By Labor Gazette | May 16, 2017
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | May 16, 2017
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on May 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | May 15, 2017
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | May 15, 2017
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | May 12, 2017
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | May 11, 2017
The US Labor Department published a one page rule on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | May 10, 2017
News Release: BOSTON – A federal appeals court has affirmed that Pan Am Railways, Inc., must pay $260,000 in punitive and compensatory damages to – and take corrective action on behalf of – an employee who was subjected to retaliation for filing a Federal Railroad Safety Act whistleblower complaint.
By Labor Gazette | May 8, 2017
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | May 5, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta issued the following statement on the April 2017 Employment Situation report : “This month’s job report shows that the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.4 percent, the lowest level since 2007. Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 211,000 jobs ...
By Labor Gazette | May 5, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced it will establish the HIRE Vets Medallion Program to recognize employers who recruit, retain, and employ veterans, and who offer charitable services in support of the veteran community. The department is establishing the program under the Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act, or HIRE Vets Act. President Donald J. Trump signed the act into law today.
By Labor Gazette | May 4, 2017
News Release: OREGON, Ohio – An auto insulation manufacturer in suburban Toledo faces $569,463 in proposed penalties after a U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigation following a report that a machine amputated a 46-year-old worker’s right hand, wrist and part of his forearm.
By Labor Gazette | May 3, 2017
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – As Midwest residents deal with historic flooding in southeastern Missouri, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration urges workers and the public at-large to be aware of the hazards they may encounter and what steps are needed to protect themselves as they begin clean-up activities.
By Labor Gazette | May 3, 2017
News Release: NEW YORK – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment in federal court requiring a New York City design and construction company and its owners to pay $726,989 in back wages and liquidated damages to 184 employees and take other corrective actions to resolve past overtime and recordkeeping violations of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
By Labor Gazette | May 3, 2017
The US Labor Department published a two page rule on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | May 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON – In the first three months of 2017, five miners died in accidents that occurred when they were working alone on mine property. To raise awareness of the potential dangers in doing so, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration has launched an initiative to focus on the hazards miners may encounter when they work in areas away from others.
By Labor Gazette | May 2, 2017
News Release: PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division is conducting a construction survey in Vermont to collect data on wages paid to workers to help establish prevailing wage rates, as required under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts.
By Labor Gazette | May 2, 2017
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division is conducting a survey of residential construction projects in metropolitan Oklahoma counties to help establish prevailing wage rates as required under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts.
By Labor Gazette | May 1, 2017
News Release: SAN DIEGO – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has signed an alliance with the local Shipyard Workers Union to promote workplace safety and health, provide guidance and training programs for workers, and raise awareness of hazardous operations on ships during building and repair periods. The alliance will benefit an estimated 1,600 Southern California shipyard workers.
By Labor Gazette | May 1, 2017
The US Labor Department published a seven page notice on May 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | May 1, 2017
The US Labor Department published a five page notice on May 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
