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US Department of Labor recovers more than $106K in back wages for 105 Louisiana waste workers denied overtime
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US Department of Labor investigation recovers $602K in back wages for 127 Utah tile installers, finds employer violated overtime rules

US Department of Labor investigation recovers $602K in back wages for 127 Utah tile installers, finds employer violated overtime rules
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US Department of Labor recovers $80K in back wages, liquidated damages after temporary staffing agency denied overtime to 108 hospitality workers

US Department of Labor recovers $80K in back wages, liquidated damages after temporary staffing agency denied overtime to 108 hospitality workers
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US Department of Labor obtains court order preventing federal contractor from retaliating against, intimidating workers on Maryland projects

US Department of Labor obtains court order preventing federal contractor from retaliating against, intimidating workers on Maryland projects
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Court finds mother, daughter tried to avoid paying overtime to Pittsburgh-area healthcare workers, orders payment of $2.4M in overtime back wages

Court finds mother, daughter tried to avoid paying overtime to Pittsburgh-area healthcare workers, orders payment of $2.4M in overtime back wages
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US Department of Labor recovers $56K in unpaid overtime, damages for Hawaii landscaping workers

US Department of Labor recovers $56K in unpaid overtime, damages for Hawaii landscaping workers
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US Department of Labor recovers $65K in back wages, damages for 3 workers denied overtime by gas station operators with history of costly violations

US Department of Labor recovers $65K in back wages, damages for 3 workers denied overtime by gas station operators with history of costly violations
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Federal court requires Pennsylvania home healthcare agency to pay $293K in back wages, damages to 75 workers denied overtime

Federal court requires Pennsylvania home healthcare agency to pay $293K in back wages, damages to 75 workers denied overtime
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US Department of Labor welcomes nine organizations to support delivery of employment assistance to transitioning service members, spouses

US Department of Labor welcomes nine organizations to support delivery of employment assistance to transitioning service members, spouses
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US Department of Labor awards $8M to support policy development center for equal, inclusive employment of people with disabilities

US Department of Labor awards $8M to support policy development center for equal, inclusive employment of people with disabilities
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US Department of Labor awards $50M in additional grants to fund Registered Apprenticeship hubs to expand apprenticeships

US Department of Labor awards $50M in additional grants to fund Registered Apprenticeship hubs to expand apprenticeships
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US Department of Labor awards nearly $26M in funding to support workers’ equitable access to states’ unemployment insurance systems

US Department of Labor awards nearly $26M in funding to support workers’ equitable access to states’ unemployment insurance systems
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US Department of Labor awards $70.8M in grants to expand employment, training services for low-income, unemployed Native Americans

US Department of Labor awards $70.8M in grants to expand employment, training services for low-income, unemployed Native Americans
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Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health will meet Sept. 14

Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health will meet Sept. 14
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DOL-ETA-ILAB offers new grant application process starting Sept. 1

Strengthening Worker Engagement, Empowerment, and Trust in the Dominican Sugar Sector grant opened on Sept. 1.
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DOL-ETA-ILAB grant application closes on Nov. 1

Supporting the Local Labor Justice System in Mexico grant opened on Sept. 1.
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US Department of Labor recovers $67K in back pay for 29 workers after Akron employer fails to meet payroll for more than two months

News Release: AKRON, OH - Federal wage investigators have recovered $67,294 in unpaid wages for 29 workers after their Akron employer, a tire equipment maker, allowed them to work for months without pay.
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US Department of Labor launches app to provide miners access to health, safety, miners’ rights information

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration today launched an app for use on iPhone and Android devices that will help get timely information directly to miners and members of the mining community.
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Yang: New online portal 'provides more timely and complete information on federal contracts'

The U.S. Department of Labor launched an online portal to help contracting officers, contractors, and subcontractors in providing the necessary notices of federal construction contracts and subcontract awards.
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