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The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Nov. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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US Department of Labor announces nationwide effort to prepare students at Job Corps centers for Registered Apprenticeship programs

News Release: WASHINGTON - As the nation marks National Apprenticeship Week, the U.S. Department of Labor today announced an initiative to expand its pre-apprenticeship opportunities for Job Corps students and connect them to Registered Apprenticeship programs.
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US Department of Labor urges vigilance by first responders, recovery crews, public to protect themselves from hazards in tropical storm recovery

News Release: ATLANTA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration urges first responders, people in recovery efforts, and residents in areas affected by Tropical Storm Nicole to be aware of the many hazards that flooding, power loss, structural damage, fallen trees and storm debris may create.
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US Department of Labor seeking Maryland home healthcare workers who may be owed back wages, damages in $1.13M recovery

News Release: PIKESVILLE, MD - The U.S. Department of Labor is trying to locate home healthcare workers employed from April 2020 through March 2022 by a Pikesville company who may be owed part of nearly $1.13 million in back wages and damages the department’s Wage and Hour Division recovered on their behalf.
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October: 18 press releases published by Occupational Safety and Health Administration

There were 18 press releases published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in October.
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DOL-ETA offers new grant application process starting Nov. 14

Work Opportunity Tax Credit Funding Allotments for Fiscal Year 2023 grant opened on Nov. 14.
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Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions publishes seven press releases in October

There were seven press releases published by the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions in October.
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Coria: Care of the vulnerable 'depends on truly dedicated people'

The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division will hold a webinar on "Caring for Those Who Care: Fair Labor Standards Act Requirements in the Care Industry” Nov. 17 in the middle of Home Care and Hospice Month.
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Week ending Nov. 5: 7 notices published by Labor Department

There were seven notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Nov. 5, according to the Federal Register.
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Lee: Jordan's commitment to workers 'creates a strong basis for future progress'

Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs Thea Lee traveled to Jordan as the first senior U.S. Department of Labor official to visit in more than 20 years.
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The high cost of wage theft: Southern California car wash operator pays $202K in back wages, damages to 13 workers after federal investigation

A federal investigation has recovered $202,192 in back wages and liquidated damages for 13 workers at a Southern California car wash, whose employer shortchanged them, tried to conceal their wrongdoing, and committed other violations of federal law.
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US Department of Labor recovers $86K in back wages, damages for 74 healthcare workers at New Hampshire rehabilitation living facility

US Department of Labor recovers $86K in back wages, damages for 74 healthcare workers at New Hampshire rehabilitation living facility
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US Department of Labor urges West Virginia highway construction industry to join survey to set accurate prevailing wage rates

The U.S. Department of Labor is asking the West Virginia highway construction industry to participate in a survey to help the department’s Wage and Hour Division establish prevailing wage rates, as required by federal law.
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Court orders Arizona home care provider to pay $521K in back wages, damages to 253 employees after Department of Labor finds wage theft

The U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona has ordered a Phoenix-based provider of non-medical home care services to pay 253 employees a total of $521,905 in back wages and liquidated damages after the U.S. Department of Labor determined the employer willfully denied them overtime pay.
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US Department of Labor offers webinar in education, enforcement campaign to address alarming violations in Southeast’s care industries

As the nation marks Home Care and Hospice Month, the U.S. Department of Labor will hold a public webinar on federal wage and hour regulations for home care, residential care and nursing care industry employers, workers and other stakeholders in the Southeast.
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Court orders Lyndhurst staffing agency to pay $65K in damages to employee after US Labor Department investigates illegal termination, retaliation

The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has ordered a northern New Jersey staffing agency to pay $65,000 in damages to an employee fired after they raised concerns about not getting paid for all of their hours worked.
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Federal investigation recovers $374K in back wages, liquidated damages from New Hampshire employer who denied 46 home care workers overtime

A federal investigation into the pay practices of a New Hampshire home care service provider that found the employer denied employees overtime wages has recovered $374,640 in back wages and liquidated damages for 46 healthcare workers.
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US Department of Labor recovers $375K for 11 Oregon restaurant workers whose employer kept tips, denied overtime wages illegally

A federal investigation has recovered $375,233 in back wages and liquidated damages from a Medford restaurant for 11 workers after finding their employer kept servers tips, threatened to fire employees if they kept cash tips, and failed to pay kitchen workers overtime.
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US Department of Labor recovers $22K in back wages for 28 workers after Florida security provider fails to compensate all hours worked

US Department of Labor recovers $22K in back wages for 28 workers after Florida security provider fails to compensate all hours worked
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Jury decides Westmoreland County restaurant, owner willfully denied 15 servers, kitchen workers full wages over 5-year period

Following a three-day trial and three years of litigation, a jury in a federal court in Pennsylvania has determined a Delmont restaurant and its owner intentionally shortchanged 15 servers, dishwashers, bussers and cooks more than $214,000 in wages, confirming the findings of a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation and litigation by its Office of the Solicitor.
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