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Federal court orders Chesapeake home healthcare company, owners to pay $1.5M in back wages, damages after investigation, litigation

News Release: CHESAPEAKE, VA - A Chesapeake home healthcare company and its owners must pay more than $1.5 million - $759,698 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages - to 194 employees after the U.S. Department of Labor obtained a summary judgment in federal court.


US Department of Labor again finds barley supplier exposing workers to workplace safety hazards at Wisconsin malthouse

News Release: MANITOWOC, WI - A Wisconsin company that supplies malt barley to major craft breweries, home breweries, and other spirit and food production in the Midwest has again been found exposing employees to dangerous workplace hazards by federal safety inspectors.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Jan. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Department of Labor awards $1M to support disaster-relief jobs, training to continue Michigan’s opioids crisis response

News Release: WASHINGTON - While Michigan saw overdose fatalities decline in 2018 and 2019, the pandemic forced more people to isolate, made treatment services less accessible and worsened the state’s opioids epidemic, reports the Michigan Opioids Task Force.


US Department of Labor again finds barley supplier exposing workers to workplace safety hazards at Wisconsin malthouse

News Release: MANITOWOC, WI - A Wisconsin company that supplies malt barley to major craft breweries, home breweries, and other spirit and food production in the Midwest has again been found exposing employees to dangerous workplace hazards by federal safety inspectors.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Jan. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after the Biden administration announced new proposed regulations to Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) plans that will drastically shift the responsibility of student loan debt from borrowers to taxpayers...


US Department of Labor awards $33M in grants to prepare justice-involved youth, young adults for workforce success

News Release: WASHINGTON - In communities around the country that have historically experienced disinvestment, leading to high rates of poverty and violent crime, young people with arrest or conviction records face difficulties in finding and keeping a good job. To help these youth and young adults, from ages 15 to ...


US Department of Labor recovers nearly $30K in back wages, damages after finding systemic overtime lapses at six Jacksonville sandwich shops

News Release: ORLANDO, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor recovered $14,813 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages after finding a Jacksonville Subway franchisee directed employees to handle work-related tasks off-the-clock at six restaurants.


DOL-ETA-VETS grant application closes on Sept. 30

Announcement of Stand Down Grants grant opened on Jan. 10.


Labor Department discusses Workforce Information Advisory Council; Meetings on Jan. 9

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


Data Users Advisory Committee; Request for Nominations discussed on Jan. 9 by Labor Department

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


News Release: Today, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after being selected by the Steering Committee to serve as Chairwoman of the Education and the Workforce Committee for the 118th Congress...


Notice published on Jan. 9 by Labor Department

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


US Department of Labor reminds certain employers to submit required 2022 injury and illness data by March 2, 2023

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is reminding employers that the agency is collecting calendar year 2022 Form 300A data. Employers must submit the form electronically by March 2, 2023.


Once a wage theft victim, Portland restaurant employer denied workers overtime, stole tips, altered records, say federal investigators

News Release: PORTLAND, OR - In 2018, Miguel Chi-dzul fell victim to wage theft and U.S. Department of Labor investigators determined that his then-employer routinely altered time records to hide the fact that he wasn’t paid for all hours worked, including overtime wages. The investigation by the department's Wage and Hour Division recouped $831 in back overtime wages for him as part of its $14,758 recovery for four workers.


Public notices: Labor Department publishes 5 in week ending Dec. 31

There were five notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Dec. 31, according to the Federal Register.


Statement by US Secretary of Labor Walsh on December Jobs Report

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh issued the following statement on the December 2022 Employment Situation Report


“HONORING THE RETIREMENT OF RICHARD MILLER FROM THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR” published by the Congressional Record  on Dec. 27, 2022

“HONORING THE RETIREMENT OF RICHARD MILLER FROM THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR“ was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E1359-E1360 on Dec. 27, 2022


Labor Department discusses Claims for Compensation Under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act on Jan. 6

The US Labor Department published a two page rule on Jan. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.