By Labor Gazette | Jun 21, 2021
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.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 21, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – With the belief that a second chance can change a person’s life, the U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $85.5 million in grants to assist individuals now or once involved in the criminal justice system to secure employment in their communities.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 21, 2021
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.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 21, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – With the belief that a second chance can change a person’s life, the U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $85.5 million in grants to assist individuals now or once involved in the criminal justice system to secure employment in their communities.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 17, 2021
News Release: BETHLEHEM, PA – A federal workplace safety inspection of a U.S. Postal Service location in Hanover Township found employees exposed to potentially serious and fatal injuries in the event of an emergency.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 17, 2021
News Release: BETHLEHEM, PA – A federal workplace safety inspection of a U.S. Postal Service location in Hanover Township found employees exposed to potentially serious and fatal injuries in the event of an emergency.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 16, 2021
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 16, 2021
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: BROOKLYN, NY – Falls are the leading cause of fatalities in construction, a fact sadly illustrated by the death of a 21-year-old laborer, who fell nearly 50 feet as he installed a supported tubular welded frame scaffold during construction of a seven-story Brooklyn building.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: BROOKLYN, NY – Falls are the leading cause of fatalities in construction, a fact sadly illustrated by the death of a 21-year-old laborer, who fell nearly 50 feet as he installed a supported tubular welded frame scaffold during construction of a seven-story Brooklyn building.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 16, 2021
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 16, 2021
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 16, 2021
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 15, 2021
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 15, 2021
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the owner-operator of four Rhode Island medical facilities for failing to protect workers from exposure to the coronavirus and implement proper safety measures after six employees tested positive for the virus in the fall of 2020.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: BISMARCK, ND – Spurred by its significant population growth in the past decade, North Dakota experienced the nation’s largest increase in housing units – nearly 20 percent – over the same period. As the demand for new homes brings more jobs and construction projects to the state, employers must be vigilant in protecting workers from hazards on construction work sites.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: SAN MARCOS, TX – Previous inspections by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration have given the operators of a family owned tortilla factory south of Austin every opportunity to resolve its safety issues. Yet, OSHA has found the company still exposing workers to the risks of amputation and other serious injuries.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $1.5 million funding opportunity available to all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to develop partnerships with community-based organizations and other non-profits to conduct outreach to women workers to help them understand and exercise their rights and benefits in the workplace. The fund will support up to six grants.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: BLUE BELL, PA – Following a Pennsylvania federal court order that upheld the findings of a U.S. Department of Labor investigation, oil and gas industry contractor Henkels & McCoy Inc. paid more than $1 million in back wages to hundreds of employees for violating worker protection laws.
