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Court enters consent order requiring Connecticut, New York-based bakeries to pay $952K to 74 employees following US Labor Department investigation, litigation

News Release: HARTFORD, CT - An investigation and litigation by the U.S. Department of Labor have resulted in a federal court ordering three bakeries located in Danbury, Connecticut, and Mount Vernon, New York, and their owner/officer to pay nearly $1 million in back wages and liquidated damages to 74 employees to resolve violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

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New notice from Employment and Training Administration to be published on Oct. 6

There are three releases scheduled to be published on Oct. 6.

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Labor Department publishes notice on Oct. 4

The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Oct. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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US Department of Labor, Loomis Armored US enter agreement resolving alleged race- and gender-based hiring discrimination at Houston facility

News Release: HOUSTON - The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into a conciliation agreement with a leading armored security provider to the financial industry to resolve alleged systemic race- and gender-based hiring discrimination at its Houston facility.

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Labor Department discusses Notice of Publication to the Department of Labor's List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor on Oct. 4

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Oct. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Su: Grants 'ensure working women have an equitable stake' in economic recovery

Six nonprofit organizations were awarded around $2 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Labor to support their efforts to educate low-wage women about their rights at work and encourage them to take advantage of them.

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries discussed on Oct. 4 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Sonic franchise operator fined nearly $42K after federal investigation finds teens allowed to work beyond legal limits at three Wichita-area locations

News Release: NEWTON, KS - For many teens, working at a fast-food restaurant is a first job. For 50 teens - ages 14 and 15 - working at three Sonic drive-in locations near Wichita - that meant being employed in excess of the number of hours allowed by child labor laws and during nighttime hours not permitted by law, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation has found.

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US Department of Labor awards $2M grant to help improve labor conditions, prevent forced, child labor in Uzbekistan’s cotton industry

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of a $2 million cooperative agreement to support the improvement of labor conditions and prevent forced labor and child labor in Uzbekistan’s cotton industry.

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September: Labor Department publishes 31 notices

There were 31 notices published by the Labor Department in September, according to the Federal Register.

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Labor Department discusses Workforce Information Advisory Council on Oct. 3

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000, as Amended discussed on Oct. 3 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published an eight page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Murray, Baldwin, Wyden, Democrats Applaud Biden Admin Restoring Key Nondiscrimination Protections in Health Care, Push to Strengthen Proposal

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Ron Wyden (D-OR), Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, led 15 of their colleagues in commenting on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed rule prohibiting discrimination in health care under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act.

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US Department of Labor announces $80M funding opportunity to help train, expand, diversify nursing workforce; address shortage of nurses

News Release: WASHINGTON - The unprecedented demands that the pandemic placed on the nation’s nurses - combined with retirements and an aging workforce - have greatly increased the need for nursing workers in the U.S.

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Blanco: 'Employers who hire young workers must know and abide by federal laws'

The U.S. Department of Labor fined a Silicon Valley specialty food delivery service for using dozens of minors as drivers, a position that is illegal under federal child labor laws.