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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Labor Secretary Perez announces new appointments, leadership  for 2017 ERISA Advisory Council

News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez today announced the appointments of five new members to the 2017 Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans , known as the ERISA Advisory Council. He also announced the incoming chair and vice chair of the council.


US Labor Department resolves lawsuit to restore $138K owed to  employee benefit plan of Chicago ophthalmologist Nicholas C. Caro

News Release: Date of Action: Dec. 8, 2016 Type of Action: Employee Retirement Income Security Act lawsuit Names of Defendants: Nicholas C. Caro N.C. Caro M.D., S.C.


Ameriprise Financial, Inc. to settle discrimination charges, pay $128K in back pay, interest to 20 black employees

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS – One of the nation’s leading financial planning companies discriminated in pay against black employees, an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has found.


OSHA cites global commercial laundry equipment manufacturer after second worker suffers amputation injury in less than two months

News Release: RIPON, Wis. – For the second time in less than two months, federal safety and health inspectors found an employee at one of world’s leading commercial laundry equipment manufacturers suffered an amputation injury because a machine lacked adequate safety guarding.


OSHA cites global food company after 2 workers suffer severe injuries at Melrose Park, Illinois, processing facility

News Release: MELROSE PARK, Ill. – Just six weeks after a machine amputated a maintenance worker’s left hand as he cleared jammed material stuck in a machine at its Melrose Park bread products facility, the company reported a second worker’s right forearm suffered multiple fractures as he cleaned another machine. ...


Queens-based nursing home chain to pay over $2M in back wages and damages to 844 underpaid employees in eastern New York

News Release: NEW YORK – A Queens-based operator of residential nursing homes and adult care facilities will pay a total of $2,006,796 in back wages and liquidated damages to 844 underpaid employees at five locations in eastern New York following a federal investigation of alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.


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


The US Labor Department published a one page rule on Dec. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page proposed rule on Dec. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Dec. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Central Transport agrees to enhanced safety measures at over 100 freight terminals in US Labor Department settlement

News Release: BOSTON – For several years, inspections by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration identified a disturbing pattern of defective forklifts being used to move, handle, load and unload freight in at least 11 Central Transport LLC shipping terminals in nine states. Their use exposed employees to hazards that could cause crushing or struck-by injuries at multiple locations, including Central Transport’s Billerica terminal.


Long Island restaurant, catering hall to pay $285K to two dozen employees denied minimum wage, overtime pay

News Release: NEW YORK – A Garden City restaurant and catering hall will pay a total of $285,800 in back wages and liquidated damages to 24 underpaid employees to resolve violations of the minimum wage, overtime and recordkeeping requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The company will also pay $24,200 in civil ...


Stucco contractor fails to properly protect employees from fall, silica hazards

News Release: EVANSTON, Ill. ‒ A Burbank contractor failed to provide employees remodeling a home in Evanston with adequate protection from falls and the personal protective equipment and training needed to work safely with silica and portland cement.


Roofing company did not provide adequate fall protection  for roofers working at commercial site in O’Fallon, Illinois

News Release: O’FALLON, Ill. ‒ Federal investigators saw eight workers at risk of falls of more than 14 feet while re-roofing a commercial structure in O’Fallon in October 2016 because their employer failed to provide adequate fall protection.