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News Release: Parents are fed up: fed up with bullying from school district officials, fed up with teachers unions being put ahead of their children, and fed up with a lack of transparency regarding their child’s education. Instead of staying fed up, parents are standing up.
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Employment and Training Administration set to publish a new notice on Oct. 14
There is one release scheduled to be published on Oct. 14.
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DOL’s Power Grab Throws Workers and Retirees Out in the Cold
News Release: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Republican Leader Rick Allen (R-GA) submitted a comment letter yesterday to Labor Department Secretary Marty Walsh regarding a proposed rule which would make the prohibited transaction exemption for qualified professional asset managers (QPAMs) virtually unusable and, in turn, harm workers, retirees, and plan sponsors.
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Missouri Slope earns ‘Star’ level designation for exemplary workplace safety, health programs at North Dakota’s largest nursing facility
Release: WHO: Missouri Slope, Bismarck, North Dakota
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Walsh: 'Misclassification deprives workers of their federal labor protections'
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a proposal to clarify whether a worker can be classified as an independent contractor or as an employee, news that crashed the stocks of some gig-based companies.
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Federal court enters consent order requiring two Boston restaurants to pay $210K in back wages, liquidated damages, penalties after Department of Labor investigation
News Release: BOSTON - A federal court has ordered two Boston restaurants to pay $195,680 in back wages and liquidated damages after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found the employers willfully failed to pay some employees the minimum wage and overtime compensation the law requires. The department also levied a $14,980 civil money penalty.
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US Department of Labor recovers $17K for eight workers after investigation finds Guam federal subcontractor shortchanged workers’ wages, benefits
News Release: DEDEDO, GUAM - The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $17,164 in back wages from a federal subcontractor who denied full wages and benefits to eight workers providing pest control services at U.S. Air Force and Navy installations on Guam.
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Labor Department discusses Temporary Agricultural Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in the United States on Oct. 12
The US Labor Department published a one page rule on Oct. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) discussed on Oct. 11 by Labor Department
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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US Department of Labor recovers $44K in back wages, damages for 2 workers denied overtime by Jackson ground delivery contractor
News Release: JACKSON, MS - The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $44,280 in back wages and liquidated damages for two employees of a Jackson ground delivery contractor who failed to compensate them for work they did off-the-clock from their homes.
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Notice published by Labor Department on Oct. 11
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Federal court orders defunct Michigan company, CEO, president to restore more than $25K to two employee benefit plans
Release: Date of Action: Oct. 11, 2022
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US Department of Labor cites Savannah space remediation company after 32-year-old lead repair technician suffers fatal electrocution
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA - A federal workplace safety investigation into how an employee suffered a fatal electrocution while digging a shallow drainage trench under a home has found that a Savannah crawl space remediation company might have prevented the incident by following required safety standards.
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Walsh: Labor Department works to ensure 'all workers can enforce their rights on the job'
Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh met with a group of immigrant workers and worker activists in Washington, D.C., to discuss the significance of protecting these employees and fostering ties among people who care about their welfare.
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New notice from Labor Statistics Bureau to be published on Oct. 14
There is one release scheduled to be published on Oct. 14.
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Walsh: Labor report shows 'economy continues to produce strong and steady job growth'
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' September 2022 Employment Situation Report showed the U.S. economy gained 263,000 jobs last month, growth that was "widespread" across industries and demographics, according to Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh.
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US Department of Labor hosts annual conference for nation’s mine safety, health trainers at National Mine Health and Safety Academy, Oct. 11-13
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration is hosting the annual Training Resources Applied to Mining conference at the National Mine Health and Safety Academy in Beaver, West Virginia, from Oct. 11 to 13.
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Foxx & Comer Reveal New Evidence of COVID Relief Dollars Funding Woke Initiatives
News Release: The lawmakers are investigating the Department of Education allowing COVID relief funds to be used to indoctrinate America’s children in leftist ideology
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Foxx Slams Biden’s Family Glitch Rule That Will Cost More Than $33 Billion
News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the Biden administration’s final “family glitch" rule...
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Matos: 'Employers must properly classify their employees'
A Massachusetts courier service that allegedly misclassified drivers as independent contractors must pay $575,000 in back wages and liquidated damages to the 62 drivers.
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