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


Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans; Notice of Charter Renewal discussed on Nov. 23 by Labor Department

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


Labor Department discusses Eurofins Electrical and Electronic Testing NA, Inc. a/k/a MET Laboratories, Inc.: Application for Expansion of Recognition on Nov. 23

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


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


Schaumburg, Illinois, contractor again found exposing workers to deadly trench cave-in hazards, this time at Broadview worksite

News Release: BROADVIEW, IL ‒ Federal safety investigators found a Schaumburg excavating contractor has again failed to follow federally mandated safety measures to protect workers from potentially deadly trenches cave-ins.


Inspection at Dollar General store in Columbus finds familiar hazards, dangers as company continues to expose workers, violate federal law

News Release: COLUMBUS, OH - When federal workplace safety inspectors opened an investigation at a Dollar General store in Columbus, they discovered violations that were all-too-familiar and the kind that has led to more than $15 million in proposed penalties since 2017 for one of the nation’s largest discount retailers.


Biden Overturns Protections for Americans’ Retirement Savers with ESG Rule

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee Republican Leader Rick Allen (R-GA) released the following statement after President Biden’s Department of Labor (DOL) released a final rule allowing retirement plan managers to consider environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) factors when making investment decisions and exercising shareholder rights...


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


News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the Biden administration’s decision to extend the student loan repayment pause for the sixth time...


Schaumburg, Illinois, contractor again found exposing workers to deadly trench cave-in hazards, this time at Broadview worksite

News Release: BROADVIEW, IL ‒ Federal safety investigators found a Schaumburg excavating contractor has again failed to follow federally mandated safety measures to protect workers from potentially deadly trenches cave-ins.


READOUT: Deputy Undersecretary of Labor Thea Lee visits Vietnam to resume labor dialogue; promote labor law reform, worker protections

News Release: WASHINGTON - Deputy Undersecretary of Labor for International Affairs Thea Lee visited Vietnam from Nov. 15 through 17, 2022, to resume a dialogue on labor issues that began in 2002.


US Department of Labor announces final rule to remove barriers to considering environmental, social, governance factors in plan investments

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a final rule that allows plan fiduciaries to consider climate change and other environmental, social and governance factors when they select retirement investments and exercise shareholder rights, such as proxy voting.


Inspection at Dollar General store in Columbus finds familiar hazards, dangers as company continues to expose workers, violate federal law

News Release: COLUMBUS, OH - When federal workplace safety inspectors opened an investigation at a Dollar General store in Columbus, they discovered violations that were all-too-familiar and the kind that has led to more than $15 million in proposed penalties since 2017 for one of the nation’s largest discount retailers.


Senator Murray Praises Biden Administration’s Sustainable Investing Rule

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 in response to the Biden Administration’s final rule ensuring financial advisors can consider environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria in their investment decisions for retirement investments.



US Department of Labor recovers $1.15M in back pay for 710 workers  after Indiana RV manufacturer miscalculates overtime wages

News Release: ELKHART, IN - Federal investigators have recovered $1,158,536 in back wages for overtime due to 710 workers at an Elkhart, Indiana, recreational vehicle manufacturer. For more than two years, the employer incorrectly calculated overtime wages for workers paid on a piece-rate basis.


Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program discussed on Nov. 21 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a three page proposed rule on Nov. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Department of Labor, Cooper Health System enter agreement  to resolve allegations of hiring, compensation discrimination

News Release: CAMDEN, NJ - The U.S. Department of Labor and Cooper Health System have entered into a conciliation agreement to resolve alleged hiring and compensation discrimination at the teaching hospital and biomedical research facility in Camden.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Bank of New York Mellon Corp. will pay $1.9M in back wages, interest  to resolve compensation discrimination allegations at Jersey City location

News Release: JERSEY CITY, NJ - The U.S. Department of Labor and the Bank of New York Mellon Corp. have entered into an agreement to resolve alleged systematic discrimination by the federal contractor against female, Black and Hispanic employees at its Jersey City location.