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News Release: PHOENIX - A federal court has ordered Arizona-based Mesa Air Group - operating regional flights for American and United airlines as Mesa Airlines - to follow federal law and correct the company’s pay policy that prevented flight attendants and pilots from exercising their rights to take time off from work for qualifying reasons under the Family and Medical Leave Act.
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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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Ohio manufacturer faces $1.2M in penalties after 7th worker in 5 years suffers severe injuries when caught in machine employer failed to lock out
News Release: FOSTORIA, OH - An Ohio vinyl tile manufacturer faces $1,232,705 in proposed penalties after U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors responded when a worker suffered severe injuries as a result of being caught in a machine on April 28, 2022.
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Ohio manufacturer faces $1.2M in penalties after 7th worker in 5 years suffers severe injuries when caught in machine employer failed to lock out
News Release: FOSTORIA, OH - An Ohio vinyl tile manufacturer faces $1,232,705 in proposed penalties after U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors responded when a worker suffered severe injuries as a result of being caught in a machine on April 28, 2022.
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Senator Murray Statement on Continuing Bipartisan Oversight Efforts Related to COVID-19
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), issued the following statement on her continuing bipartisan oversight efforts into the origins of the virus that causes COVID-19, and her continuing commitment to improve our pandemic preparedness and public health systems by passing her PREVENT Pandemics Act.
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Part-owner of Pittsburgh assisted living provider that denied wages, intimidated workers pays $1M in back wages, damages after federal investigation, litigation
News Release: PITTSBURGH - The part-owner and operator of a Pittsburgh-area assisted living provider has paid more than $1 million in back wages and liquidated damages to 47 workers after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found their pay practices denied the workers their rightfully earned wages.
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Federal court orders design firm and CEO to pay $540K to employee benefit plan after US Labor Department investigation finds overpayment for shares
News Release: ATLANTA - A federal court judge has ordered TPP Holdings Inc., an Atlanta architecture and interior design firm operating as The Preston Partnership, LLC, and its CEO, Robert N. Preston, to restore $540,658 to TPP’s employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) following an investigation and litigation by the U.S. Department of Labor.
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Walsh: 'I know a mental health-friendly work environment can make all the difference'
U.S. Sec. of Labor Marty Walsh shared a personal anecdote on the benefits of mental-health support in the workplace when he spoke recently with employers and disability-advocacy leaders.
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US Department of Labor, Lamar Advertising Co. alliance to help keep outdoor signage workers safe, healthy in Colorado, Montana
News Release: Participants: U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Lamar Advertising Co. Alliance description: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Lamar Advertising Co. have signed an alliance to provide workers in Colorado and Montana...
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Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act; Extension of Comment Period discussed on Oct. 26 by Labor Department
The US Labor Department published a one page proposed rule on Oct. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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US Department of Labor, Lamar Advertising Co. alliance to help keep outdoor signage workers safe, healthy in Colorado, Montana
Release: Participants: U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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Federal court orders Illinois home healthcare company, president, owner, to restore more than $85K to employee retirement plan
Release: Date of Action: Oct. 20, 2022
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Stevens: 'Working in confined spaces presents hazards that can be fatal if they go unrecognized'
A Georgia crawl space remediation company may have prevented the death of an employee had it adhered to safety regulations required by law, investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration found.
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OSHA announces Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health will meet Nov. 17
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced today that the agency will hold a meeting of the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health on Nov. 17, 2022, from 1 to 4 p.m. EDT.
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Three Indicted, Arraigned in Alleged Conspiracies to Defraud Land Rover Dealerships
Three Rhode Island men were arraigned on Friday in federal court in Providence, charged by way of indictment for their alleged participation in a conspiracy to use stolen identities to defraud Land Rover dealerships in Rhode Island and New Hampshire, announced United States Attorney Zachary A.
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United States Attorney Announces Results Of Efforts To Combat Human Trafficking
United States Attorney Roger B.
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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.Investigators with the U.S.
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US Department of Labor recovers $86K in back wages, damages for 74 healthcare workers at New Hampshire rehabilitation living facility
Department levies $2K civil money penalty for child labor hours violations
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Federal court orders Illinois home healthcare company, president, owner, to restore more than $85K to employee retirement plan
Federal court orders Illinois home healthcare company, president, owner, to restore more than $85K to employee retirement plan
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PBGC Industry Day for Upcoming Smaller Asset Manager Program Solicitation
ent firms interested in the Smaller Asset Manager Program (SAMP) on November 10, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. ET.
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