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ICYMI School Board Reports Mom to Feds

News Release: Parents are fed up: fed up with bullying from school district officials, fed up with teachers unions being put ahead of their children, and fed up with a lack of transparency regarding their child’s education. Instead of staying fed up, parents are standing up.



DOL’s Power Grab Throws Workers and Retirees Out in the Cold

News Release: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Republican Leader Rick Allen (R-GA) submitted a comment letter yesterday to Labor Department Secretary Marty Walsh regarding a proposed rule which would make the prohibited transaction exemption for qualified professional asset managers (QPAMs) virtually unusable and, in turn, harm workers, retirees, and plan sponsors.



Federal court enters consent order requiring two Boston restaurants  to pay $210K in back wages, liquidated damages, penalties after Department of Labor investigation

News Release: BOSTON - A federal court has ordered two Boston restaurants to pay $195,680 in back wages and liquidated damages after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found the employers willfully failed to pay some employees the minimum wage and overtime compensation the law requires. The department also levied a $14,980 civil money penalty.


US Department of Labor recovers $17K for eight workers after investigation finds Guam federal subcontractor shortchanged workers’ wages, benefits

News Release: DEDEDO, GUAM - The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $17,164 in back wages from a federal subcontractor who denied full wages and benefits to eight workers providing pest control services at U.S. Air Force and Navy installations on Guam.


Labor Department discusses Temporary Agricultural Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in the United States on Oct. 12

The US Labor Department published a one page rule on Oct. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Department of Labor recovers $44K in back wages, damages for 2 workers denied overtime by Jackson ground delivery contractor

News Release: JACKSON, MS - The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $44,280 in back wages and liquidated damages for two employees of a Jackson ground delivery contractor who failed to compensate them for work they did off-the-clock from their homes.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



US Department of Labor cites Savannah space remediation company after 32-year-old lead repair technician suffers fatal electrocution

News Release: SAVANNAH, GA - A federal workplace safety investigation into how an employee suffered a fatal electrocution while digging a shallow drainage trench under a home has found that a Savannah crawl space remediation company might have prevented the incident by following required safety standards.


New notice from Labor Statistics Bureau to be published on Oct. 14

There is one release scheduled to be published on Oct. 14.


US Department of Labor hosts annual conference for nation’s mine safety, health trainers at National Mine Health and Safety Academy, Oct. 11-13

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration is hosting the annual Training Resources Applied to Mining conference at the National Mine Health and Safety Academy in Beaver, West Virginia, from Oct. 11 to 13.


Foxx & Comer Reveal New Evidence of COVID Relief Dollars Funding Woke Initiatives

News Release: The lawmakers are investigating the Department of Education allowing COVID relief funds to be used to indoctrinate America’s children in leftist ideology


Foxx Slams Biden’s Family Glitch Rule That Will Cost More Than $33 Billion

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the Biden administration’s final “family glitch" rule...


Biden Administration Clips Wings of Independent Contractors

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Workforce Protections Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Keller (R-PA) issued this statement following the Department of Labor’s release of a proposed rule on worker classification, which will severely restrict individuals’ ability to work as independent contractors...


US Department of Labor announces proposed rule on classifying employees, independent contractors; seeks to return to longstanding interpretation

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor will publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Oct. 13 to help employers and workers determine whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act.


There is one release scheduled to be published on Oct. 13.


Federal court orders Hyundai, Kia auto parts manufacturer to stop employing minors illegally, end ‘oppressive’ child labor law violations

News Release: BIRMINGHAM, AL - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a federal court order to stop an Alexander City manufacturer of Hyundai and Kia auto parts from employing 13-, 14- and 15-year-old workers illegally, and to prevent the company from shipping or delivering any goods produced in violation of federal child labor laws.