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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Statement by US Secretary of Labor Walsh on the September Jobs Report

News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh issued the following statement on the September 2021 Employment Situation Report: “Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the American economy added 194,000 jobs in the month of September, and the unemployment rate was 4.8 percent, down from ...


Statement by US Secretary of Labor Walsh on the September Jobs Report

News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh issued the following statement on the September 2021 Employment Situation Report: “Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the American economy added 194,000 jobs in the month of September, and the unemployment rate was 4.8 percent, down from ...


Federal investigators recover $198K in back wages for 93 employees of Clifton electrical contractor after US Department of Labor finds overtime violations

News Release: CLIFTON, NJ – Employers have a responsibility to compensate employees as required by law for travel from one job site to another. This was not the case for 93 workers underpaid by a northern New Jersey electrical contractor for work-related travel time, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found. ...


Federal investigators recover $198K in back wages for 93 employees of Clifton electrical contractor after US Department of Labor finds overtime violations

News Release: CLIFTON, NJ – Employers have a responsibility to compensate employees as required by law for travel from one job site to another. This was not the case for 93 workers underpaid by a northern New Jersey electrical contractor for work-related travel time, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found. ...


Conway auto dealer pays more than $19K in penalties, back wages after federal investigation finds child labor, overtime violations

News Release: CONWAY, SC – A recent U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation serves as a useful reminder for companies that employ teenage students that putting work before school will receive more than a failing grade, it will likely come with violations and costly penalties.


US Department of Labor cites Ohio paint manufacturer for workplace safety failures following explosion that killed one, injured 8 workers

News Release: COLUMBUS, OH – An explosion and fire that killed a press operator lead and hospitalized eight other employees of Yenkin-Majestic Paint Corp. could have been prevented had the employer not altered a kettle reactor vessel improperly and then returned the vessel to service after it failed following the alterations, a federal workplace safety inspection has found.


US Department of Labor cites insurance agency for exposing workers to coronavirus at Denver location where employee died with COVID-19

News Release: DENVER – A federal workplace health investigation found that an auto insurance company ignored coronavirus safety requirements and allowed others displaying symptoms to work at the same Denver location where an employee died with COVID-19.


US Department of Labor, Serco Inc. agree to resolve alleged compensation discrimination identified against female IT workers

News Release: HERNDON, VA – A federal contractor in Herndon that provides professional, technology and management services has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor to resolve allegations that the company paid female information technology professionals less than the company paid their male counterparts.


US Department of Labor cites insurance agency for exposing workers to coronavirus at Denver location where employee died with COVID-19

News Release: DENVER – A federal workplace health investigation found that an auto insurance company ignored coronavirus safety requirements and allowed others displaying symptoms to work at the same Denver location where an employee died with COVID-19.


US Department of Labor cites Ohio paint manufacturer for workplace safety failures following explosion that killed one, injured 8 workers

News Release: COLUMBUS, OH – An explosion and fire that killed a press operator lead and hospitalized eight other employees of Yenkin-Majestic Paint Corp. could have been prevented had the employer not altered a kettle reactor vessel improperly and then returned the vessel to service after it failed following the alterations, a federal workplace safety inspection has found.


US Department of Labor, Serco Inc. agree to resolve alleged compensation discrimination identified against female IT workers

News Release: HERNDON, VA – A federal contractor in Herndon that provides professional, technology and management services has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor to resolve allegations that the company paid female information technology professionals less than the company paid their male counterparts.


Conway auto dealer pays more than $19K in penalties, back wages after federal investigation finds child labor, overtime violations

News Release: CONWAY, SC – A recent U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation serves as a useful reminder for companies that employ teenage students that putting work before school will receive more than a failing grade, it will likely come with violations and costly penalties.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Oct. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Oct. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Department of Labor proposes $300K in fines after inspection finds workers endangered at Missouri nutrition production plant

News Release: VERONA, MO – Two complaints of unsafe working conditions at a Verona nutrition production plant led federal safety and health inspectors to investigate allegations of worker exposure to multiple safety and health hazards, including toxic substances, combustible dust and moving machinery parts.


US Department of Labor, Thomson Reuters Corp. agree to resolve  alleged gender, race-based pay discrimination at New York headquarters

News Release: NEW YORK – The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into a conciliation agreement with Thomson Reuters Corp. to resolve alleged pay discrimination in the company’s U.S. headquarters office in New York.


US Department of Labor, Aecom reach Conciliation Agreement to resolve alleged hiring discrimination by federal contractor in Virginia Beach

News Release: VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs and Aecom Management Services have entered into an Early Resolution Conciliation Agreement to resolve allegations of hiring discrimination at its Virginia Beach location. An OFCCP compliance evaluation ...


US Department of Labor proposes $300K in fines after inspection finds workers endangered at Missouri nutrition production plant

News Release: VERONA, MO – Two complaints of unsafe working conditions at a Verona nutrition production plant led federal safety and health inspectors to investigate allegations of worker exposure to multiple safety and health hazards, including toxic substances, combustible dust and moving machinery parts.


US Department of Labor, Thomson Reuters Corp. agree to resolve  alleged gender, race-based pay discrimination at New York headquarters

News Release: NEW YORK – The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into a conciliation agreement with Thomson Reuters Corp. to resolve alleged pay discrimination in the company’s U.S. headquarters office in New York.