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US Department of Labor, Shipbuilders Council of America alliance seeks  to promote safe, healthful workplaces in Mid-Atlantic shipyard industry

News Release: PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Shipbuilders Council of America and its associate members have signed a two-year alliance to protect shipbuilding workers in the Mid-Atlantic region from workplace safety and health hazards. The alliance ...


Notice published by Labor Department on July 26

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Labor Department publish on July 26?

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on July 26 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a three page notice on July 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Labor Department publishes notice on July 26

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Department of Labor awards $800K in funding for reemployment services for Massachusetts workers displaced by three Essex County closures

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $800,000 of incremental funding to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to support employment and training services for individuals affected by the closure of three manufacturing companies in Essex County.


Lansing business owner sentenced after federal investigation finds they failed to forward employee contributions to retirement plan

News Release: LANSING, MI – A Lansing business owner who failed to forward $25,252 in employer contributions and $52,753 in employee payroll-deducted retirement contributions to his company’s individual retirement plan will pay $798 in court fines and costs after pleading guilty in Michigan’s 30th Circuit Court of Ingham County.


US Department of Labor cites Foundation Food Group Inc., three other companies after Jan. 28 investigation finds six deaths were preventable

News Release: GAINESVILLE, GA – On Jan. 28, 2021, six workers went to work at a Gainesville poultry processing facility unaware that they would not return home. Just after their shift began, a freezer at the plant malfunctioned, releasing colorless, odorless liquid nitrogen into the plant’s air, displacing the oxygen in the room.


US Department of Labor awards $800K grant to provide jobs, workforce training in Massachusetts communities affected by opioid crisis

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $800,000 in incremental funding to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to support job creation and workforce training services for individuals significantly impacted by widespread opioid use, addiction and overdose in Bristol and Plymouth counties.


Notice published by Labor Department on July 23

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


Lansing business owner sentenced after federal investigation finds they failed to forward employee contributions to retirement plan

News Release: LANSING, MI – A Lansing business owner who failed to forward $25,252 in employer contributions and $52,753 in employee payroll-deducted retirement contributions to his company’s individual retirement plan will pay $798 in court fines and costs after pleading guilty in Michigan’s 30th Circuit Court of Ingham County.


US Department of Labor awards $800K grant to provide jobs, workforce training in Massachusetts communities affected by opioid crisis

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $800,000 in incremental funding to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to support job creation and workforce training services for individuals significantly impacted by widespread opioid use, addiction and overdose in Bristol and Plymouth counties.


US Department of Labor cites Foundation Food Group Inc., three other companies after Jan. 28 investigation finds six deaths were preventable

News Release: GAINESVILLE, GA – On Jan. 28, 2021, six workers went to work at a Gainesville poultry processing facility unaware that they would not return home. Just after their shift began, a freezer at the plant malfunctioned, releasing colorless, odorless liquid nitrogen into the plant’s air, displacing the oxygen in the room.


US Department of Labor awards $800K in funding for reemployment services for Massachusetts workers displaced by three Essex County closures

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $800,000 of incremental funding to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to support employment and training services for individuals affected by the closure of three manufacturing companies in Essex County.


What did Labor Department publish on July 22?

The US Labor Department published an eight page proposed rule on July 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Department of Labor cites Mobile dredging equipment manufacturer after investigation into 22-year-old worker’s death

News Release: MOBILE, AL – On Jan. 27, a 22-year-old apprentice atop a crane bridge 30 feet in the air suffered fatal injuries when he became caught in a crane trolley’s drive shaft, a tragedy that federal inspectors say could have been prevented. The Alabama resident, part of a five-man team employed by SPI/Mobile ...


US Department of Labor to offer virtual seminars in August to help  employers, workers, stakeholders with prevailing wage requirements

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – To help employers, workers and others stakeholders understand federal standards for prevailing wages on federally funded construction and service contracts, the U.S. Department of Labor is offering virtual compliance seminars in August for contracting agencies, contractors, unions, workers and other stakeholders.


US Department of Labor recovers $57K in back wages for 15 workers of Brookhaven restaurant after finding minimum wage violations

News Release: BROOKHAVEN, MS – A Brookhaven restaurant failed to maintain records proving tipped employees earned at least the required $7.25 federal minimum wage and committed other violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act , the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division has found.


US Department of Labor cites Mobile dredging equipment manufacturer after investigation into 22-year-old worker’s death

News Release: MOBILE, AL – On Jan. 27, a 22-year-old apprentice atop a crane bridge 30 feet in the air suffered fatal injuries when he became caught in a crane trolley’s drive shaft, a tragedy that federal inspectors say could have been prevented. The Alabama resident, part of a five-man team employed by SPI/Mobile ...


US Department of Labor recovers $57K in back wages for 15 workers of Brookhaven restaurant after finding minimum wage violations

News Release: BROOKHAVEN, MS – A Brookhaven restaurant failed to maintain records proving tipped employees earned at least the required $7.25 federal minimum wage and committed other violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act , the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division has found.