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Notice published by Labor Department on June 23

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


What did Labor Department publish on June 23?

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


Notice published on June 23 by Labor Department

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


US Department of Labor awards more than $130M in grants to support  Registered Apprenticeship programs; increase employment opportunities

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $130 million in grants to develop, modernize and diversify Registered Apprenticeship Programs in 15 states and to establish Registered Apprenticeship Technical Assistance Centers of Excellence in three states and Washington, D.C., to provide technical expertise and services and accelerate the expansion of Registered Apprenticeship programs.


US Department of Labor cites Toccoa plastic recycler for violating safety standards after worker sustains fatal injuries from a fall

News Release: TOCCOA, GA – With the holiday fast approaching, a 56-year-old worker at a Toccoa plastic processing facility could never have known he would spend Christmas Day in a hospital and die from a head injury after falling more than 6 feet from an elevated platform.


US Department of Labor announces dialogue to promote employment equity for women workers

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today’s launch of a national online dialogue to gather ideas to improve labor outcomes for women, especially economically disadvantaged women. The dialogue will be open until July 9.


Miramar Beach restaurant pays $108K in back wages, penalties following US Department of Labor investigation

News Release: MIRAMAR BEACH, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor has found an upscale Miramar Beach restaurant again violating federal minimum wage and overtime laws, and redirecting a portion of servers’ tips to non-tipped workers illegally. An investigation at the Ocean Club by the department’s Wage and Hour Division ...


US Department of Labor education, enforcement initiative seeks to increase Southeast grocery industry’s compliance

News Release: ATLANTA – During the pandemic, grocery store workers were among those on the front lines whose jobs put them in close contact with others – putting them at greater risk for contracting the coronavirus – while they ensured their neighbors had access to essential goods and services. In return, some of these workers, including many minors, faced wage violations or other workplace hazards.


Judge orders Nebraska restaurant and its owner to comply with wage laws, pay employees $17K in back overtime

News Release: KEARNEY, NE – A federal court has ordered a Kearney pizza and burger restaurant and its owner to pay $17,216 – $8,608 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages – to 13 workers after the U.S. Department of Labor found overtime and recordkeeping violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.


US Department of Labor, stakeholders renew alliance to train, protect North Dakota workers from excavation, trenching hazards

News Release: BISMARCK, ND – To combat the dangers workers face in trenching and excavation operations, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and key stakeholders renewed an alliance to train workers on trenching and excavation hazards.


US Department of Labor awards more than $130M in grants to support  Registered Apprenticeship programs; increase employment opportunities

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $130 million in grants to develop, modernize and diversify Registered Apprenticeship Programs in 15 states and to establish Registered Apprenticeship Technical Assistance Centers of Excellence in three states and Washington, D.C., to provide technical expertise and services and accelerate the expansion of Registered Apprenticeship programs.


US Department of Labor, stakeholders renew alliance to train, protect North Dakota workers from excavation, trenching hazards

News Release: BISMARCK, ND – To combat the dangers workers face in trenching and excavation operations, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and key stakeholders renewed an alliance to train workers on trenching and excavation hazards.


US Department of Labor cites Toccoa plastic recycler for violating safety standards after worker sustains fatal injuries from a fall

News Release: TOCCOA, GA – With the holiday fast approaching, a 56-year-old worker at a Toccoa plastic processing facility could never have known he would spend Christmas Day in a hospital and die from a head injury after falling more than 6 feet from an elevated platform.


US Department of Labor announces dialogue to promote employment equity for women workers

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today’s launch of a national online dialogue to gather ideas to improve labor outcomes for women, especially economically disadvantaged women. The dialogue will be open until July 9.


Judge orders Nebraska restaurant and its owner to comply with wage laws, pay employees $17K in back overtime

News Release: KEARNEY, NE – A federal court has ordered a Kearney pizza and burger restaurant and its owner to pay $17,216 – $8,608 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages – to 13 workers after the U.S. Department of Labor found overtime and recordkeeping violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.


US Department of Labor education, enforcement initiative seeks to increase Southeast grocery industry’s compliance

News Release: ATLANTA – During the pandemic, grocery store workers were among those on the front lines whose jobs put them in close contact with others – putting them at greater risk for contracting the coronavirus – while they ensured their neighbors had access to essential goods and services. In return, some of these workers, including many minors, faced wage violations or other workplace hazards.


Miramar Beach restaurant pays $108K in back wages, penalties following US Department of Labor investigation

News Release: MIRAMAR BEACH, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor has found an upscale Miramar Beach restaurant again violating federal minimum wage and overtime laws, and redirecting a portion of servers’ tips to non-tipped workers illegally. An investigation at the Ocean Club by the department’s Wage and Hour Division ...


Rule published on June 21 by Labor Department

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


US Department of Labor announces Request for Information regarding reporting on pharmacy benefits, prescription drug costs

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC– The U.S. Department of Labor along with the Department of the Treasury, Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of Personnel Management today announced a Request for Information seeking public input on the implementation of a new law requiring the collection and publication of data on pharmacy benefits and prescription drug costs, including input on the data elements to be collected and the associated impact on health plans and issuers.


US Department of Labor announces proposed rulemaking  to protect tipped workers; clarify use of the tip credit

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to limit the amount of non-tip producing work that a tipped employee can perform when an employer is taking a tip credit. The proposed rule clarifies when an employee is working in a tipped occupation and when a worker has performed such a substantial amount of non-tipped labor that an employer can no longer take a tip credit and must pay the full federal minimum wage to the worker.