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Labor Department discusses Expectations for Representatives Appearing Before the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs on Nov. 7

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Foxx, Allen Call on HHS to Stop Efforts to Mandate Private Health Plans Cover Gender Procedures, Abortions

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) sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra urging HHS to withdraw its proposed rule, titled...


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Nov. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards discussed on Nov. 7 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


There were seven notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Oct. 29, according to the Federal Register.


House Committee on Education and Labor publishes 17 press releases in October

There were 17 press releases published by the House Committee on Education and Labor in October.


Statement by US Secretary of Labor Walsh on October Jobs Report

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



214th Meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans; Notice of Meeting discussed on Nov. 4 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



US Department of Labor recovers $375K for 11 Oregon restaurant workers whose employer kept tips, denied overtime wages illegally

News Release: MEDFORD, OR - A federal investigation has recovered $375,233 in back wages and liquidated damages from a Medford restaurant for 11 workers after finding their employer kept servers tips, threatened to fire employees if they kept cash tips, and failed to pay kitchen workers overtime.


US Department of Labor offers webinar in education, enforcement campaign to address alarming violations in Southeast’s care industries

News Release: ATLANTA - As the nation marks Home Care and Hospice Month, the U.S. Department of Labor will hold a public webinar on federal wage and hour regulations for home care, residential care and nursing care industry employers, workers and other stakeholders in the Southeast.


US Department of Labor recovers $22K in back wages for 28 workers  after Florida security provider fails to compensate all hours worked

News Release: Employer: Godly Security Agency LLC Investigation site: 1712 Kingsley Ave. Orange Park, FL 32073 Investigation findings: U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found Godly Security Agency LLC - a security service provider - failed to compensate some employees for all hours worked. ...


October: 27 notices published by Labor Department

There were 27 notices published by the Labor Department in October, according to the Federal Register.


Federal investigation recovers $374K in back wages, liquidated damages from  New Hampshire employer who denied 46 home care workers overtime

News Release: MANCHESTER, NH - A federal investigation into the pay practices of a New Hampshire home care service provider that found the employer denied employees overtime wages has recovered $374,640 in back wages and liquidated damages for 46 healthcare workers.


Court orders Lyndhurst staffing agency to pay $65K in damages to employee after US Labor Department investigates illegal termination, retaliation

News Release: LYNDHURST, NJ - The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has ordered a northern New Jersey staffing agency to pay $65,000 in damages to an employee fired after they raised concerns about not getting paid for all of their hours worked.


News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to a new proposal put forth by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that would allow its own officials to subvert the will of American workers based on purely subjective grounds...