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The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Oct. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Department of Labor Announces Funding Opportunity  To Support Communities Impacted by the Opioid Crisis

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of up to $20 million in funding as part of a new pilot grant program that addresses the health and economic impacts of widespread substance and opioid misuse, addiction and overdose by providing retraining and other services to workers in significantly impacted communities.


Sysco Corporation Enters Into Conciliation Agreements with  U.S. Department of Labor to Resolve Discrimination Allegations

News Release: PHILADELPHIA, PA - After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), Sysco Corp. has entered into conciliation agreements with the Department of Labor to resolve alleged gender discrimination at its Sysco Baltimore LLC, Sysco Eastern Maryland LLC, Sysco Central Pennsylvania LLC and Sysco Virginia LLC locations.


U.S. Department of Labor Hosts National Disability Employment Awareness Month Event on Mental Health Conditions in the Workplace

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia and Deputy Secretary of Labor Patrick Pizzella joined mental health advocates today at an event marking National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) at the U.S. Department of Labor’s headquarters in Washington, D.C.


U.S. Department of Labor Cites Central New York Roofing Contractor

News Release: SYRACUSE, NY – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Proctor Enterprises Inc. – based in Stanley, New York, and doing business as Proctor Roofing and Contracting – for exposing employees to falls at a Stanley, New York, worksite. The roofing contractor faces a total of $116,686 in penalties for two willful violations of OSHA standards.


U.S. Department of Labor Statement on the National Day  of Remembrance for Nuclear Weapons Program Workers

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Director Julia Hearthway issued the following statement on the National Day of Remembrance for Nuclear Weapons Program Workers: "Seventy-seven years ago, the United States launched the Manhattan Project to harness the power of the atom and create the first atomic bomb.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Department of Labor Cites Utility Pole Company   In Heat-Related Fatality at Nebraska Worksite

News Release: INMAN, NE – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Smith Mountain Investments LLC after a heat-related fatality at a jobsite in Inman, Nebraska.


U.S. Department of Labor Cites Dollar Tree Stores for Storage and Exit Hazards at Massachusetts Location

News Release: BRAINTREE, MA – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Dollar Tree Stores Inc. for unsafe storage of material, obstructed exit routes and blocked electrical panels at the retailer's Falmouth, Massachusetts, store. The company faces $458,436 in penalties.


U.S. Department of Labor Cites Alabama Framing Contractor For Exposing Employees to Falls

News Release: MONTGOMERY, AL – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Diaz Professional Construction LLC for exposing employees to falls at a Montgomery, Alabama, residential worksite. The framing contractor faces $31,879 in penalties.


U.S. Department of Labor Files Contempt Petition Against Massachusetts Roofing Company for Not Complying with Court-Ordered Safety Settlement

News Release: BOSTON, MA – The U.S. Department of Labor has asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to hold The Roof Kings LLC and its owner, Craig Galligan, in civil contempt for not fulfilling the terms of an order issued by the First Circuit in 2018. The order enforces a settlement agreement between the company and the Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).


U.S. Department of Labor Announces Dr. Laurie Todd-Smith  As Director of the Women’s Bureau

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor announced that Dr. Laurie Todd-Smith is now the Director of the Department's Women Bureau.


U.S. Department of Labor Delivers Record $322 Million in Recovered Wages For Workers in Fiscal Year 2019

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recovered a record $322 million in wages owed to workers in Fiscal Year 2019. WHD also set a new record for compliance assistance events in FY 2019, holding more than 3,700 educational outreach events – including on-the-ground presentations and trainings – to help job creators understand their responsibilities under the law.


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


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


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


The US Labor Department published an eight page notice on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


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