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Labor Department set to publish a new notice on Oct. 11

There is one release scheduled to be published on Oct. 11.


US Department of Labor awards $10.5M in grants to provide training, promote mine safety, health in 45 states, territories

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $10.5 million in grants to organizations in 43 states, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands to provide safety and health training designed to reduce and prevent mining workers’ injuries and illnesses.


US Department of Labor sues Alexandria federal contractor for allegedly firing disabled worker seeking reasonable accommodation

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, VA - The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit against a cybersecurity provider and federal contractor in Alexandria after an investigation found the employer allegedly fired an employee with a disability for having a disability and requesting a reasonable accommodation.


US Department of Labor awards $985K to fund mine safety awareness, education, training in key mining industry states

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $985,284 in grants to support the development and delivery of education and training by 10 organizations that will help identify, avoid and prevent unsafe working conditions in, and around the nation’s mines.


“Senate” published by the Congressional Record in the Daily Digest section on Jan. 2, 2013

The Congressional Record published “Senate” in the Daily Digest section on Jan. 2, 2013.


US Department of Labor cites Missouri Contractor in fatal Dudley trench collapse

News Release: DUDLEY, MO ‒ A federal workplace safety investigation alleges that a Dexter construction contractor might have prevented a pipelayer’s fatal injuries in a trench collapse on April 8, 2022, if the company had used trench safety protection measures as required by law.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Court orders Chesapeake healthcare company that retaliated against workers, obstructed investigation to pay $703K in overtime back wages, damages

News Release: CHESAPEAKE, VA - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a default judgment to recover $703,609 in back wages and liquidated damages for 38 employees denied overtime pay by a Chesapeake home healthcare company and its owner who also retaliated against workers for cooperating with federal investigators.


US Department of Labor, UniFirst reach agreement to resolve alleged  gender-based pay discrimination at New Kensington facility

News Release: NEW KENSINGTON, PA - The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into an early resolution conciliation agreement with one of the nation’s largest uniform providers to pay $104,568, in back pay and interest to 37 former and current female employees in the company’s New Kensington production facility to resolve alleged pay discrimination identified in a routine audit.


“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.“ was published in the House section on page H7589 on Jan. 3, 2013



Court enters consent order requiring Connecticut, New York-based bakeries to pay $952K to 74 employees following US Labor Department investigation, litigation

News Release: HARTFORD, CT - An investigation and litigation by the U.S. Department of Labor have resulted in a federal court ordering three bakeries located in Danbury, Connecticut, and Mount Vernon, New York, and their owner/officer to pay nearly $1 million in back wages and liquidated damages to 74 employees to resolve violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.



Labor Department publishes notice on Oct. 4

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


US Department of Labor, Loomis Armored US enter agreement resolving alleged race- and gender-based hiring discrimination at Houston facility

News Release: HOUSTON - The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into a conciliation agreement with a leading armored security provider to the financial industry to resolve alleged systemic race- and gender-based hiring discrimination at its Houston facility.


Labor Department discusses Notice of Publication to the Department of Labor's List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor on Oct. 4

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


Agency Information Collection Activities; Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries discussed on Oct. 4 by Labor Department

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


Sonic franchise operator fined nearly $42K after federal investigation finds teens allowed to work beyond legal limits at three Wichita-area locations

News Release: NEWTON, KS - For many teens, working at a fast-food restaurant is a first job. For 50 teens - ages 14 and 15 - working at three Sonic drive-in locations near Wichita - that meant being employed in excess of the number of hours allowed by child labor laws and during nighttime hours not permitted by law, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation has found.


US Department of Labor awards $2M grant to help improve labor conditions, prevent forced, child labor in Uzbekistan’s cotton industry

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of a $2 million cooperative agreement to support the improvement of labor conditions and prevent forced labor and child labor in Uzbekistan’s cotton industry.


There were 31 notices published by the Labor Department in September, according to the Federal Register.