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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a seven page proposed rule on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on June 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Labor Department awards $248K grant to help  Alaska Native youth develop STEM job skills

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today the award of $248,500 in funding to help supplement existing employment and training efforts for Alaska Native youth with a focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math fields.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Labor Department awards $248K grant to help  Native Hawaiian youth develop STEM job skills

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today the award of $248,500 in funding to help supplement existing employment and training efforts for Native Hawaiian youth with a focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math fields.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Labor Department, KPMG enter agreement to settle allegations of hiring discrimination at New Jersey office

News Release: MOUNTAINSIDE, N.J. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs and KPMG, one of the world’s largest auditing firms, have entered into a conciliation agreement to resolve allegations of hiring discrimination.


US Labor Department to seek public comment  on rescinding ‘Persuader Rule’

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor will publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to rescind a rule that would have required employers and labor-management consultants to report consultants’ indirect contact with workers during union organizing campaigns. The NPRM will be published in the Federal ...


US Labor Department conducting wage survey of residential construction projects to ensure Pennsylvania workers receive proper wages

News Release: PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division is conducting a residential construction survey in 25 eastern Pennsylvania counties to collect data on wages paid to workers to help establish prevailing wage rates, as required under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts.


US Secretary of Labor withdraws  joint employment, independent contractor informal guidance

News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta today announced the withdrawal of the U.S. Department of Labor’s 2015 and 2016 informal guidance on joint employment and independent contractors. Removal of the administrator interpretations does not change the legal responsibilities of employers ...


Pennsylvania landscaping company failed to recruit, hire US workers

News Release: DAWSON, Pa. – A Southwestern Pennsylvania farm and landscaping company has paid nearly $22,000 in back wages and penalties after the U.S. Department of Labor found the operator failed to recruit and hire U.S. workers before hiring workers under the H-2A visa program, in violation of section 218 of the ...