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US Department of Labor, Ryan Companies US Inc. promote workplace safety, health at Lakewood Ranch multi-family project
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US Department of Labor allies with Lehigh Career and Technical Institute, Pennsylvania OSHA Consultation to protect warehousing, storage workers

US Department of Labor allies with Lehigh Career and Technical Institute, Pennsylvania OSHA Consultation to protect warehousing, storage workers
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US Department of Labor proposes $303K in penalties for Middletown foundry for willfully exposing employees to workplace hazards

US Department of Labor proposes $303K in penalties for Middletown foundry for willfully exposing employees to workplace hazards
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US Department of Labor awards $1.9M to 14 organizations nationwide to provide workplace safety, health training; recognize infectious diseases

US Department of Labor awards $1.9M to 14 organizations nationwide to provide workplace safety, health training; recognize infectious diseases
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Illinois trucking repair company cited for exposing workers to confined space hazards after worker fatally injured inspecting trailer

Illinois trucking repair company cited for exposing workers to confined space hazards after worker fatally injured inspecting trailer
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OSHA, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention form alliance to promote workplace mental health, suicide prevention awareness

OSHA, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention form alliance to promote workplace mental health, suicide prevention awareness
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Consumer Price Index Summary

Consumer Price Index Summary
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Secretary Walsh, Ambassador Tai join Japanese, European trade, labor ministers to express concerns about reported global increase in forced labor

Secretary Walsh, Ambassador Tai join Japanese, European trade, labor ministers to express concerns about reported global increase in forced labor
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Secretary of Labor, US Trade Representative support protection of labor rights at Mexico’s Manufacturas VU auto parts facility

Secretary of Labor, US Trade Representative support protection of labor rights at Mexico’s Manufacturas VU auto parts facility
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US Department of Labor report finds Dominican Republic’s sugar industry workers face unsafe, unfair working conditions; enforcement challenges

US Department of Labor report finds Dominican Republic’s sugar industry workers face unsafe, unfair working conditions; enforcement challenges
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US Department of Labor announces support for effort to promote workers’ rights in Indo-Pacific region

US Department of Labor announces support for effort to promote workers’ rights in Indo-Pacific region
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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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US Department of Labor extends deadline for applications from graduating, recent law school graduates for fall 2023 Honors Program in Washington

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Office of the Solicitor has extended the deadline for recent law school graduates to apply for its two-year Honors Program in Washington and earn unique experience in one of the federal government’s preeminent legal offices.
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Hammerl: Illinois real estate company president 'will not benefit from violating his employees’ trust'

A Cicero, Ill., real estate company’s president and owner must compensate participants for financial losses caused by the misappropriation of pension and profit-sharing plans under a federal court order.
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Connecticut environmental lab faces $907K in fines for willfully exposing employees to workplace carcinogen

News Release: HARTFORD, CT - For several months, employees at a Manchester environmental laboratory complained to management about faulty ventilation systems at the work site and about symptoms - including dizziness, light-headedness, headaches and unsteady walking - all of which can be caused by exposure to methylene ...
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All Items Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers; United States City Average discussed on Sept. 16 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Labor Department discusses All Items Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers; United States City Average on Sept. 16

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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READOUT: Assistant Secretary Taryn Williams applauds efforts of US Conference of Mayors to support workers’ mental health

News Release: WASHINGTON - At a meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors today, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy Taryn Williams applauded the launch of the Mental Health and Employment Working Group as it seeks to identify policies, plans and practices to address and support workers’ mental health needs in the nation’s cities.
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Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Proposed Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 84-14 (the QPAM Exemption) discussed on Sept. 16 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a nine page proposed rule on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Secretary Walsh, Ambassador Tai join Japanese, European trade, labor ministers to express concerns about reported global increase in forced labor

News Release: WASHINGTON - Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh and U.S. Trade Representative, Ambassador Katherine Tai today united with Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Nishimura Yasutoshi and its Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Katsunobu Katō; and the European Commission’s Executive Vice President ...
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