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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


North Carolina poultry company, US Labor Department agree on back wages

News Release: BALTIMORE – A North Carolina company that rounds up live chickens for poultry processors has paid nearly $600,000 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages to 838 workers as part of a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor.


Mail delivery contractor debarred from bidding on federal contracts

News Release: ANDOVER, N.J. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Administrative Law Judges approved a consent finding and order to resolve a complaint filed against a New Jersey-based mail delivery contractor and others for failing to pay legally required wages and benefits to employees. Under the order, the company agreed to pay $245,000 in back wages. The department is now distributing the wages to the affected workers.


U.S. Secretary of Labor Acosta announces Wayne Palmer as Chief of Staff

News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta today announced that Wayne Palmer will serve as Chief of Staff in the Office of the Secretary. An executive with expertise in management, policy and communications, Palmer has extensive experience in Congress, in the executive branch, and in the private sector.


US Labor Department, PBGC partnership recovers almost $1.5M for participants in two Chicago-based pension benefit plans

News Release: CHICAGO – A partnership between the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation has recovered almost $1.5 million for participants in two terminated Chicago-based pension plans.


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


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


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


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


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


US Department of Labor announces the launch of insurance apprenticeship program at The Hartford

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that The Hartford – a leader in property and casualty insurance, group benefits and mutual funds – welcomed the first cohort of apprentices to its newly launched insurance apprenticeship program at a ceremony in Hartford, Connecticut.


MSHA awards $250K in 2017 Brookwood-Sago grants

News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration announced today it has awarded $250,000 to five organizations to develop training programs and materials to better identify, avoid and prevent unsafe working conditions in and around mines.


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


US Department of Labor releases fiscal year 2018 budget request

News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta today released the fiscal year 2018 budget request for the U.S. Department of Labor. It supports President Donald J. Trump’s plan to invest in priorities that will help American workers develop the necessary skills to meet the demands of a 21st century ...


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


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


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


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


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