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Labor Department discusses Workforce Information Advisory Council on Oct. 3

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000, as Amended discussed on Oct. 3 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published an eight page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Murray, Baldwin, Wyden, Democrats Applaud Biden Admin Restoring Key Nondiscrimination Protections in Health Care, Push to Strengthen Proposal

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Ron Wyden (D-OR), Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, led 15 of their colleagues in commenting on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed rule prohibiting discrimination in health care under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act.


US Department of Labor announces $80M funding opportunity to help train, expand, diversify nursing workforce; address shortage of nurses

News Release: WASHINGTON - The unprecedented demands that the pandemic placed on the nation’s nurses - combined with retirements and an aging workforce - have greatly increased the need for nursing workers in the U.S.


DOL-ETA grant application closes on Jan. 6

DOL Nursing Expansion Grant Program grant opened on Oct. 3.


Labor Department set to publish a new notice on Oct. 4

There are three releases scheduled to be published on Oct. 4.


There were 13 notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Oct. 1, according to the Federal Register.


Court enters consent order requiring USPack Logistics to pay $575K to 62 Massachusetts couriers to resolve allegations of independent contractors' misclassification

News Release: BOSTON - A courier service that allegedly misclassified drivers as independent contractors at its Shrewsbury location and denied them their rights under the Fair Labor Standards Act will pay a total of $575,000 in back wages and liquidated damages to the 62 drivers, and ensure future FLSA compliance at all its U.S. locations under a consent judgment the U.S. Department of Labor has obtained.


US Department of Labor invites Florida’s highway construction industry employers to join survey to set accurate prevailing wage rates

News Release: ATLANTA - The U.S. Department of Labor is asking Florida highway construction industry employers to participate in a survey to help the department’s Wage and Hour Division establish prevailing wage rates, as required by federal law.


The US Labor Department published a five page notice on Sept. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH); Charter Renewal discussed on Sept. 30 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Education and Labor Committee and the bills it addressed on Sept. 30

There was activity on three bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on Sept. 30.




Labor Department discusses Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Hazardous Conditions Complaints on Sept. 30

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Department of Labor finds Trenton contractor again exposing workers to falls, this time at Mahwah, Upper Saddle River, River Vale work sites

News Release: TRENTON, NJ -The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Trenton roofing contractor with a history of exposing workers to potentially deadly falls, after inspections at three worksites where the employer again intentionally failed to protect workers from falls as they installed roofs in Mahwah, Upper Saddle River, and River Vale.


READOUT: At US Department of Labor, Workers’ Voice Summit stresses collaboration in addressing workers’ rights concerns

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Labor officials gathered with workers, union representatives and labor organizers from a range of industries to discuss the value of building relationships and collaborating on ideas to address workers’ concerns at its Workers’ Voice Summit, Sept. 27-29, 2022.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Department of Labor urges Midwest employers to emphasize lawn worker safety after lawn mower roll-over deaths in Nebraska, Missouri

News Release: KANSAS CITY, MO - In two incidents in September, Midwest workers operating riding mowers suffered fatal injuries when the machines rolled over on top of them, prompting the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to alert employers to train workers of the hazards they face and how to avoid them.


US Department of Labor urges first responders, recovery crews, public to be vigilant, protect themselves from hazards in Hurricane Ian recovery

News Release: ATLANTA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration reminds first responders, those involved in rescue and recovery efforts, and residents in areas affected by Hurricane Ian to be vigilant and protect themselves from the many hazards that flooding, power loss, structural damage, fallen trees and storm debris may create.