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There is one release scheduled to be published on Oct. 21.

Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH); Notice of Meeting discussed on Oct. 19 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

US Department of Labor initiative seeks to protect North Carolina’s sweet potato farmworkers from wage theft, other violations

News Release: Who: U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division

Labor Department discusses Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting and Agenda on Oct. 19

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

US Department of Labor finds Kauai restaurant assigned underaged workers hazardous kitchen duties, denied 18 workers overtime pay

News Release: HONOLULU - The U.S. Department of Labor has found a Kauai restaurant allowed eight minors, some as young as 15-years-old, to cook and bake in violation of federal laws that prohibit employers from assigning hazardous occupations to underage employees, and denied overtime wages to 18 employees.

US Department of Labor, Consulate of Mexico in New Orleans renew agreement to promote understanding of worker rights

Release: Participants: U.S. Department of Labor Consulate of Mexico in New Orleans Mexican Consul Tito Livio Morales Burelo and Wage and Hour Division District Director Troy Mouton in New Orleans recently renewed an agreement to work jointly to educate native Mexicans working in Louisiana and Mississippi ...

US Department of Labor finds California grape grower illegally gave wage, hour preference to H-2A visa holders at expense of US workers

News Release: SONOMA, CA - The U.S. Department of Labor recovered $54,935 in lost wages for 14 farmworkers after an investigation found that a California grape grower gave workers employed under the H-2A agricultural worker program more hours and better wages than those provided to U.S. workers, in violation of federal law.

US Department of Labor cites developer, subcontractors for exposing workers to dangerously energized power lines

News Release: PATERSON, NJ - The U.S. Department of Labor has issued citations to three New Jersey contractors who willfully exposed employees to potentially lethal dangers by allowing them to work near energized power lines at a Paterson worksite.

Labor Department discusses Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH): Notice of Meeting on Oct. 18

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

New notice from Occupational Safety and Health Administration to be published on Oct. 19

There is one release scheduled to be published on Oct. 19.

US Department of Labor announces $1.2M investment to improve delivery of services to veterans, transitioning service members, military spouses

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Veterans’ Employment and Training Service has awarded a $1.2 million technical service contract aimed to improve the customer experience for veterans, transitioning service members and military spouses using the agency’s resources.

US Department of Labor recovers $216K for 31 workers after investigation finds Sacramento pallet manufacturer intentionally denied overtime

News Release: SACRAMENTO - A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has recovered $216,674 in unpaid overtime wages and liquidated damages from a Sacramento-area pallet manufacturer after the employer denied required overtime pay to 31 employees.

Inspections find Dollar General continues to discount safety as violations, penalties pile up for blocked exits, unsafe storage areas, other hazards

News Release: ATLANTA - Dollar General Corp. and Dolgencorp LLC - operator of more than 18,000 Dollar General discount stores in 47 states - has again ignored federal workplace safety standards, this time identified during inspections at four locations in Alabama, Florida and Georgia. The company faces $1,682,302 in proposed penalties after these inspections, a portion of the more than $9.6 million in total initial penalties the company has received since 2017.

Federal court enters consent order requiring North Conway restaurant to pay $148K in tips, wages, liquidated damages to 31 employees after Department of Labor investigation

News Release: MANCHESTER, NH - A federal court has ordered a North Conway restaurant to pay a total of $148,128 - $74,064 in tips and back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages - after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found the employers kept workers’ tips illegally and failed to pay them overtime wages when required by law.

US Department of Labor initiates technical support; worker safety, health outreach in areas hardest hit by Hurricane Ian

News Release: ATLANTA - In the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has initiated efforts to provide on-site technical assistance and outreach in the areas of Florida hardest hit by the storm to protect workers involved in the recovery and response and to prevent any further injury or loss of life.

Labor Statistics Bureau set to publish a new notice on Oct. 19

There is one release scheduled to be published on Oct. 19.

Posting of Hearing Transcript Regarding Proposed Amendment to Exemption Procedures Regulation and Closing of Reopened Comment Period discussed on Oct. 17 by Labor Department