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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Labor Department recovers $6K in back pay, levies $10K in punitive damages for Portland hotel worker fired after exercising protected rights

News Release: MANCHESTER, NH - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division recovered $6,333 in back pay and levied $10,000 in punitive damages after finding a Portland, Maine, hotel operator unlawfully terminated a housekeeper after they contacted the division with a concern about the operator’s pay practices.


“Inflation (Executive Session)” published by the Congressional Record  on Sept. 12

The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “Inflation (Executive Session)” on Sept. 12.


US Department of Labor announces changes to OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program to strengthen enforcement, improve compliance

News Release: WASHINGTON - To strengthen enforcement and improve compliance with workplace safety standards and reduce worker injuries and illnesses, the U.S. Department of Labor is expanding the criteria for placement in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program.


Bills addressed by Education and Labor Committee on Sept. 15

There was activity on five bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on Sept. 15.


Sen. Murray Statement on Tentative Rail Labor Agreement

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), issued the following statement on the tentative agreement reached by rail unions and carriers following years of negotiations.


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


Senate Democrats Vow to Fight Republicans’ National Abortion Ban

News Release: (Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chair of the Senate Rules Committee, Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Chair of...


There are two releases scheduled to be published on Sept. 19.


Statement from the US Department of Labor on Tentative Railway Labor Agreement

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following statement after rail companies and union negotiators reached a tentative agreement:


Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee and the bills it addressed on Sept. 15

There was activity on five bills related to the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Sept. 15.


Sept. 14: bills handled by Education and Labor Committee

There was activity on four bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on Sept. 14.


Secretary of Labor, US Trade Representative support protection  of labor rights at Mexico’s Manufacturas VU auto parts facility

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. and Mexico today announced that, in response to a petition provided in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the Mexican government took actions to ensure a free and fair election to choose union representation for workers at the Manufacturas VU Auto Components facility in Piedras Negras, State of Coahuila.


US Department of Labor announces proposal to define measure effectiveness in serving employers for additional workforce programs

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking public comment on its proposal to establish a definition for the final performance indicator used to report outcomes for Title I non-core programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act core programs. The proposed rule would use“Retention with the Same Employer" as the criterion to measure effectiveness in serving employers.


Court orders Pennsylvania diner to pay $1.35M in back wages, liquidated damages to 107 servers, kitchen workers after investigation, litigation

News Release: LANSDOWNE, PA - A federal court has ordered a Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, diner, and its owner and a manager to pay more than $1.35 million in back wages and liquidated damages to 107 servers and kitchen workers after a five-day trial confirmed the business operators used an illegal tip pool.


The US Labor Department published a two page proposed rule on Sept. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Departments of Labor, Education announce joint proposal to define effectiveness of public workforce programs for employers

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Departments of Labor and Education today announced the departments will seek public comment on a proposed definition for the final performance indicator used to report outcomes for the six Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act core programs.


Labor Department discusses Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Title I Non-Core Programs Effectiveness in Serving Employers Performance Indicator on Sept. 14

The US Labor Department published a one page proposed rule on Sept. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Department of Labor recovers $269K in back wages, damages  for live-in caregivers, whose Ontario employer denied them overtime

News Release: ONTARIO, CA - A federal investigation has found the operator of four Southern California residential care homes failed to pay overtime wages to four live-in caregivers who worked as many as 16-hours a day, seven days a week, and recovered a total of $269,104 in back wages and liquidated damages for them.


New notice from Labor Department to be published on Sept. 16

There are two releases scheduled to be published on Sept. 16.