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Minnesota City Pays Back Wages to Employee Wrongly Denied  Paid Sick Leave After Healthcare Provider Recommends Quarantine

News Release: NORTH BRANCH, MN – An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has led the City of North Branch, Minnesota, to pay $1,696 in back wages to an employee denied paid sick leave after her healthcare provider recommended a 14-day quarantine for reasons related to coronavirus.


U.S. Department of Labor Cites Georgia Contractor For Exposing Employees to Excavation Hazards

News Release: DULUTH, GA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Construction Management & Engineering Services Inc. for exposing employees to excavation hazards at a Duluth, Georgia, worksite. The Norcross, Georgia-based construction contractor faces $134,937 in penalties.


U.S. Department of Labor Issues Alert on Social Distancing To Keep Employees Safe at Work During the Coronavirus Pandemic

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued an alert listing steps employers can follow to implement social distancing in the workplace and to help protect workers from exposure to the coronavirus.


U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration Actions to Protect America’s Workers During the Coronavirus Pandemic

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – As the nation faces the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is dedicated to keeping the American workforce safe and healthy. Today, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Loren Sweatt testified before the House Education and Labor Committee’s Workforce Protections Subcommittee about the agency’s role during the crisis.


U.S. Department of Labor Awards Nearly $24 Million in Grants  For Job Corps Scholars Program for At-Risk Youth

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the awarding of 20 grants totaling nearly $24 million as part of the Job Corps Scholars Program, a new national demonstration project aimed at providing at-risk youth with job skills instruction, educational opportunities and individualized employment counseling.


U.S. Department of Labor Awards Nearly $24 Million in Grants  For Job Corps Scholars Program for At-Risk Youth

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the awarding of 20 grants totaling nearly $24 million as part of the Job Corps Scholars Program, a new national demonstration project aimed at providing at-risk youth with job skills instruction, educational opportunities and individualized employment counseling.


U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration Actions to Protect America’s Workers During the Coronavirus Pandemic

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – As the nation faces the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is dedicated to keeping the American workforce safe and healthy. Today, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Loren Sweatt testified before the House Education and Labor Committee’s Workforce Protections Subcommittee about the agency’s role during the crisis.


U.S. Department of Labor Issues Alert on Social Distancing To Keep Employees Safe at Work During the Coronavirus Pandemic

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued an alert listing steps employers can follow to implement social distancing in the workplace and to help protect workers from exposure to the coronavirus.


U.S. Department of Labor Cites Georgia Contractor For Exposing Employees to Excavation Hazards

News Release: DULUTH, GA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Construction Management & Engineering Services Inc. for exposing employees to excavation hazards at a Duluth, Georgia, worksite. The Norcross, Georgia-based construction contractor faces $134,937 in penalties.


Notice published on May 28 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Labor Department publishes notice on May 28

The US Labor Department published a three page notice on May 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Labor Department on May 28

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on May 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Labor Department publish on May 28?

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on May 28 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Labor Department publishes notice on May 27

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on May 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Labor Department on May 27

The US Labor Department published a three page notice on May 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Labor Department publish on May 27?

The US Labor Department published a three page notice on May 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rule published on May 27 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a four page rule on May 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Department of Labor Cites Florida Contractor for Exposing Employees To Cave-In Hazards at Excavation Site in Jacksonville

News Release: JACKSONVILLE, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Jax Utilities Management Inc. for exposing employees to cave-in hazards at a Jacksonville, Florida, worksite. The construction contractor faces $56,405 in penalties.


U.S. Department of Labor Awards Nearly $24 Million in Dislocated Worker Grants in Response to the Coronavirus Public Health Emergency

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of four Dislocated Worker Grants (DWGs) totaling $23,823,000 to help address the workforce-related impacts of the public health emergency related to the coronavirus. These awards are funded under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and ...