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News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement slamming the Biden administration’s new rule terminating employer-led apprenticeships...

US Department of Labor recovers $352K in back pay for 653 workers after Detroit area staffing agency misclassifies them as independent contractors

News Release: DEARBORN, MI - Federal wage investigators have recovered $352,347, in back overtime wages for 653 workers of a Dearborn staffing agency that assigned them to manufacturing facilities and illegally classified them as independent contractors.

READOUT: US Department of Labor, Cornell University co-host ‘Equity in Focus Summit’ in Washington

News Release: WASHINGTON - At the “Equity in Focus Summit" at the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, speakers and panelists discussed the importance of gender and racial equity in policymaking and workforce development. on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022.

US Department of Labor to refocus on proven Registered Apprenticeship model, rescind industry-recognized apprenticeship program

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a final rule to rescind the Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Program , and will direct the department’s resources toward Registered Apprenticeships to expand access to good-paying jobs and create reliable pathways to the middle class.

Labor Department discusses 213th Meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans; Notice of Teleconference Meeting on Sept. 23

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Sept. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Education and Labor committee referred to newly introduced bill H.Res.1394 on Sept. 22

This bill is sponsored by Rep. Marc A. Veasey.

Labor Department set to publish a new notice on Sept. 26

There are two releases scheduled to be published on Sept. 26.

What releases are upcoming from the Employment and Training Administration on Sept. 26

There is one release scheduled to be published on Sept. 26.

New notice from Occupational Safety and Health Administration to be published on Sept. 26

There are two releases scheduled to be published on Sept. 26.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee and the bills it addressed on Sept. 22

There was activity on four bills related to the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Sept. 22.

Bills addressed by Education and Labor Committee on Sept. 22

There was activity on eight bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on Sept. 22.

US Department of Labor recovers $100K in wages for Oklahoma City rehabilitation program residents denied minimum wage, overtime

Release: Employer name: OKC Metro Alliance operating as Men’s and Women’s Firstep Residential Recovery Program Investigation site: 1940 Linwood Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK 73106 Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act ’s ...

US Department of Labor investigation finds Houston area drywall contractor violated federal law, misclassified workers as independent contractors

Release: Employer name: First Choice Interiors LLC

How politicians on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee dealt with bills on Sept. 21

There was activity on three bills related to the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Sept. 21.

Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Fidelity Bonding Demonstration discussed on Sept. 21 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Republican Senator Blocks Bill to Protect Doctors Providing Legal Abortion Care—Even As Republicans Push National Ban Punishing Doctors

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), took to the Senate floor to seek unanimous consent to pass her Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act to protect doctors’ ability to safely provide abortion care in states where it remains legal.

Labor Department discusses Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH) on Sept. 21