By DOL Newswire | Sep 7, 2022
News Release: ATLANTA - When severe storms, dangerous weather and other natural calamities strike, the U.S. Department of Labor urges workers and employers who clear debris, repair homes or provide other kinds of disaster recovery to use resources provided by the department’s Wage and Hour Division to understand federal worker protections for wages, hours worked and pay practices.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 7, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration today announced that it will hold an online public hearing on the proposed amendment to its Class Prohibited Transaction Exemption 84-14, also known as the Qualified Professional Asset Manager Exemption. The department ...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 7, 2022
News Release: CLAYTON, OH - A Clayton company was cited for exposing workers to fires and failing to train them on initial stage fire identification and use of fire extinguishers after federal safety investigators received a referral from a local fire department that responded to 13 fires at the auto parts manufacturer in a two-year period.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 7, 2022
News Release: BOSTON - With menacing weather and severe storms a danger in late summer and fall, the U.S. Department of Labor urges workers and employers who clear debris, repair homes or perform other types of disaster recovery to use its Wage and Hour Division’s online resources, including a new Natural Disaster Compliance Assistance Toolkit , to ensure they are familiar with federal laws governing wages, hours of work and pay practices.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 6, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Construction workers often face some of their industry's most serious dangers - such as falls from elevation, being struck or crushed by equipment or other objects, and electrocution - but recent studies suggest another occupational concern is lurking silently at U.S. worksites: worker suicides.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 6, 2022
News Release: CLAYTON, OH - A Clayton company was cited for exposing workers to fires and failing to train them on initial stage fire identification and use of fire extinguishers after federal safety investigators received a referral from a local fire department that responded to 13 fires at the auto parts manufacturer in a two-year period.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 3, 2022
There was activity on one bill related to the Education and Labor Committee on Sept. 2.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 3, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh issued the following statement on Labor Day 2022:
By DOL Newswire | Sep 3, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a funding opportunity availability of up to $10 million to support the work of the local, state-level labor courts created by Mexico’s 2019 labor law reform. The project will focus on strengthening the capacity of the courts to adjudicate labor cases, particularly those related to freedom of association, collective bargaining and other fundamental labor rights.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 3, 2022
News Release: WILLIAMSON, WV - The U.S. Department of Labor has taken legal action after an investigation by its Employee Benefits Security Administration found the former CEO of a West Virginia hospital, who was a fiduciary of the company’s healthcare plan, failed to forward contributions to the plan. This led to the plan’s cancellation and left participating employees with a significant number of unpaid claims - and without health coverage.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 3, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced its intention to fund a grant of up to $3 million to improve the working and living conditions for field workers and their families in the Dominican Republic sugar sector.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 3, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration today announced the release of Interpretive Bulletin 2022-01 updating its guidance on the “independence" requirement for accountants who audit employee benefit plans under section 103(a)(3)(A) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 3, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh issued the following statement on the August 2022 Employment Situation Report:
By DOL Newswire | Sep 3, 2022
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), and a senior member of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the Biden Administration taking action to allow the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to provide abortion care to veterans and their eligible dependents to protect the health and life of the mother and in cases of rape or incest.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 2, 2022
News Release: LEXINGTON, SC - A U.S. Department of Labor investigation that found child labor violations at nine Burger King franchise locations in the Columbia area has prompted the restaurants’ operator to enter into a compliance agreement and change the way it operates to improve working conditions for minor-aged workers at all current and future locations of this brand.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 2, 2022
There is one release scheduled to be published on Sept. 6.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 2, 2022
There are two releases scheduled to be published on Sept. 6.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 2, 2022
News Release: LANCASTER, PA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has entered into a conciliation agreement with Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Environment LLC to resolve alleged hiring discrimination against Asian job applicants at the federal contractor’s Lancaster facility.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 2, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today inducted the essential workers of the coronavirus pandemic into the Department of Labor’s Hall of Honor in recognition of their sacrifices and continuous efforts to support America’s communities through the pandemic.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 2, 2022
The US Labor Department published a six page notice on Sept. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
