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Labor Department discusses Annual Reporting and Disclosure on Feb. 24

The US Labor Department published a two page rule on Feb. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Federal panel upholds $10K US Department of Labor citation litigated by Walmart for years over hazardous shelving

News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal panel has affirmed that Walmart Inc. violated federal workplace safety standards at its warehouse in Johnstown, New York, when it failed to prevent stored merchandise from falling onto - and seriously injuring - an employee in 2017.


US Department of Labor recovers $40K for 56 employees  at two Catskill Mountains’ resorts in New York

News Release: ALBANY, NY - A U.S. Department of Labor investigation into two commonly owned Callicoon resorts’ pay and child labor practices was no vacation for the employers after investigators uncovered violations of federal regulations.


Department of Labor issues final rules on changes to 2023 Form 5500, Form 5500-SF Employee Benefit Plan reports

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor, the IRS and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation today released Federal Register notices that announce changes to the 2023 Form 5500 Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan and Form 5500-SF Short Form. These changes are estimated to reduce overall filing costs for employee benefit plans by $95 million annually.


Foxx Calls on Walsh to Keep His Records Available For Oversight

News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh to request that his office retain records to ensure DOL staff have the necessary materials to respond to the Committee’s oversight inquiries.


Exemptions From Certain Prohibited Transaction Restrictions discussed on Feb. 23 by Labor Department

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


US Department of Labor cites Amazon for again exposing workers to ergonomic hazards, this time at Colorado Springs delivery station

News Release: WASHINGTON - Federal workplace safety inspectors, once again, found that the world's largest e-commerce company exposed workers to hazardous conditions at one of its distribution centers.


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


DOL-ETA offers new grant application process starting Feb. 24

Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Funding Allotments and Operating Guidance for Unemployment Insurance (UI) Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Grants grant opened on Feb. 24.


Department of Labor continues efforts to empower workers to take advantage of Family and Medical Leave Act protections, benefits

News Release: WASHINGTON - As part of its year-long commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the passage of the Family and Medical Leave Act, the U.S. Department of Labor today hosted an online roundtable discussion and launched a new web page to inform workers about federal regulations for job-protected leave to care for a family member.


Business as usual: Mount Pleasant, Texas, Dollar Tree inspection finds storeroom exits blocked, boxes stacked dangerously

News Release: DALLAS - Soon after federal workplace safety inspectors arrived at a Dollar Tree store in Mount Pleasant, Texas, they found the national discount retailer again shortchanging employee safety - continuing a pattern of disregard dating back to 2017 - by allowing storeroom merchandise to block exits and walkways and stacking boxes high enough to fall on workers.


US Department of Labor cites Amazon for again exposing workers to ergonomic hazards, this time at Colorado Springs delivery station

News Release: WASHINGTON - Federal workplace safety inspectors, once again, found that the world’s largest e-commerce company exposed workers to hazardous conditions at one of its distribution centers.


Business as usual: Mount Pleasant, Texas, Dollar Tree inspection finds storeroom exits blocked, boxes stacked dangerously

News Release: DALLAS - Soon after federal workplace safety inspectors arrived at a Dollar Tree store in Mount Pleasant, Texas, they found the national discount retailer again shortchanging employee safety - continuing a pattern of disregard dating back to 2017 - by allowing storeroom merchandise to block exits and walkways and stacking boxes high enough to fall on workers.


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Hazardous Conditions Complaints discussed on Feb. 23 by Labor Department

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


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



Court orders Salinas labor contractor to pay $460K in damages, penalties to 542 farmworkers after Department of Labor investigation, litigation

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment that orders a Salinas labor contractor - who withheld final paychecks and transportation expenses - to hundreds of farmworkers to pay more than $460,000 in damages and penalties, following the department’s investigation and litigation.


Investigation recovers $215K in back wages after finding Jacksonville restaurant chain kept workers’ tips, failed to pay minimum wage, overtime

Release: Employer: Kazu Sushi Burrito. Investigation sites: Kazu Sushi Burrito LLC, 6025 Butler Point Road, Jacksonville, FL 32256. Kazu Sushi Burrito III LLC, 4600 Tropea Way, Jacksonville, FL 32246. Kazu Sushi Burrito 4 LLC, 693 3rd St., Jacksonville, FL 32250. Kazu Sushi Burrito 5 LLC, 1000 S. Ponce De Leon ...


Labor Department publishes notice on Feb. 22

The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Department of Labor recovers $3.1M in wages, benefits for 3,100 workers employed by a federal subcontractor servicing BENEFEDS program

News Release: MANCHESTER, NH - The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered more than $3.1 million in back wages and fringe benefits for more than 3,100 workers at a California subcontractor that provided enrollment and dental and vision benefits support to federal employees, retirees and their dependents.