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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on July 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on July 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers and Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor took a range of actions to aid American workers and employers as our nation combats the coronavirus pandemic.


ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers and Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor took a range of actions to aid American workers and employers as our nation combats the coronavirus pandemic.


U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury Issue Proposed Rule to Increase Flexibility for Grandfathered Group Health Plans

News Release: WASHINGON, DC – The U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury today issued a proposed rule to amend the requirements for grandfathered group health plans and grandfathered group health insurance coverage to preserve their grandfather status.


U.S. Department of Labor Announces Final Rule  On Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor made publicly available today a final rule to update regulations governing its program for assistance to workers adversely affected by foreign trade. The updated regulations reduce regulatory burden by modernizing, simplifying and clarifying state administration of the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program.


U.S. Department of Labor and Nova Southeastern University Reach Agreement to Resolve Compensation Disparities

News Release: MIAMI, FL – After a routine compliance evaluation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) that found pay disparities, the Department has entered into a conciliation agreement with Nova Southeastern University – a private university in Davie, Florida. The ...


New York Company to Correct Hazards, Enhance Safety and  Pay Penalties After U.S. Department of Labor Investigation, Litigation

News Release: NEW YORK, NY – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Nonwovens Corp. – a home and personal care fabric products manufacturer based in Long Island, New York – will address and correct hazards at their five manufacturing facilities in New York, and pay $200,000 in penalties to resolve safety violations.


U.S. Department of Labor Cites Georgia Saw Mill for Exposing Employees To Electrical and Mechanical Hazards After Fatal Incident

News Release: MOULTRIE, GA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Southern Wood Components LLC – based in Moultrie, Georgia – for exposing employees to hazardous energy and caught-by hazards after an employee fatality at the company’s saw mill. The wood product manufacturer faces $55,326 in penalties.


U.S. Department of Labor Chooses Finalist to Better Connect  Transitioning Service Members’ Skills with Employers’ Needs

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that it has chosen Eightfold.ai to pilot its website application to better match transitioning military service members’ skills with employers’ needs, as part of a pilot program administered by the Department’s Veterans’ Employment and Training ...


U.S. Department of Labor Chooses Finalist to Better Connect  Transitioning Service Members’ Skills with Employers’ Needs

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that it has chosen Eightfold.ai to pilot its website application to better match transitioning military service members’ skills with employers’ needs, as part of a pilot program administered by the Department’s Veterans’ Employment and Training ...


U.S. Department of Labor and Nova Southeastern University Reach Agreement to Resolve Compensation Disparities

News Release: MIAMI, FL – After a routine compliance evaluation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) that found pay disparities, the Department has entered into a conciliation agreement with Nova Southeastern University – a private university in Davie, Florida. The ...


U.S. Department of Labor Cites Georgia Saw Mill for Exposing Employees To Electrical and Mechanical Hazards After Fatal Incident

News Release: MOULTRIE, GA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Southern Wood Components LLC – based in Moultrie, Georgia – for exposing employees to hazardous energy and caught-by hazards after an employee fatality at the company’s saw mill. The wood product manufacturer faces $55,326 in penalties.


U.S. Department of Labor Announces Final Rule  On Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor made publicly available today a final rule to update regulations governing its program for assistance to workers adversely affected by foreign trade. The updated regulations reduce regulatory burden by modernizing, simplifying and clarifying state administration of the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program.


New York Company to Correct Hazards, Enhance Safety and  Pay Penalties After U.S. Department of Labor Investigation, Litigation

News Release: NEW YORK, NY – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Nonwovens Corp. – a home and personal care fabric products manufacturer based in Long Island, New York – will address and correct hazards at their five manufacturing facilities in New York, and pay $200,000 in penalties to resolve safety violations.


U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury Issue Proposed Rule to Increase Flexibility for Grandfathered Group Health Plans

News Release: WASHINGON, DC – The U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury today issued a proposed rule to amend the requirements for grandfathered group health plans and grandfathered group health insurance coverage to preserve their grandfather status.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on July 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.