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


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


The US Labor Department published an eight page proposed rule on Sept. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a five page notice on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Statement of Trade Representative Katherine Tai, Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh applaud successful first course of remediation under  USMCA’s Rapid Response Mechanism

News Release: WASHINGTON – United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh today marked the successful conclusion of the first a course of remediation under the USMCA’s Rapid Response Labor Mechanism. Workers at a General Motors facility in Silao, Mexico voted on whether to approve ...


US Department of Labor announces new partners to support initiative  to deliver employment services to transitioning service members, spouses

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced its Veterans’ Employment and Training Service has signed a memorandum of understanding with nine organizations that have agreed to serve as partners to support VETS’ Employment Navigator and Partnership Pilot.


US Department of Labor investigations find three South Carolina marinas violated federal child labor provisions

News Release: COLUMBIA, SC – The operators of three South Carolina marinas found themselves afoul of the Fair Labor Standards Act recently after U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigations uncovered child labor and overtime violations.


US Department of Labor finds overtime violations at a Florida air conditioning company, recovers $34K in back wages for 43 workers

News Release: ORLANDO, FL – A U.S. Department of Labor investigation found an Orlando air conditioning and heating service company failed to pay workers the overtime wages they legally earned, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.


California car wash operator intentionally failed to pay overtime, must pay $62K in back wages, damages to remedy federal violations

News Release: WEST COVINA, CA – The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered a Colton car wash to pay 15 workers more than $62,000 in back wages and liquidated damages after federal investigators found their employer intentionally failed to pay them overtime, as the Fair Labor Standards Act requires.


US Department of Labor files restraining order to stop Rosedale farm operator from retaliating against H-2A workers, obstructing investigation

News Release: ROSEDALE, LA – At a sugarcane and soybean farm outside Baton Rouge, agricultural workers faced more than Louisiana’s heat and humidity. They dealt with a farm owner and operator, Glynn Rivet, who allegedly denied them adequate food and water, and after the workers asked the owner’s son to help them get ...


US Department of Labor announces new partners to support initiative  to deliver employment services to transitioning service members, spouses

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced its Veterans’ Employment and Training Service has signed a memorandum of understanding with nine organizations that have agreed to serve as partners to support VETS’ Employment Navigator and Partnership Pilot.


US Department of Labor finds overtime violations at a Florida air conditioning company, recovers $34K in back wages for 43 workers

News Release: ORLANDO, FL – A U.S. Department of Labor investigation found an Orlando air conditioning and heating service company failed to pay workers the overtime wages they legally earned, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.


US Department of Labor investigations find three South Carolina marinas violated federal child labor provisions

News Release: COLUMBIA, SC – The operators of three South Carolina marinas found themselves afoul of the Fair Labor Standards Act recently after U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigations uncovered child labor and overtime violations.


Statement of Trade Representative Katherine Tai, Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh applaud successful first course of remediation under  USMCA’s Rapid Response Mechanism

News Release: WASHINGTON – United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh today marked the successful conclusion of the first a course of remediation under the USMCA’s Rapid Response Labor Mechanism. Workers at a General Motors facility in Silao, Mexico voted on whether to approve ...


California car wash operator intentionally failed to pay overtime, must pay $62K in back wages, damages to remedy federal violations

News Release: WEST COVINA, CA – The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered a Colton car wash to pay 15 workers more than $62,000 in back wages and liquidated damages after federal investigators found their employer intentionally failed to pay them overtime, as the Fair Labor Standards Act requires.


US Department of Labor files restraining order to stop Rosedale farm operator from retaliating against H-2A workers, obstructing investigation

News Release: ROSEDALE, LA – At a sugarcane and soybean farm outside Baton Rouge, agricultural workers faced more than Louisiana’s heat and humidity. They dealt with a farm owner and operator, Glynn Rivet, who allegedly denied them adequate food and water, and after the workers asked the owner’s son to help them get ...


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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