By Labor Gazette | Aug 29, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Patrick Pizzella hosted an event commemorating the 125th anniversary of Labor Day on the front steps of the Frances Perkins Building. The Acting Secretary, joined by long-serving members of the Department, unveiled a banner honoring the historic ...
By Labor Gazette | Aug 29, 2019
News Release: LABELLE, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Twins Twins LLC for exposing employees to amputations at the company's facility in Labelle, Florida. The tortilla company faces $81,682 in penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 29, 2019
The US Labor Department published a four page proposed rule on Aug. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 29, 2019
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Aug. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 28, 2019
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 28, 2019
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: ARLINGTON, VA The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) today announced that it will publish a Request for Information (RFI) in the Federal Register seeking data on economically and technologically feasible methods to protect miners' health from exposure to quartz. The ...
By Labor Gazette | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor has announced the award of $4 million for a four-year cooperative agreement to operate a policy development center focused on youth with disabilities. The center will build on the work of the Department's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded nearly $1.5 million in grant funding to organizations in Illinois, Virginia, and Wisconsin to help recruit, train, and retain more women in quality pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs. The grants will help women pursue careers in manufacturing, infrastructure, cybersecurity, health care, and other industries.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: PICAYUNE, MS – Maxem Health Urgent Care will pay $147,622 in wages to 16 employees after the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) found the operator of two Mississippi health care facilities violated the overtime and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Aug 27, 2019
The US Labor Department published a six page notice on Aug. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 27, 2019
News Release: RIVIERA BEACH, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited UPS Inc. for failing to protect employees working in excessive heat after an employee suffered heat-related injuries near the Riviera Beach, Florida, facility. The company faces $13,260 in penalties, the maximum penalty allowed by law for a serious violation.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 27, 2019
News Release: DALLAS, TX – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has ordered Kinder Morgan Inc. – an energy infrastructure company based in Houston, Texas - to pay a former employee back wages, damages, and attorney's fees after an investigation found that the company violated the whistleblower provisions of the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act (PSIA).
By Labor Gazette | Aug 27, 2019
News Release: JACKSON, MS – Three restaurants in Madison, Ridgeland, and Flowood, Mississippi, have paid $50,338 in back wages to 229 employees after an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) determined the employers violated requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Aug 27, 2019
News Release: TROY, MI – The U.S. Department of Labor has found Twin Pines Landscaping Inc. – based in Troy, Michigan – in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the labor provisions of the H-2B temporary visa program. An investigation by the Department's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) found the landscaping company failed to pay overtime, failed to pay required prevailing wages, and offered more favorable employment terms to temporary foreign employees than to U.S. workers.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 27, 2019
News Release: BILOXI, MS – Doleac Electrical Co. Inc. – based in Hattiesburg, Mississippi – has paid $37,060 in back wages to 32 employees to remedy Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Davis Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) violations found by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD).
By Labor Gazette | Aug 27, 2019
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Aug. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 27, 2019
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 27, 2019
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 27, 2019
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
