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News Release: SOUTHAVEN, MS - The operator of five Wing Stop franchise locations in Mississippi who made employees pay for their uniforms, safety training, background checks and cash register shortages - and violated child labor regulations - has been held accountable by the U.S. Department of Labor, and paid $114,427 in back wages, liquidated damages and civil penalties.

Baton Rouge car wash, oil change, convenience store operator cited after federal workplace safety investigation into stabbing of assistant manager

News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - Federal safety inspectors have cited the operator of several Baton Rouge-area car wash, oil change, fueling and convenience store locations after a workplace violence investigation into the stabbing of an assistant manager on Feb. 6, 2022. The employee was treated and later released from the hospital.

“SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS” published by Congressional Record on June 8

“SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS” was published on pages E600-E601 of the Congressional Record on June 8.

“SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS” published by the Congressional Record on June 13

The Extensions of Remarks section of the Congressional Record published “SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS” on June 13.

Bureau of Labor Statistics offers regional updates on labor market, economic disparities, regional growth at online Data Users Conference

Release: EVENT: Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Mid-Atlantic Region Data Users Conference, in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

ROUND UP: As Dems Fight to Protect Americans’ Reproductive Rights, Week after Week Republicans Stand in the Way

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Every week since Roe was overturned, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and her Democratic colleagues in the Senate have fought to protect Americans’ reproductive rights-pushing to advance commonsense...

“PROTECTING INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS” published by the Congressional Record on June 15

“PROTECTING INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS” was published on page H5555 of the Congressional Record on June 15.

Baton Rouge car wash, oil change, convenience store operator cited after, federal workplace safety investigation into stabbing of assistant manager

News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - Federal safety inspectors have cited the operator of several Baton Rouge-area car wash, oil change, fueling and convenience store locations after a workplace violence investigation into the stabbing of an assistant manager on Feb. 6, 2022. The employee was treated and later released from the hospital.

OSHA updates investigations manual for handling retaliation, complaints under whistleblower statutes

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently revised the agency’s Whistleblower Investigations Manual. The updated manual supersedes the January 2016 version and is the first complete overhaul since 2011.

New notice from Labor Department to be published on Aug. 12

There is one release scheduled to be published on Aug. 12.

US Department of Labor files lawsuit to recover back wages, damages from Minneapolis-area home healthcare provider who denied workers overtime

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - After a federal investigation found a Golden Valley franchisee of a national chain of home healthcare providers failed to pay overtime to certified nursing and patient care assistants as required by law - and then attempted to mask the violations - the U.S. Department of Labor has filed a complaint in federal court in Minneapolis to recover back wages and damages.

US Department of Labor reopens comment period on OSHA’s, proposal to reconsider, revoke final approval of Arizona State Plan for, Occupational Safety and Health

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is reopening the comment period for an additional 60 days on the proposal to reconsider and revoke the final approval of Arizona’s State Plan for Occupational Safety and Health. The agency is also postponing the public hearing tentatively scheduled for Aug. 16, 2022.

Kansas City medical information technology company agrees to pay $1.8M to resolve racial discrimination alleged by US Department of Labor

News Release: KANSAS CITY, MO - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has entered into a multi-establishment conciliation agreement with Cerner Corp. - a healthcare and information technology company - to resolve preliminary findings of a federal compliance evaluation that alleged the company discriminated in hiring Black and Asian applicants between 2015 to 2019.

Court requires Pittsburgh home care agency to pay $1.4M in back wages, damages, to 218 workers after federal investigation finds overtime violations

News Release: PITTSBURGH - In return for providing essential homecare for people in need, 218 workers employed by a Pittsburgh-based home care agency expected their employer to pay them all their hard-earned wages. Instead, they found their employer denied them overtime wages, and manipulated records to hide the wage theft.

Aug. 9: bills handled by Education and Labor Committee

There was activity on two bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on Aug. 9.

US Department of Labor orders Louisiana helicopter ambulance service to reinstate Utah pilot who refused to fly in hazardous conditions