By Labor Gazette | Jul 17, 2019
News Release: BOSTON, MA – As temperatures rise in New England, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reminds employers to protect their employees from the dangers of working in hot weather.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 17, 2019
News Release: COLUMBUS, OH – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Good Hands Supported Living LTD – based in Columbus, Ohio – has paid $230,696 in back wages to 74 employees. WHD found the rehabilitation center and home health care agency violated the Fair Labor Standards Act's (FLSA) overtime and recordkeeping provisions.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 17, 2019
News Release: ASHEVILLE, NC – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Biltmore Co. – operating as Biltmore Workforce Management Inc. and based in Asheville, North Carolina – has paid $6,938 in back wages to a U.S. applicant for violating labor provisions of the H-2B visa program. The employer also paid a civil penalty of $24,076 assessed by WHD.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 17, 2019
News Release: STERLING, IL – Rock River Valley Self Help Enterprises Inc. – based in Sterling, Illinois – will pay 215 current and former employees with disabilities nearly $574,000 in back wages as part of its agreement to resolve issues uncovered by a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation ...
By Labor Gazette | Jul 17, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES, CA – Login Consulting Services Inc. – a staffing and recruitment company based in El Segundo, California – has paid $58,815 to two employees after a U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation found violations of the H-1B foreign labor certification program.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 16, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an opioid-crisis Dislocated Worker Grant (DWG) to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for up to $5,600,000 with $1,866,667 released initially. This grant will provide disaster-relief jobs and employment services to eligible individuals in Illinois impacted by the health and economic effects of widespread opioid use, addiction, and overdose.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 16, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today approved additional funding for a Disaster Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grant (DWG) awarded to the North Carolina Department of Commerce. The funding allows for assessing workforce needs in response to Hurricane Florence, which hit the state in September 2018.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 16, 2019
News Release: PRYOR, OK – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited HE&M Inc., a Pryor, Oklahoma-based metalworking band saw manufacturer, for exposing employees to fall, machine guarding, struck-by, and electrical hazards. HE&M faces penalties totaling $187,533.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 16, 2019
News Release: ST. LOUIS, MO – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited R.V. Wagner Inc. – based in Affton, Missouri – for exposing employees to trench engulfment hazards as they installed concrete storm water pipes on Stable Road in St. Louis, Missouri. OSHA proposed penalties of $212,158 for violations of its trench safety standards.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 16, 2019
News Release: LAFAYETTE, LA – On July 26, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) will hold a compliance seminar in Lafayette, Louisiana. The seminar will offer area employers, company managers, agents, human resources professionals, and other interested parties a chance to hear from, and ...
By Labor Gazette | Jul 16, 2019
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on July 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 15, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Furthering the agenda to help America's farmers, the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and Wage and Hour Division (WHD) today is posting online a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to solicit public comment on proposed changes to improve the H-2A ...
By Labor Gazette | Jul 15, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an opioid-crisis Dislocated Worker Grant (DWG) to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development for up to $4,739,794, with $1,579,931 released initially. This grant will provide disaster-relief jobs and employment services to eligible individuals in Indiana impacted by the health and economic effects of widespread opioid use, addiction, and overdose.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 15, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) urges response crews and residents in areas affected by Hurricane Barry to be aware of hazards created by flooding, power loss, structural damage, fallen trees, and storm debris.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 14, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced actions it is taking to assist Americans in states affected by Hurricane Barry.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 12, 2019
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 12, 2019
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that the 27th Secretary of Labor, R. Alexander Acosta, submitted his resignation to President Donald J. Trump, effective Friday, July 19, 2019.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 11, 2019
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on July 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 11, 2019
The US Labor Department published a four page notice on July 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
