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Peace Corps Payout Leaves Taxpayers on the Hook
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Burr Demands Clarity on Admin’s Contradictory COVID-19 Policies After President Declares ‘the Pandemic is Over’

Burr Demands Clarity on Admin’s Contradictory COVID-19 Policies After President Declares ‘the Pandemic is Over’
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US Labor Department recovers $6K in back pay, levies $10K in punitive damages for Portland hotel worker fired after exercising protected rights

US Labor Department recovers $6K in back pay, levies $10K in punitive damages for Portland hotel worker fired after exercising protected rights
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US Department of Labor recovers $269K in back wages, damages for live-in caregivers, whose Ontario employer denied them overtime

US Department of Labor recovers $269K in back wages, damages for live-in caregivers, whose Ontario employer denied them overtime
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Court orders Pennsylvania diner to pay $1.35M in back wages, liquidated damages to 107 servers, kitchen workers after investigation, litigation

Court orders Pennsylvania diner to pay $1.35M in back wages, liquidated damages to 107 servers, kitchen workers after investigation, litigation
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For the fourth time, US Labor Department finds Roseburg hotel operator shortchanging employees of minimum wage, overtime wages

For the fourth time, US Labor Department finds Roseburg hotel operator shortchanging employees of minimum wage, overtime wages
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US Department of Labor urges greater focus on safety by employers, workers as deaths, injuries in agricultural transportation incidents rises sharply

US Department of Labor urges greater focus on safety by employers, workers as deaths, injuries in agricultural transportation incidents rises sharply
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US Department of Labor recovers more than $70K in back wages for 38 Louisiana restaurant workers denied minimum wage, overtime

US Department of Labor recovers more than $70K in back wages for 38 Louisiana restaurant workers denied minimum wage, overtime
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El Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. recupera $230,000 en salarios atrasados para 274 trabajadores de restaurantes de la zona de Austin a quienes el empleador les negaba las propinas completas

El Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. recupera $230,000 en salarios atrasados para 274 trabajadores de restaurantes de la zona de Austin a quienes el empleador les negaba las propinas completas
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US Department of Labor awards $34.4M in grants to improve access to good jobs, training in Appalachian Region, Lower Mississippi Delta

US Department of Labor awards $34.4M in grants to improve access to good jobs, training in Appalachian Region, Lower Mississippi Delta
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US Department of Labor, US Trade Representative host trans-Atlantic trade, labor dialogue with union, business leaders

US Department of Labor, US Trade Representative host trans-Atlantic trade, labor dialogue with union, business leaders
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US Department of Labor awards $3M to support project to improve working conditions in Bangladesh, focused on labor rights abuses in three cities

US Department of Labor awards $3M to support project to improve working conditions in Bangladesh, focused on labor rights abuses in three cities
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US Department of Labor proposes revision to Form LM-10 to require employers to disclose federal contractor, subcontractor status

US Department of Labor proposes revision to Form LM-10 to require employers to disclose federal contractor, subcontractor status
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Labor Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Respirable Coal Mine Dust Samplings on Sept. 19

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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New notice from Occupational Safety and Health Administration to be published on Sept. 21

There are two releases scheduled to be published on Sept. 21.
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Foxx Rejects Peace Corps Payout

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 1456, the Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022, that includes a costly Peace Corps payout...
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Bills addressed by Education and Labor Committee on Sept. 19

There was activity on 10 bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on Sept. 19.
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Labor Department discusses Technical Advisory Committee; Renewal of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Technical Advisory Committee on Sept. 19

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Sept. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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