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Labor Department publishes notice on March 18

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Department of Labor awards $1.5M grant to support veterans transitioning to workforce in Texas communities struck hard by pandemic

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced funding of $1,561,667 for a National Dislocated Worker Grant for Adaptive Construction Solutions Inc. to support employment and training services to eligible transitioning military service members in Texas communities harmed significantly by the pandemic.


US Department of Labor awards $1.5M grant to support veterans transitioning to workforce in Texas communities struck hard by pandemic

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced funding of $1,561,667 for a National Dislocated Worker Grant for Adaptive Construction Solutions Inc. to support employment and training services to eligible transitioning military service members in Texas communities harmed significantly by the pandemic.


US Department of Labor awards $3.6M in incremental funding for grant  providing employment, training services to respond to opioid crisis

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced incremental funding of $3,666,666, to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services to continue providing services to communities statewide significantly affected by the health and economic impacts of widespread opioid use, addiction and overdose.


US Department of Labor announces $25M in funding to support education, employment training for workforce entry by justice-involved young adults

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of $25 million to fund grants to approximately six organizations to provide education and employment training to young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 who left high school before graduation, or are currently or have been involved previously with the juvenile or adult criminal justice system.


Proposed rule published by Labor Department on March 17

The US Labor Department published a one page proposed rule on March 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Labor Department publish on March 17?

The US Labor Department published a one page proposed rule on March 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Proposed rule published on March 17 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a two page proposed rule on March 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Labor Department publishes proposed rule on March 17

The US Labor Department published a two page proposed rule on March 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Labor Department on March 17

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Labor Department publish on March 17?

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on March 17 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Department of Labor announces $25M in funding to support education, employment training for workforce entry by justice-involved young adults

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of $25 million to fund grants to approximately six organizations to provide education and employment training to young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 who left high school before graduation, or are currently or have been involved previously with the juvenile or adult criminal justice system.


US Department of Labor awards $3.6M in incremental funding for grant  providing employment, training services to respond to opioid crisis

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced incremental funding of $3,666,666, to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services to continue providing services to communities statewide significantly affected by the health and economic impacts of widespread opioid use, addiction and overdose.


US Department of Labor recovers $327K in back wages for 223 employees of Ohio-based health care services provider

News Release: DELAWARE, OH – Creative Foundations Inc. has paid $327,848 in back wages to 223 employees after the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found the Delaware-based employer violated the Fair Labor Standards Act’s overtime and child labor requirements. The department assessed $671 in civil money penalties for the employer’s child labor violations.


​​​​​​​US Department of Labor, El Paso Association of Contractors  renew alliance to protect safety, health of construction workers

News Release: EL PASO, TX – Construction is a high hazard industry that comprises various activities that can expose workers to serious injuries. Depending on the job, construction workers may face falls, trench and scaffold collapses, slips, trips and other dangers.


U.S. Department of Labor issues new guidance to states on implementing American Rescue Plan Act Unemployment Insurance provisions

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The signing of the American Rescue Plan Act significantly expanded the number of weeks that many workers will be able to collect pandemic-related unemployment insurance benefits. Now, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration has published guidance to state workforce agencies regarding implementation of the ARPA provisions.


OSHA, grain industry leaders say small changes have big impacts

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC ‒ Today, six of every 10 workers trapped in a grain bin don’t make it out alive. This is a frightening reality, but one that the nation’s 8,378 off-farm grain storage facilities’ operators can change by following common sense approaches that truly may be the difference between life and death.


US Department of Labor announces funding available  for researchers to study equity for underserved communities

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a Summer Data Challenge competition for emerging and established scholars to analyze how federal labor policies, protections and programs reach traditionally underserved communities.


US Department of Labor investigation results in judge debarring North Carolina farm labor contractor for numerous guest worker visa program violations

News Release: SMITHFIELD, NC – Temporary foreign workers are essential contributors to America’s agricultural workforce, and laws enforced by several federal departments, including the U.S. Department of Labor, govern their hiring, wages and working conditions.