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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Department of Labor Cites Chicago Area Company For Safety Failures After Employee Injured in Trench Cave-In

News Release: GLENCOE, IL – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Goose Lake Construction Inc. after an employee suffered serious injuries when an unprotected trench collapsed, burying him up to his waist at a Glencoe, Illinois, worksite. OSHA proposed penalties of $233,377.


U.S. Department of Labor Cites Chicago Area Company For Safety Failures After Employee Injured in Trench Cave-In

News Release: GLENCOE, IL – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Goose Lake Construction Inc. after an employee suffered serious injuries when an unprotected trench collapsed, burying him up to his waist at a Glencoe, Illinois, worksite. OSHA proposed penalties of $233,377.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Department of Labor Awards $4 Million in Additional Disaster Recovery Funding to North Carolina to Continue Hurricane Florence Relief

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced incremental funding of $4,000,000 for a Disaster Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grant to the North Carolina Department of Commerce in response to Hurricane Florence in September 2018.


U.S. Department of Labor Commemorates 50 Years  Of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970  With “Protecting the American Workforce” Campaign

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) with a yearlong celebration of past achievements, current efforts and future initiatives to protect the American workforce.


South Carolina Tobacco, Vape Retailer to Pay $46,748 in Back Wages, Damages after U.S. Department of Labor Uncovers Overtime Violations

News Release: COLUMBIA, SC – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Dab City Tobacco and Vape LLC, headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina, will pay $46,748 in back wages and liquidated damages to 31 employees for violating the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The department also assessed the employer a $21,235 civil money penalty for the willful nature of the violations.


U.S. Department of Labor Investigation and Litigation Results in Consent Judgment Requiring New York Restaurants to Pay Back Wages and Liquidated Damages to 79 Current and Former Employees

News Release: WESTBURY, NY – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has entered a consent judgment requiring three Long Island, New York-area restaurants and their owners to pay a total of $365,000 in back wages and liquidated damages to 79 current and former employees. The court action follows ...


U.S. Department of Labor Awards $4 Million in Additional Disaster Recovery Funding to North Carolina to Continue Hurricane Florence Relief

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced incremental funding of $4,000,000 for a Disaster Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grant to the North Carolina Department of Commerce in response to Hurricane Florence in September 2018.


U.S. Department of Labor Commemorates 50 Years  Of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970  With “Protecting the American Workforce” Campaign

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) with a yearlong celebration of past achievements, current efforts and future initiatives to protect the American workforce.


U.S. Department of Labor Investigation and Litigation Results in Consent Judgment Requiring New York Restaurants to Pay Back Wages and Liquidated Damages to 79 Current and Former Employees

News Release: WESTBURY, NY – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has entered a consent judgment requiring three Long Island, New York-area restaurants and their owners to pay a total of $365,000 in back wages and liquidated damages to 79 current and former employees. The court action follows ...


South Carolina Tobacco, Vape Retailer to Pay $46,748 in Back Wages, Damages after U.S. Department of Labor Uncovers Overtime Violations

News Release: COLUMBIA, SC – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Dab City Tobacco and Vape LLC, headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina, will pay $46,748 in back wages and liquidated damages to 31 employees for violating the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The department also assessed the employer a $21,235 civil money penalty for the willful nature of the violations.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Statement by U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia On Martin Luther King Jr. Day

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia issued the following statement regarding Martin Luther King Jr. Day: “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. bettered our nation and the lives of countless millions through his faith in the founding values of our republic and in the power of a God who stood ...