By Labor Gazette | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – On Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia discussed unemployment insurance reform during a virtual event with the American Enterprise Institute. View Secretary Scalia’s full remarks.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: ST. JOSEPH, MI – A consent judgement issued by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Michigan has led Shoreline Building Services LLC – and its owner Crystal Middleton – to pay 11 employees $10,000 in back wages and liquidated damages to resolve overtime violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the launch of a new website, TrainingProviderResults.gov , which provides key outcome data such as training completion, credential attainment, employment and wages associated with training programs funded through the Workforce Innovation and ...
By Labor Gazette | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: PORTLAND, OR – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), three Oregon agricultural operators will pay a collective $11,418 in back wages after wrongly denying paid sick leave to employees whose healthcare providers advised them to self-quarantine following potential coronavirus exposures.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is updating its inspection program that directs agency enforcement resources to establishments with the highest rates of injuries and illnesses.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the launch of a new website, TrainingProviderResults.gov , which provides key outcome data such as training completion, credential attainment, employment and wages associated with training programs funded through the Workforce Innovation and ...
By Labor Gazette | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: SEATTLE, WA – The U.S. District Court of Oregon recently granted the U.S. Department of Labor’s motion for default judgment against Portland, Oregon-based National Security Retirement Plan LLC and Invest n’ Retire LLC for abandoning employer sponsored benefit plans while 31 participants’ assets, worth ...
By Labor Gazette | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced two new grants, totaling $20 million, that will assist Mexico in meeting its labor obligations under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The grants announced today bring the total committed for this purpose by the Bureau of ...
By Labor Gazette | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a new initiative designed to assist states in aligning policy, programs and funding across multiple state agencies to increase competitive integrated employment for people with mental health conditions.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – On Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia discussed unemployment insurance reform during a virtual event with the American Enterprise Institute. View Secretary Scalia’s full remarks.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is updating its inspection program that directs agency enforcement resources to establishments with the highest rates of injuries and illnesses.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: PORTLAND, OR – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), three Oregon agricultural operators will pay a collective $11,418 in back wages after wrongly denying paid sick leave to employees whose healthcare providers advised them to self-quarantine following potential coronavirus exposures.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: ST. JOSEPH, MI – A consent judgement issued by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Michigan has led Shoreline Building Services LLC – and its owner Crystal Middleton – to pay 11 employees $10,000 in back wages and liquidated damages to resolve overtime violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Dec 15, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC –The U.S. Department of Labor released the following response to the Office of Inspector General’s report regarding the 2017 Tip Rule Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 15, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – This year, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) used its authority through a combination of traditional practices and unique approaches to assure safe and healthful working conditions for America’s workers.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 15, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a new exemption for investment advice fiduciaries. The Department’s actions today benefit American workers and retirees by delivering more choices for their financial future with clear standards to be upheld by investment advice providers. The Department’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) developed the exemption.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 15, 2020
News Release: WILDWOOD, FL – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Galaxy Home Solutions Inc. – based in Wildwood, Florida – has paid $173,851 in back wages to 89 employees to resolve overtime violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Dec 15, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a new exemption for investment advice fiduciaries. The Department’s actions today benefit American workers and retirees by delivering more choices for their financial future with clear standards to be upheld by investment advice providers. The Department’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) developed the exemption.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 15, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC –The U.S. Department of Labor released the following response to the Office of Inspector General’s report regarding the 2017 Tip Rule Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 15, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – This year, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) used its authority through a combination of traditional practices and unique approaches to assure safe and healthful working conditions for America’s workers.