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U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Results in Former CEO of Nebraska Pharmaceutical Benefits Management Company Being Sentenced  to One Year in Jail for Kickback Scheme

News Release: TYLER, TX – After a U.S. Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) investigation, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has sentenced Douglas M. Pick, former CEO of Pharmaceutical Technologies, Inc. (PTI), to one year and one day in federal prison for paying illegal kickbacks in an effort to steer benefit plans to the company. The sentencing of Pick follows his Feb. 13, 2017, guilty plea.


U.S. Department of Labor Cites Massachusetts Contractor for Fall Hazards at New Hampshire Work Site

News Release: CONCORD, NH – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Luis Guallpa - doing business as Guallpa Contracting Corp. – for exposing workers to fall and other hazards at a Nashua work site. The Milford, Massachusetts, roofing contractor faces $299,324 in proposed penalties.


U.S. Department of Labor Cites Communication Tower Contractor  Following Three Fatalities at Miami Work Site

News Release: MIAMI, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Tower King II Inc. after three employees suffered fatal injuries while attempting to install a new antenna on a communications tower in Miami.


U.S. Department of Labor Provides Tools to Ensure American Workers Are Protected and Employers Are Equipped to Comply with Wage Laws

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has developed a series of helpful instructional videos that provide valuable assistance to employers and further ensure compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to the benefit of the American workforce.


The US Labor Department published a two page proposed rule on March 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Department of Labor Cites Roofing Contractor For Exposing Employees to Fall Hazards, Proposes Penalties

News Release: BIRMINGHAM, AL – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has again cited Jose A. Serrato, an independent roofing contractor based in Marietta, Georgia, for exposing employees to fall hazards at a worksite in Birmingham. The employer, who has been cited seven times in the past five years, faces $133,604 in proposed penalties.


U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Results in Former Union Trustee Admitting to Causing False Entry for Expense Reimbursements

News Release: CHICAGO, IL – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), a U.S. District Court in Chicago has sentenced Robert Melko, a former trustee of the Trust Fund for Apprentice & Journeyman Education &Training, Local 130 U.A., to six months of probation ...


U.S. Department of Labor Reopens Public Comment Period for Additional Stakeholder Input Regarding Diesel Exhaust Exposure

News Release: ARLINGTON, VA – As the U.S. Department of Labor continues to protect the health and safety of America’s miners, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced today that it will reopen the public comment period regarding the Agency’s Request for Information (RFI) on Exposure of Underground Miners to Diesel Exhaust.


Omnibus Appropriations Bill Supports Important Priorities For the American Workforce

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta said the omnibus appropriations bill signed into law includes strong support for President Donald J. Trump’s priorities for the American workforce.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on March 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on March 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.