News and reports from the Department of Labor.

The former owner of a restaurant in Albany, New York, has been sued by the Department of Labor for allegedly attempting to intimidate three employees and bar them from participating in a private class action lawsuit, depriving them of their rights under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

News Release: CHICAGO - The U.S. Department of Labor has asked the Office of Administrative Law Judges to compel federal contractor Rosemount Inc. of Chanhassen, Minnesota, and its subsidiary, Rosemount Specialty Products LLC of Wenatchee, Washington, to provide documents and information necessary for the department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs to complete a scheduled compliance review of the company’s equal employment opportunity practices.

Release: Alliance Participants: * Occupational Safety and Health Administration Allentown area office * Wage and Hour Division Philadelphia and Wilkes-Barre district offices * Lehigh Career and Technical Institute , Schnecksville * Pennsylvania OSHA Consultation Program at Indiana University of Pennsylvania ...

News Release: MIDDLETOWN, NJ - An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found that a Middletown foundry willfully exposed workers to numerous safety and health hazards, citing the company for 14 violations with proposed penalties of $303,106.

Release: Nombre del empleador: Yaghi Enterprises, Inc. que funciona como Yaghi’s New York Pizzeria

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

There was activity on three bills related to the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Sept. 8.

News Release: Today, Civil Rights and Human Services Subcommittee Republican Leader Russ Fulcher (R-ID) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a subcommittee hearing on preventing youth from encountering the juvenile justice system...

News Release: LEMONT, IL - AB & R Repair of Lemont faces $326K in OSHA penalties 48-year-old worker entered a tanker-trailer in Lemont to inspect it as part of an annual U.S. Department of Transportation requirement and was overcome from exposure to bleach and chlorine gas. The worker was found unconscious in the tanker-trailer, he later died of his injuries.

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Sept. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: MIDDLETOWN, NJ - An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found that a Middletown foundry willfully exposed workers to numerous safety and health hazards, citing the company for 14 violations with proposed penalties of $303,106.

Release: WASHINGTON - Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh met with leading mental health advocacy groups, health care professional associations and other stakeholders today in Washington to discuss workers’ access to mental health services, treatment and supportive workplaces.

News Release: US Department of Labor allies with Lehigh Career and Technical Institute,

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The U.S. Labor market's slow-down in August meant job seekers had a slightly more difficult time finding work that month than in July as the nation remains below full employment.