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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a proposed rule to revise and clarify the responsibilities of employers and joint employers to employees in joint employer arrangements. The Department has not meaningfully revised its joint employer regulation since 1958.

U.S. Department of Labor Provides National Health Emergency Dislocated Worker Grant to Combat Opioid Crisis in Rhode Island

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an opioid-crisis Dislocated Worker Grant (DWG) to the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training for up to $3,988,971, with $1,329,657 released initially. This grant will provide disaster relief jobs and employment services to eligible individuals in Rhode Island impacted by the health and economic effects of widespread opioid use, addiction, and overdose.

U.S. Department of Labor Holds Strengthening America’s Workforce Event to Discuss Paths for Americans Transitioning from Justice System to Workforce

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta today was joined by Americans from around the nation to discuss pathways for those exiting the justice system to reenter the workforce.

U.S. Department of Labor Issues Proposal for Joint Employer Regulation

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a proposed rule to revise and clarify the responsibilities of employers and joint employers to employees in joint employer arrangements. The Department has not meaningfully revised its joint employer regulation since 1958.

Labor Department publishes rule on April 1

The US Labor Department published a six page rule on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Notice published by Labor Department on April 1

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

What did Labor Department publish on April 1?

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Prime Contractor on New York Federal Reserve Bank Project Pays $420,335 in Back Wages After U.S. Department of Labor Investigation

News Release: NEW YORK, NY – Tishman Interiors Corp. - the prime contractor for a renovation project at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York - has paid $420,335 in back wages to resolve violations of federal wage laws following a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation.

Prime Contractor on New York Federal Reserve Bank Project Pays $420,335 in Back Wages After U.S. Department of Labor Investigation

News Release: NEW YORK, NY – Tishman Interiors Corp. - the prime contractor for a renovation project at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York - has paid $420,335 in back wages to resolve violations of federal wage laws following a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation.

Labor Department publishes notice on March 29

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

Notice published by Labor Department on March 29

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

Proposed rule published on March 29 by Labor Department

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

U.S. Department of Labor Announces Four Apprenticeship Inclusion Model Sites to Expand Career Pathways for People with Disabilities

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) announced today the selection of four organizations to pilot its Apprenticeship Inclusion Models' (AIM) initiative. The purpose of the AIM initiative is to expand pathways for youth and adults with disabilities into high-demand, well-paying careers by developing and testing new recruitment and retention strategies with employers, unions, and apprenticeship programs.

U.S. Department of Labor Encourages Employers To Apply for 2019 HIRE Vets Medallion Award

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor reminds the nation's job creators they have until April 30, 2019, to submit an application for an Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans (HIRE Vets) Medallion Award.

U.S. Department of Labor Issues Proposal to Update Regular Rate Regulations

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a proposed rule to clarify and update the regulations governing regular rate requirements for the first time in more than 50 years.

U.S. Department of Labor Announces Four Apprenticeship Inclusion Model Sites to Expand Career Pathways for People with Disabilities

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) announced today the selection of four organizations to pilot its Apprenticeship Inclusion Models' (AIM) initiative. The purpose of the AIM initiative is to expand pathways for youth and adults with disabilities into high-demand, well-paying careers by developing and testing new recruitment and retention strategies with employers, unions, and apprenticeship programs.

U.S. Department of Labor Encourages Employers To Apply for 2019 HIRE Vets Medallion Award

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor reminds the nation's job creators they have until April 30, 2019, to submit an application for an Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans (HIRE Vets) Medallion Award.

U.S. Department of Labor Issues Proposal to Update Regular Rate Regulations

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a proposed rule to clarify and update the regulations governing regular rate requirements for the first time in more than 50 years.

What did Labor Department publish on March 28?