By Labor Gazette | Feb 10, 2020
The US Labor Department published a five page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 10, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor released the following statement regarding President Donald J. Trump's fiscal year (FY) 2021 budget.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 10, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor released the following statement regarding President Donald J. Trump's fiscal year (FY) 2021 budget.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 7, 2020
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 7, 2020
News Release: FORT VALLEY, GA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Pearson Farms LLC for safety violations after an employee suffered fatal injuries at the farm’s post-harvest operations facility in Fort Valley, Georgia. The farm is facing $128,004 in penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 7, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia issued the following statement on the January 2020 Employment Situation Report: “January’s jobs report far surpassed expectations with a surge of 225,000 jobs created. “For the 23rd consecutive month, the unemployment rate was at or below 4%. At 3.6%, the unemployment rate ticked up slightly as more Americans entered the labor force. The labor force participation rate moved up to the highest point since 2013.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 7, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia issued the following statement on the January 2020 Employment Situation Report: “January’s jobs report far surpassed expectations with a surge of 225,000 jobs created. “For the 23rd consecutive month, the unemployment rate was at or below 4%. At 3.6%, the unemployment rate ticked up slightly as more Americans entered the labor force. The labor force participation rate moved up to the highest point since 2013.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 7, 2020
News Release: FORT VALLEY, GA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Pearson Farms LLC for safety violations after an employee suffered fatal injuries at the farm’s post-harvest operations facility in Fort Valley, Georgia. The farm is facing $128,004 in penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 6, 2020
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 6, 2020
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 5, 2020
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 5, 2020
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Feb. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 5, 2020
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 5, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia traveled to Fort Worth, Texas, to participate in a roundtable discussion with local business leaders at the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce and to give the keynote address at the Independent Electrical Contractors’ Business Summit. Building ...
By Labor Gazette | Feb 5, 2020
News Release: LOUISVILLE, KY – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), NPT Partners I LLC – a Louisville, Kentucky-based franchisee of six McDonald’s restaurants – has paid a civil money penalty of $48,258 for violating child labor requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In addition, the franchisee has paid $20,015 in wages to eight employees for violating minimum wage and overtime requirements of the FLSA.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 5, 2020
News Release: ST. AUGUSTINE, FL – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Flagler Hospital Inc. – based in St. Augustine, Florida – will pay $107,185 in back wages to 141 employees for violating the overtime and recordkeeping requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Feb 5, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) has selected 12 states and the District of Columbia to participate in its Visionary Opportunities to Increase Competitive Integrated Employment (VOICE) initiative. The chosen participants will receive support to help them develop policy designed to increase employment opportunities for people with mental health disabilities.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 5, 2020
News Release: DENVER, CO – The U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado has ordered Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) to pay $696,173 in lost back and future wages to a former employee who reported track defects, bringing the total paid to the whistleblower to more than $1.74 million.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 5, 2020
News Release: LOS ANGELES, CA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California has sentenced Kimi Gudmundsen – owner of Healthy Life Acupuncture Center in Los Angeles and Riverside, California ...
By Labor Gazette | Feb 5, 2020
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Vos Electric Inc. – an electrical contractor based in Green Bay, Wisconsin – has paid $221,853 in back wages and benefits to 32 employees for violating requirements of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (CWHSSA) and the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA). The violations occurred while the employees were working at the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project.
