News and reports from the Department of Labor.

Release: Employer name: Raymond’s Painting Co. Investigation Site: 904 Hikina Lane Honolulu, HI 96817 Investigation findings: Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor found Raymond’s Painting Company Inc. - doing business as Raymond’s Painting Co. - didn’t treat pre-shift activities by its employees ...

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: WASHINGTON - To provide people too often marginalized and underrepresented in the U.S. with a route to good-paying jobs, the U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $45 million in grant funding to 13 colleges in 12 states to help expand career and technical education programs.

News Release: WASHINGTON - In the spirit of this week’s Labor Day celebration, the U.S. Department of Labor is collaborating with the Small Business Administration , the National Labor Relations Board and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services to release a first-of-its-kind digital toolkit for employers seeking guidance on supporting and responding to their employees interested in exercising their right to form or join a union.

A proposed amendment to the Qualified Professional Asset Manage Exemption will receive a virtual public hearing and an extended comment period, the U.S. Department of Labor announced recently.

There was activity on three bills related to the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Sept. 7.

News Release: Today, Workforce Protections Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Keller (R-PA) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a subcommittee hearing on H.R. 7345, which creates undue burdens on America’s farmers and limits the opportunities of America’s youth employed on farms...

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) led every Committee Republican member in sending a letter to Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA) requesting a hearing to examine the implementation of the Biden administration’s reckless student loan bailout and the continuation of the student loan repayment moratorium.

News Release: LEMONT, IL - A 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.

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) condemned Republican attacks on the Biden Administration’s landmark decision last week...

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Sept. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement criticizing the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) proposal to revive the Obama administration’s job-killing joint employer standard...

News Release: ALBANY, NY - The U.S. Department of Labor has filed suit against the former owner of an Albany restaurant after he allegedly tried to intimidate three workers and prevent them from participating in a private class action lawsuit, thus depriving them of their full rights under the Fair Labor Standards ...

Release: Employer name: Yaghi Enterprises, Inc. operating as Yaghi’s New York Pizzeria

News Release: WASHINGTON - Construction workers often face some of their industry’s most serious dangers - such as falls from elevation, being struck or crushed by equipment or other objects, and electrocution - but recent studies suggest another occupational concern is lurking silently at U.S. worksites: worker suicides.