
By Labor Gazette | May 13, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia issued the following statement regarding the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board: “I am pleased that today the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board voted unanimously in accordance with President Trump’s direction to immediately halt all steps ...

By Labor Gazette | May 13, 2020
News Release: HONOLULU, HI – An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has led a Maui, Hawaii, retail store specializing in grocery, household, health and beauty products to pay $800 in back wages to an employee denied paid leave to care for their child whose school closed due to the coronavirus.
By Labor Gazette | May 13, 2020
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | May 12, 2020
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | May 12, 2020
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on May 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Labor Gazette | May 12, 2020
News Release: LULING, TX – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Alexander Tank Company – a manufacturer of steel storage tanks based in Luling, Texas – for exposing employees to amputation, confined spaces and other safety hazards. The company faces $234,528 in penalties.

By Labor Gazette | May 12, 2020
News Release: WOLFFORTH, TX – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), West Texas Paving – a road construction company based in Wolfforth, Texas – will pay an employee $1,200 in back wages after failing to provide them paid sick leave under the newly passed Emergency Paid ...

By Labor Gazette | May 12, 2020
News Release: AVON, IN –A truck driver has received $3,017 in back wages after being denied emergency paid sick leave while he was experiencing coronavirus symptoms and seeking a medical diagnosis. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found the employer – Mahant Trucking based in Avon, Indiana – violated the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).

By Labor Gazette | May 12, 2020
News Release: LULING, TX – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Alexander Tank Company – a manufacturer of steel storage tanks based in Luling, Texas – for exposing employees to amputation, confined spaces and other safety hazards. The company faces $234,528 in penalties.

By Labor Gazette | May 12, 2020
News Release: AVON, IN –A truck driver has received $3,017 in back wages after being denied emergency paid sick leave while he was experiencing coronavirus symptoms and seeking a medical diagnosis. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found the employer – Mahant Trucking based in Avon, Indiana – violated the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).

By Labor Gazette | May 12, 2020
News Release: WOLFFORTH, TX – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), West Texas Paving – a road construction company based in Wolfforth, Texas – will pay an employee $1,200 in back wages after failing to provide them paid sick leave under the newly passed Emergency Paid ...
By Labor Gazette | May 12, 2020
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | May 12, 2020
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | May 12, 2020
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on May 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | May 11, 2020
The US Labor Department published a nine page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Labor Gazette | May 11, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today issued targeted guidance and reminders that provide states with details regarding required integrity functions for their regular unemployment compensation programs, as well as those authorized by Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, Federal Pandemic Unemployment ...

By Labor Gazette | May 11, 2020
News Release: VIENNA, VA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland has ordered Creative Hairdressers Inc. – an operator of unisex hair salons in 15 states and the District of Columbia – to pay $1,149,965 in back wages to more than 7,500 employees.

By Labor Gazette | May 11, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued an alert listing safety tips employers can follow to help protect dental industry workers from exposure to the coronavirus.

By Labor Gazette | May 11, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Labor (Department) has issued guidance announcing the availability of grant funds provided under Section 2110 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020.

By Labor Gazette | May 11, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Department of Labor launched its Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Program (IRAP) Standards Recognition Entities (SREs) online application and updated resources, the same day that the IRAP rule goes into effect. In June 2017, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive ...