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Healthcare workers are the unsung heroines and heroes who care for those who can’t always take care of themselves – older adults, people with disabilities, children with special needs, and others.
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Democrats Push Unionization Over Keeping Warehouse Workers Safe
News Release: Today, Workforce Protections Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Keller (R-PA) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a subcommittee hearing attacking job creators and industry leaders under the guise of worker safety...
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Workers, Do You Have Questions? We Have Answers.
Understanding your federal labor rights can be confusing. Answers to workplace questions can be hard to find—and are usually not all in one place. We aim to change that.
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Apprentice as a Mine Inspector
This year is the eighth annual National Apprenticeship Week, which brings together government, industry, labor, education and others to celebrate this alternative to formal education that provides paid, on-the-job training.
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Lifting Workers’ Voices and Strengthening Relationships
For more than two years, underserved workers across the country have been devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving many feeling abandoned and marginalized. Many of the most heavily affected are people of color – specifically Black and Hispanic workers – who have been disproportionately impacted by injuries and illnesses while on the job.
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President Names PBGC Advisory Committee Members
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. has appointed the following members to serve on the Advisory Committee of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC):
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PBGC Releases FY 2022 Annual Report
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) today released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Annual Report.
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American Indian or Alaska Native Workers with Disabilities in the Labor Force
American Indian or Alaska Native Adults (16-64) by Disability Category. Two pie charts show 511,000 adults have a disability (compared to 3,848,000 without). Nearly half of those experience multiple difficulties related to their disability.
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US Department of Labor announces nationwide effort to prepare students at Job Corps centers for Registered Apprenticeship programs
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 highlights the benefits of Registered Apprenticeships as National Apprenticeship Week 2022 launches
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the kick-off of more than 1,000 events and activities throughout the country as part of the eighth annual National Apprenticeship Week, Nov. 14-20, 2022.
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US Department of Labor awards $6.85M to promote equitable access to unemployment insurance benefits in Delaware, Montana, Wyoming
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $6,848,992 in grants to state employment insurance systems in Delaware, Montana and Wyoming to enhance awareness and improve delivery of unemployment insurance benefits to people who face obstacles to access.
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US Department of Labor awards nearly $2.7M to provide employment, training services for transitioning military, spouses at Fort Hood
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an incremental award of $2,677,470 to the Texas Workforce Commission to support continued employment and training services for transitioning military service members and their spouses near and at the U.S. Army’s Fort Hood installation.
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US Department of Labor, state and national brewers align to educate New York employers, protect industry workers
US Department of Labor, state and national brewers align to educate New York employers, protect industry workers
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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
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 cites two contractors for demolition, asbestos hazards after mezzanine collapse at former South Boston power plant
On May 5, 2022, an employee of an Everett demolition contractor lost his legs when a concrete mezzanine platform on the west wall of a building at the former Boston Edison power plant in South Boston collapsed during demolition and asbestos abatement operations.
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Chicago-area contractor faces $277K in fines for repeated failures to protect roofing employees from exposure to deadly fall hazards
Three times in four months, federal safety inspectors observed workers employed by a Calumet City roofing contractor exposed to deadly fall hazards at job sites in Lake Zurich and Wheeling.
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US Department of Labor initiative seeks to protect food processing workers in Illinois, Ohio amid significantly higher injury rates
With injury rates among the more than 90,000 food production workers in Illinois and Ohio significantly higher than other manufacturing workers, the U.S. Department of Labor has stepped up its outreach and enforcement efforts to reduce workplace hazards and better protect workers in these states.
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Federal workplace safety investigation of Mapleton foundry worker's fatal fall into molten iron finds Caterpillar failed to install required fall protection
On June 2, 2022, a 39-year-old employee of a Mapleton foundry fell and was immediately incinerated in an 11-foot-deep pot of molten iron heated to more than 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit. A federal investigation determined that, if required safety guards or fall protection had been installed, the 39-year-old employee's ninth day on the job might not have been their last.
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US Department of Labor grants Alliance Ambassador status on Great Plains OSHA Education Center for continued commitment to safety, health
Release: Who: U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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Proposed Renewal of the Approval of Information Collection Requirements; Comment Request discussed on Nov. 16 by Labor Department
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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