By Labor Gazette | Oct 26, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA, PA – The U.S. Department of Labor has reached an agreement with federal contractor Coastal International Security Inc. – a security services company based in Stafford, Virginia – that requires the company to pay $409,947 in back wages and interest to settle allegations of systemic hiring discrimination.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 26, 2018
News Release: BAINBRIDGE, GA – U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta met today with job creators and workers in Georgia who are recovering from Hurricane Michael. During a visit to Bainbridge, he participated in a roundtable discussion with members of the Bainbridge-Decatur Chamber of Commerce.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 26, 2018
News Release: PANAMA CITY, FL – U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta met today with job creators and workers in a roundtable discussion with the Panama City Beach Chamber of Commerce and the Bay County Chamber of Commerce as the region recovers from Hurricane Michael. Secretary Acosta then visited a FEMA Center in Mexico Beach that works to sign-up local residents for recovery assistance.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 26, 2018
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 26, 2018
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Oct. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 26, 2018
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 26, 2018
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Oct. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 26, 2018
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 25, 2018
News Release: SELMA, AL – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Globe Metallurgical Inc. – based in Beverly, Ohio – for personal protective equipment violations after an employee suffered fatal injuries at a facility in Selma, Alabama.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 25, 2018
News Release: EL PASO, TEXAS – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the El Paso Association of Contractors (EPAC) have signed an alliance to help protect the safety and health of construction workers in El Paso, Texas.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 25, 2018
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Oct. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 24, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has developed compliance assistance resources to help protect employee benefits. EBSA's goal is to help workers by restoring plan assets and securing the payment of promised benefits, and to help employee ...
By Labor Gazette | Oct 24, 2018
News Release: ROSEVILLE, MN - The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a settlement with A'viands Food & Service Management requiring the federal contractor to pay $399,000 in back pay and interest to 98 female employees to resolve pay discrimination violations found at its Roseville, Minnesota, facility.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 24, 2018
News Release: SELMA, NC – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Johnson County Industries Inc. – based in Selma, North Carolina – has paid $50,303 in back wages to 92 employees for failing to meet requirements of the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) and Section 14(c) provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Oct 24, 2018
News Release: MANCHESTER, NH - The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) will present an educational forum about developments in its policies and regulations, and its Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) Program, in Concord, New Hampshire, on November 6, 2018.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 23, 2018
The US Labor Department published a two page proposed rule on Oct. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Departments of the Treasury, Health and Human Services, and Labor today issued a proposed regulation that expands the usability of health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs). HRAs are designed to give working Americans and their families greater control over their healthcare by ...
By Labor Gazette | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: ARLINGTON, VA – Seven months after taking action to strengthen enforcement efforts regarding delinquent fines and mine violations, the U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced today that 49 mine operators have either taken steps to enter into payment agreements or satisfied their delinquent debts, resulting in $5.2 million in recovered fines.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: PARKLAND, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited C.W. Hendrix Farms Inc. for failing to protect workers from recognized hazards after lightning struck and killed an employee at the Parkland, Florida, farm.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Parking Management Services Inc. and Valet Management Services Inc. – valet parking companies based in New Orleans, Louisiana – have paid $97,869 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages ...
