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The US Labor Department published a one page proposed rule on Sept. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Labor Department’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs reports 16 countries made significant advancements to combat child labor in 2015

News Release: WASHINGTON – ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ Miguel Hernandez is 12 years old and already an experienced miner. Instead of going to school, he has worked for years –11 hours a day – extracting precious gems in the mines of Bolivia.


OSHA cites Stavis Seafoods Inc. for 20 serious violations following March ammonia leak in which employee died

News Release: BRAINTREE, Mass. – Brian Caron died on the job on March 23, 2016, when he was fatally overcome by an ammonia leak caused by a burst pipe in the machine shop of his employer, Boston fish and seafood wholesaler Stavis Seafoods Inc. An inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and ...


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Sept. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Sept. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Department of Labor awards $43M to improve services for dislocated workers through integrated program information and data systems

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a total of $43,286,407 in Reemployment & Systems Integration National Dislocated Worker Grants to 43 states and territories to support and improve connectivity among existing workforce programs. These investments will help dislocated workers and ...


US Department of Labor announces final rule requiring  federal contractors to provide workers access to paid sick leave

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule today requiring federal contractors to provide paid sick leave to employees who work on or in connection with certain federal contracts. The rule will allow these workers to use paid leave if they are sick, need to take care of a sick family ...


County of Essex, private detention facility contractor to pay $4.8 million  in back wages, fringe benefits to resolve labor violations

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. – One hundred and twenty-two employees at a Newark immigration detention facility will receive $4.8 million in back wages and fringe benefits from the County of Essex and one of the nation’s largest providers of re-entry and in-prison treatment services, following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division.