By Labor Gazette | Jun 29, 2018
News Release: LUBBOCK, TX – The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into an agreement with the fiduciaries of Cactus Feeders Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) who will repay $5.45 million in plan losses to the ESOP. The agreement resolves a March 10, 2016, civil suit brought by the Department alleging fiduciaries ...
By Labor Gazette | Jun 29, 2018
News Release: LUBBOCK, TX – Lubbock County Hospital District - doing business as University Medical Center - has paid $119,175 in back wages to 197 emergency room healthcare employees to settle overtime and recordkeeping violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) found in an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD).
By Labor Gazette | Jun 29, 2018
The US Labor Department published a one page rule on June 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 28, 2018
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 28, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Following President Trump's Executive Order Enhancing Noncompetitive Civil Service Appointments of Military Spouses , the U.S. Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) today announced the launch of a professional license and credential finder portal for military spouses.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 28, 2018
News Release: BOYNTON BEACH, FL – After a U.S. Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) investigation, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida has sentenced Anthony D. Jackson, owner of Pantherview Sober House LLC, to 42 months in prison and three years of supervised release. The sentencing is in addition to court-ordered restitution of $5,122,886 following a previous guilty plea to conspiring with others to commit healthcare fraud.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 27, 2018
The US Labor Department published a one page rule on June 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 27, 2018
The US Labor Department published a one page rule on June 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 26, 2018
The US Labor Department published a four page proposed rule on June 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 26, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today approximately $84,400,000 in Reentry Project grants awarded to 41 nonprofits and local and state governments. These projects will serve either young adults, between the ages of 18 to 24 who have been involved in the juvenile or adult justice system, or adults, ages 25 and older, formerly incarcerated in the adult criminal justice system.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 25, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – As part of the U.S. Department of Labor's ongoing efforts to encourage occupational licensing reform, the Department today announced the recipients of $7 million in grants to help states review and streamline their occupational licensing rules.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 25, 2018
News Release: ARLINGTON, VA – The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced today it is seeking data on technologies that can improve safety conditions for America's miners. MSHA's Request for Information (RFI) focuses on reducing accidents involving mobile equipment at surface mines, and belt conveyors at surface and underground mines. The RFI is available today at the Federal Register , which will publish it on June 26, 2018.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 25, 2018
News Release: JUPITER, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Crown Roofing LLC, based in Sarasota, Florida, for exposing employees to fall hazards at a Jupiter worksite. The company faces $149,662 in proposed fines.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 25, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA, PA – Following a recent tornado that caused millions of dollars of property damage in the Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, area, the U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) urges all those involved in cleanup and rebuilding operations to take precautions and be vigilant about safety.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 25, 2018
News Release: PORTLAND, OR – Roofing and siding installation company A Cut Above Exteriors, Inc. will pay $74,979 owed to 34 employees after a U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation found the employer violated overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Jun 22, 2018
The US Labor Department published a four page notice on June 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 22, 2018
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 22, 2018
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on June 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 22, 2018
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on June 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: LEBANON, OH – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited JK Excavating & Utilities Inc. after an employee suffered fatal injuries in a trench collapse. OSHA has proposed penalties of $202,201, and placed the company in its Severe Violator Enforcement Program.
