor recently found.


Federal court requires Las Vegas paint, specialty coatings contractor who intimidated workers to pay $3.6M to 593 employees in four states

News Release: LAS VEGAS - After a 2013 investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor that recovered $47,393 from a Nevada paint and specialty coatings contractor and its owner whose illegal pay practices denied 21 Utah workers overtime wages, a reasonable employer might try to avoid repeating a bad and costly decision.


Connecticut contractor’s failure to address hazards turns deadly when trench collapse buried worker at Vernon job site

News Release: HARTFORD, CT - A federal investigation has found a Manchester contractor’s failure to provide legally required safeguards and make sure they were in place to prevent trench collapses contributed to the July 22, 2022, death of an employee buried when an 8-foot-deep trench caved in.


Labor Department publishes notice on Jan. 30

The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chairwoman Foxx Sets Organizing Meeting – Tomorrow 2 P.M.

News Release: On Tuesday at 2:00 p.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will hold its Organizing Meeting, during which the Committee will consider and adopt the Committee Rules and a Committee Oversight Plan for the 118th Congress.


Connecticut contractor's failure to address hazards turns deadly when trench collapse buried worker at Vernon job site

News Release: HARTFORD, CT - A federal investigation has found a Manchester contractor's failure to provide legally required safeguards and make sure they were in place to prevent trench collapses contributed to the July 22, 2022, death of an employee buried when an 8-foot-deep trench caved in.


US Department of Labor, Trade Representative again request Mexico review alleged labor rights denial at Piedras Negras auto parts plant

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement today requested that the government of Mexico conduct another review at the VU Manufacturing parts facility in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, in response to an allegation the facility continues to deny workers’ rights.


Media Advisory: Chairwoman Foxx Sets Organizing Meeting

News Release: On Tuesday at 2:00 p.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will hold its Organizing Meeting, during which the Committee will consider and adopt the Committee Rules and a Committee Oversight Plan for the 118th Congress.


There were seven notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Jan. 21, according to the Federal Register.


“TRIBUTE TO CHERYL L. MASON“ was published in the Senate section on pages S50-S51 on Jan. 23


The Extensions of Remarks section of the Congressional Record published “CELEBRATING THE RETIREMENT OF MARZETTE ``MARZY'' BEDFORD-BILLINGHURST, LONGTIME FEDERAL EMPLOYEE AND CIVIL SERVANT” on Jan. 24.


US Department of Labor, Drywall and Acoustical Tile Contractors Association renew alliance to promote workplace safety

News Release: US Department of Labor, Drywall and Acoustical Tile Contractors Association