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News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Workforce Protections Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Keller (R-PA) issued this statement following the Department of Labor’s release of a proposed rule on worker classification, which will severely restrict individuals’ ability to work as independent contractors...
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US Department of Labor announces proposed rule on classifying employees, independent contractors; seeks to return to longstanding interpretation
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor will publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Oct. 13 to help employers and workers determine whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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New notice from Labor Department to be published on Oct. 13
There is one release scheduled to be published on Oct. 13.
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Federal court orders Hyundai, Kia auto parts manufacturer to stop employing minors illegally, end ‘oppressive’ child labor law violations
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, AL - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a federal court order to stop an Alexander City manufacturer of Hyundai and Kia auto parts from employing 13-, 14- and 15-year-old workers illegally, and to prevent the company from shipping or delivering any goods produced in violation of federal child labor laws.
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US Department of Labor recovers $157K in back wages for 65 workers of North Carolina restaurant that kept their tips illegally
News Release: GOLDSBORO, NC - A federal investigation has recovered $157,287 in back wages for 65 workers after finding that a Goldsboro-based restaurant’s pay practices denied the workers their full wages by keeping portions of their earned tips.
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CBO Confirms Democrat Handout to Multiemployer Pension Plans Puts Taxpayers on the Hook for BILLIONS More
News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (R-MO) issued the following statement after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirmed that the Biden administration’s rule implementing Democrats’ uncapped handout to multiemployer pension plans will cost $4.5 billion more than CBO’s initial estimate...
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Foxx Denounces the Biden Administration’s Executive Overreach
News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) led eight letters to Biden administration agencies that fall under the jurisdiction of the Committee to denounce and call attention to multiple instances of executive overreach.
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Foxx Joins Fischbach in Demanding Answers on Feeding Our Future Fraud
News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit Subcommittee Republican Leader Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Agriculture Committee Republican Leader Glenn “GT" Thompson (R-PA), Oversight and Reform Committee Republican Leader James...
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Shameful Child Abuse in the Head Start Program Must be Examined
News Release: After receiving an Office of Inspector General (OIG) report which found more than a thousand incidents of child abuse, lack of supervision, or unauthorized release at Head Start centers from October 2015 to May 2020, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement and demanded the majority hold an oversight hearing on the reports’ findings...
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Walsh: Training grants will 'help advance workforce equity' in the nursing profession
To better prepare for the projected demand for more than 200,000 more nursing professionals in the next decade, the U.S. Department of Labor is offering $80 million in grant funding for nurse-training programs.
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Kizer: 'Lawn mower injuries happen at many types of work sites'
The U.S. Department of Labor and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is urging Midwest employers to highlight lawn safety following two fatal roll-over accidents that happened just days apart.
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Foxx, Burr Call Out OSHA’s Union Event on Taxpayer Dime Ahead of Elections
News Release: Today, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Republican Leader Richard Burr (R-NC) sent a letter to Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh expressing concern over the “Workers’ Voice Summit" hosted by the...
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Labor Department discusses Labor Surplus Area Classification on Oct. 7
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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READOUT: Secretary Walsh, immigrant workers, advocates discuss immigrant workers’ protections, rights, barriers faced on the job
News Release: WASHINGTON - Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh joined other Department of Labor officials to meet with a group of immigrant workers and worker advocates in Washington on Oct. 6, 2022, to discuss the importance of protecting these workers and strengthening relationships among those committed to their well-being.
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Federal-State Unemployment Insurance Program Data Exchange Standardization discussed on Oct. 6 by Labor Department
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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US Department of Labor again cites Appleton roofing contractor for exposing unprotected workers to a deadly industry hazard – falls from elevation
News Release: APPLETON, WI - Bacilio Rios, an Appleton roofing contractor who has shown callous disregard for employees’ safety and scoffed at federal safety requirements since 2009, now faces $301,512 in penalties after a U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspector observed four roofing workers at heights greater than 8 feet without protection to prevent serious or fatal injuries.
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US Department of Labor finds Pennsylvania manufacturer prioritized safety, health at one facility, while hazards at New Jersey site led to 21 violations
News Release: MILLVILLE, NJ - A Pennsylvania-based metal coatings company that enacted a comprehensive safety and health program to protect workers at its corporate headquarters failed to do the same for employees at a manufacturing facility it opened in the fall of 2021 in Millville, a federal workplace safety investigation has found.
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Interstate Arrangement for Combining Employment and Wages discussed on Oct. 6 by Labor Department
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Labor Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Efforts to Improve Outcomes on Oct. 6
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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US Department of Labor investigation, litigation secures $278K in back wages, damages for 208 construction workers denied overtime by Suffolk agency
News Release: SUFFOLK, VA - A Suffolk construction staffing agency and its owner who intentionally misclassified workers as independent contractors - a serious form of wage theft - must pay $278,073, in back wages and liquidated damages to 208 construction workers following an investigation and litigation by the U.S. Department of Labor.
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