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Notice published on July 8 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on July 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Labor Department publishes notice on July 8

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Labor Department on July 8

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Labor Department publish on July 8?

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on July 8 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on July 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Department of Labor recovers $238K in wages for 26 skilled workers at US Navy installation whose employer incorrectly classified them

News Release: SEATTLE – Pipe fitters, electricians, forklift operators and carpenters working on two separate federally funded contracts on Naval Base Kitsap failed to receive the prevailing wages and benefits required for their occupations because their employer classified them incorrectly as lower-compensated general laborers.


US Department of Labor recovers $140K in back wages for 66 delivery drivers of Londonderry, Concord pizza restaurants

News Release: MANCHESTER, NH – Pizza shops rely on drivers to make timely deliveries to their customers. These drivers depend on their employers to pay them their hard-earned wages, as the law requires. When Checkmate Pizza in Concord and Londonderry failed to deliver all the wages drivers had earned, the U.S. Department of Labor stepped in.


US Department of Labor recovers $140K in back wages for 66 delivery drivers of Londonderry, Concord pizza restaurants

News Release: MANCHESTER, NH – Pizza shops rely on drivers to make timely deliveries to their customers. These drivers depend on their employers to pay them their hard-earned wages, as the law requires. When Checkmate Pizza in Concord and Londonderry failed to deliver all the wages drivers had earned, the U.S. Department of Labor stepped in.


US Department of Labor recovers $238K in wages for 26 skilled workers at US Navy installation whose employer incorrectly classified them

News Release: SEATTLE – Pipe fitters, electricians, forklift operators and carpenters working on two separate federally funded contracts on Naval Base Kitsap failed to receive the prevailing wages and benefits required for their occupations because their employer classified them incorrectly as lower-compensated general laborers.


What did Labor Department publish on July 6?

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on July 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Department of Labor announces $798K supplemental funding award  to assist South Dakota in pandemic recovery

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the supplemental award of $798,246 to the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation to support workforce development to respond to the impacts of the pandemic on the state.


US Department of Labor announces $5M funding opportunity to combat forced labor, child labor abuses in Malaysia

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today the availability of $5 million in grant funding to combat child and forced labor abuses in Malaysia’s palm oil and garment industries.


US Department of Labor awards $1.9M grant to Muckleshoot Indian Tribe  to provide employment, training in response to opioid crisis

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced incremental funding of $1,996,702 to members of the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe in northwestern Washington to provide jobs, and employment and training services to individuals in communities impacted significantly by the health and economic effects of widespread opioid use, addiction and overdose.


US Department of Labor investigation finds Tennessee supermarket violated child labor laws, leading to amputation of teenager’s arm

News Release: CLARKSBURG, TN – When the owners of a Clarksburg supermarket allowed two 16-year-old employees to clean a meat grinder, disaster soon struck. As one boy reached inside the machine, the grinder started and amputated the teenager’s right forearm.


US Department of Labor recovers $78K for 27 North Charleston-area food store workers after investigation finds illegal pay practices

News Release: NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – Some employees may not understand fully how federal law protects them if their employer fails to pay them as the Fair Labor Standards Act requires, as workers at two North Charleston-area food stores have learned.


US Department of Labor awards $1.9M grant to Muckleshoot Indian Tribe  to provide employment, training in response to opioid crisis

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced incremental funding of $1,996,702 to members of the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe in northwestern Washington to provide jobs, and employment and training services to individuals in communities impacted significantly by the health and economic effects of widespread opioid use, addiction and overdose.


US Department of Labor announces $5M funding opportunity to combat forced labor, child labor abuses in Malaysia

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today the availability of $5 million in grant funding to combat child and forced labor abuses in Malaysia’s palm oil and garment industries.


US Department of Labor announces $798K supplemental funding award  to assist South Dakota in pandemic recovery

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the supplemental award of $798,246 to the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation to support workforce development to respond to the impacts of the pandemic on the state.


US Department of Labor recovers $78K for 27 North Charleston-area food store workers after investigation finds illegal pay practices

News Release: NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – Some employees may not understand fully how federal law protects them if their employer fails to pay them as the Fair Labor Standards Act requires, as workers at two North Charleston-area food stores have learned.


US Department of Labor investigation finds Tennessee supermarket violated child labor laws, leading to amputation of teenager’s arm

News Release: CLARKSBURG, TN – When the owners of a Clarksburg supermarket allowed two 16-year-old employees to clean a meat grinder, disaster soon struck. As one boy reached inside the machine, the grinder started and amputated the teenager’s right forearm.