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


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


OSHA cites well operator, two servicing companies after one worker dies, 3 others severely injured while servicing North Dakota well

News Release: WATFORD CITY, N.D. – An operator and two servicing companies’ failure to control a North Dakota oil well properly led to a flash fire that killed a 52-year-old worker and burned three other workers severely at a Watford City well site, federal investigators have found.


OSHA cites 4 Florida contractors as worker dies after falling through unprotected floor opening; proposes $91K in penalties

News Release: MIAMI – If Southern Chills, a Homestead-based contractor, had not ignored the construction industry’s most dangerous hazard, Leonardo Javier Lopez-Montelo might be alive today.


The US Labor Department published a one page rule on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Hormel Foods to pay $550K in back wages to 403 female applicants at Nebraska facility after US Labor Department finds hiring discrimination

News Release: FREMONT, Neb. – Hormel Foods Corp. has agreed to hire 37 women with retroactive seniority and pay $550,000 in back wages to 403 female job applicants denied entry-level production positions at its Fremont hog-processing facility. The global food manufacturer’s action resolves U.S. Department of Labor findings that the company – a large federal contractor – discriminated in hiring against women in violation of Executive Order 11246.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page rule on Dec. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page rule on Dec. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a nine page rule on Dec. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


New ERISA safe harbor for municipally sponsored IRAs

News Release: WASHINGTON – Increasing access to retirement savings opportunities is the surest way to help more of America’s workers secure their financial futures. Today, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration is announcing a final rule to assist large cities and other political ...


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Labor Department adds important protections to ensure fairness, transparency and accuracy of disability benefits claims process

News Release: WASHINGTON – It can be challenging for workers seeking disability benefits from an employer-sponsored plan to understand the process and why their claim is approved or denied. To improve the fairness, transparency and accuracy of the disability claims process, the U.S. Department of Labor has announced a final rule requiring that plans, plan fiduciaries, and insurance providers comply with additional procedural protections when dealing with disability benefit claimants.


US Labor Department announces final rule to help employers diversify workforce, provide apprenticeship opportunity for all Americans

News Release: WASHINGTON – To broaden career opportunities in registered apprenticeships for traditionally under-represented groups, the US Department of Labor today issued a final rule that updates equal employment opportunity requirements.