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US Department of Labor, Lamar Advertising Co. alliance to help keep outdoor signage workers safe, healthy in Colorado, Montana

US Department of Labor, Lamar Advertising Co. alliance to help keep outdoor signage workers safe, healthy in Colorado, Montana
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Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary

The number of job openings increased to 10.7 million on the last business day of September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
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Federal court denies health provider’s bid to limit US Department of Labor’s OSH Act enforcement authority

News Release: NEW YORK - The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has denied a Staten Island health provider’s attempt to prevent the U.S. Department of Labor from pursuing damages for a COVID-19 whistleblower whose private state whistleblower claim was dismissed.
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US Labor Department obtains order stopping Arizona agricultural employer from abusing workers, exposing them to workplace dangers

News Release: PHOENIX - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a federal court order to prevent an Arizona agricultural employer from continuing to abuse agricultural guest workers.pdf) , exposing them to dangerous workplace conditions - including requiring them to operate unsafe vehicles and housing them in overcrowded quarters - and from discriminating against those who complained.
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New ED Rule on Student Loans Fails to Address Underlying Problems

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after the Department of Education announced final regulations which fail to address major problems in the federal student loan system...
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Philadelphia contractor’s history of exposing workers to deadly fall hazards continues, US Department of Labor proposes $269K in penalties

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia framing contractor faces $269,594 in proposed penalties after the company was again found exposing employees to deadly fall hazards at a residential worksite in the city’s Roxborough section on April 21, 2022.
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US Department of Labor recovers $102K in tips, back wages, liquidated damages for Maine restaurant workers denied overtime, tips

News Release: MANCHESTER, NH - The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $51,217 in restored tips and back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages from the operator of three Cumberland County, Maine, restaurants that denied 25 workers their full overtime wages or kept portions of their earned tips illegally.
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Philadelphia contractor’s history of exposing workers to deadly fall hazards continues, US Department of Labor proposes $269K in penalties

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia framing contractor faces $269,594 in proposed penalties after the company was again found exposing employees to deadly fall hazards at a residential worksite in the city’s Roxborough section on April 21, 2022.
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Federal court denies health provider’s bid to limit US Department of Labor’s OSH Act enforcement authority

News Release: NEW YORK - The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has denied a Staten Island health provider’s attempt to prevent the U.S. Department of Labor from pursuing damages for a COVID-19 whistleblower whose private state whistleblower claim was dismissed.
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DOL recovers back wages, damages from business that 'shortchanged' workers

The owner of a California car wash who paid employees two checks per pay period to avoid paying overtime now has to pay more than $200,000 for violating federal labor laws.
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Walsh: Employers 'who deny their legal obligations will be held to account'

A federal court placed a Pennsylvania poultry processing facility in contempt for failing to pay $162,359 in fines from citations by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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Murray: Airline 'workers should not have to choose between their jobs and their health'

A federal court ordered Mesa Air Group, based in Arizona and operating Mesa Airlines on regional routes for American and United Airlines, to comply with federal law and change its pay policy.
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Blanco: 'Wages and hours afforded to migrant workers in the H-2A program cannot shortchange U.S. workers'

A California grape producer violated federal law by providing H-2A agricultural employees with more hours and higher wages than those offered to American workers.
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“Text of Senate Amendment 6337” published by the Congressional Record on Sept. 29

“Text of Senate Amendment 6337“ was published in the Senate section on pages S5833-S5834 on Sept. 29
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Public notices: Labor Department publishes 5 in week ending Oct. 22

There were five notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Oct. 22, according to the Federal Register.
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DuMont: 'Workers also have the right to participate in investigations without fear of retaliation'

A U.S. Department of Labor investigation recovered more than $1 million in back pay and liquidated damages from the part-owner and operator of an assisted living facility in the Pittsburgh area.
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Trotter: 'A job should never jeopardize the safety' of young workers

A Kauai, Hawaii, restaurant allegedly violated federal regulations by permitting eight workers as young as 15 to work in its kitchen and bake.
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Labor Department discusses Secretary's Order 03-2022-Delegation of Authorities and Assignment of Responsibilities to the Chief Information Officer on Oct. 28

The US Labor Department published a four page notice on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Federal appeals court finds Pennsylvania poultry processing facility in contempt for failing to pay $162K in penalties, address safety violations

News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal court has found Birdsboro Kosher Farms Corp. in contempt for failing to pay $162,359 in penalties after an inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found numerous safety hazards, including willful, serious and repeat violations.
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