By Labor Gazette | Mar 11, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced proposals to rescind two final rules that would significantly weaken protections afforded to American workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 11, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO – Working at a Chicago shipping facility, an employee suffered a leg amputation and crushed pelvis after he fell off and was then run over by a powered heavy-lift vehicle used to move and stack steel containers. The 30-year-old recent hire suffered injuries after being allowed to ride unsecured on the vehicle.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 11, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced proposals to rescind two final rules that would significantly weaken protections afforded to American workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 11, 2021
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 10, 2021
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 10, 2021
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 10, 2021
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 10, 2021
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on March 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: TAMPA, FL – A Tampa restaurant enterprise has paid $102,894 in back wages to 11 workers after a federal investigation found the employer illegally denied them overtime pay.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: FORT WORTH, TX – An employee of one of the nation’s largest North American freight railroad networks will receive more than $290,000 in back pay, damages and fees, and be reinstated to their job after the U.S. Department of Labor found the worker’s rights were violated under the Federal Railroad Safety Act.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor issued today stronger worker safety guidance to help mine operators and mine workers implement a coronavirus protection program and better identify risks that could lead to exposure.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment Benefits Security Administration today announced that it will not enforce recently published final rules on “Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments” and “Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights.” The department released the announcement as an enforcement policy statement under Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment Benefits Security Administration today announced that it will not enforce recently published final rules on “Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments” and “Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights.” The department released the announcement as an enforcement policy statement under Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor issued today stronger worker safety guidance to help mine operators and mine workers implement a coronavirus protection program and better identify risks that could lead to exposure.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: FORT WORTH, TX – An employee of one of the nation’s largest North American freight railroad networks will receive more than $290,000 in back pay, damages and fees, and be reinstated to their job after the U.S. Department of Labor found the worker’s rights were violated under the Federal Railroad Safety Act.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: TAMPA, FL – A Tampa restaurant enterprise has paid $102,894 in back wages to 11 workers after a federal investigation found the employer illegally denied them overtime pay.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 9, 2021
News Release: ORLANDO, FL – An Orlando landscaping employer will pay $48,978 in back wages to 39 workers after a federal investigation found the employer paid employees illegally for the hours that they worked.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 9, 2021
News Release: ORLANDO, FL – An Orlando landscaping employer will pay $48,978 in back wages to 39 workers after a federal investigation found the employer paid employees illegally for the hours that they worked.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: ATLANTA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division is currently engaged in an education and enforcement initiative to increase compliance with federal labor laws in the Southeast’s agricultural industry. In addition to enforcement activity, the initiative provides compliance assistance to employers and educates workers and other stakeholders.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY – Excavation work is among the most dangerous in the construction industry. Trenches can collapse around and atop workers, crushing and burying them quickly and sometimes fatally – which has long made trench and excavation protection a vital concern for the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
