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US Department of Labor awards $10M in funding to support stronger state labor courts, promote worker rights, protections in Mexico

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of a $10 million cooperative agreement to The Ergo Group to provide assistance to state labor courts in Mexico in protecting worker rights as part of the country’s 2019 labor law reform.


News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) praised the ‘‘National School Choice Week’’ resolution, introduced by Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI), for which she is an original cosponsor...


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


US Department of Labor finds lumber company failed to secure, service forklift that fatally struck 18-year-old worker at Arkansas yard

News Release: LITTLE ROCK, AR - A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has determined a Carrollton, Texas, lumber supplier and retailer could have prevented the death of an 18-year-old worker who was struck by a forklift at a Rison, Arkansas, worksite in July 2022 by following federal safety requirements.


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


US Department of Labor alleges Pigeon Forge, Tennessee hotel operator willfully denied workers full wages, endangered minor-aged employees

News Release: Allegations: The department alleges that Pigeon Forge Hospitality LLC and Nimesh Patel - operator of a Comfort Inn & Suites hotel in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee - willfully and repeatedly failed to pay employees at least the federal minimum wage rate and did not pay them at least one-and-on-half times their ...


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request discussed on Jan. 23 by Labor Department

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


Department of Labor recovers $724K in back wages, damages for 255 workers after Phoenix contractor denied overtime pay, falsified records

News Release: PHOENIX - The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $724,082 in back wages and damages for 255 employees of an electrical contractor in Phoenix who denied them overtime wages and falsified records.


Safety shelved: Federal safety inspectors again find Dollar General workers exposed to fire, other hazards – this time in West Lafayette, Ohio

News Release: WEST LAFAYETTE, OH - Following yet another inspection - this time at a West Lafayette, Ohio, Dollar General location - federal investigators found one of the nation’s largest discount retailers continues to shelve serious safety concerns that expose workers and others to the dangers of blocked emergency exits and electrical panels, and boxes of merchandise stacked at unsafe heights.


US Department of Labor recovers $244K in back wages, damages for  49 employees of healthcare practice that failed to pay for all hours worked

Release: Employer: Orlando Health Medical Group Inc. - Operating as Orlando Health Medical Group Urology


Federal court forbids Putnam County plant nursery from threatening workers, obstructing US Department of Labor wage investigation

News Release: NEW YORK - The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting a Patterson nursery and garden supply business, and its president from threatening its employees and obstructing a U.S. Department of Labor investigation.


Agency Information Collection Activities; Peace Corps Volunteer Authorization for Examination and/or Treatment discussed on Jan. 23 by Labor Department

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


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request discussed on Jan. 23 by Labor Department

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



US Department of Labor, ElDorado National reach conciliation agreement to resolve alleged hiring discrimination in Riverside, California, location

News Release: RIVERSIDE, CA - The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a settlement agreement with ElDorado National to resolve allegations of systemic hiring discrimination affecting white and Asian applicants at its bus manufacturing facility in Riverside, California.


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


US Department of Labor seeks nominations for membership to National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is seeking nominations to fill six membership vacancies on the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health.


Labor Department discusses Black Lung Benefits Act: Authorization of Self-Insurers on Jan. 19

The US Labor Department published a one page proposed rule on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


El Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. lanza la aplicación de “Miner Safety and Health” en español para expandir el acceso a información útil

News Release: WASHINGTON - El Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos anunció hoy que su aplicación Miner Safety and Health para iOS y Android que proporciona información oportuna directamente a los mineros ahora está disponible en español.


Federal court orders Minneapolis healthcare provider to pay $1.6M in back wages, damages to 136 employees, after US Department of Labor investigation

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment in federal court requiring a Minneapolis private in-home care provider to pay $1.6 million in back wages and damages, as part of the department’s effort to recover unpaid overtime wages for 136 healthcare workers in the Twin-Cities area.