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News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a funding opportunity of up to $5 million in grant funding to improve workplace protections for women in Liberia and Nigeria, particularly women from underserved groups or populations.
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Process Safety Management (PSM); Stakeholder Meeting discussed on Aug. 30 by Labor Department
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Department of Labor joins with Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras leaders to launch Labor Rights Week 2022 with kick-off event in Washington
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor kicked off Labor Rights Week 2022 today with the first in a series of nationwide events at the Consular Section of the Mexican Embassy in Washington. Department representatives met with Ambassador Esteban Moctezuma, Rafael Laveaga, Chief of Consular Section of ...
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Notice published by Labor Department on Aug. 30
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Labor Department discusses Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards on Aug. 30
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Aug. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Foxx to Cardona: Ed’s Proposed Rule Doesn’t Get the Job Done
News Release: Committee on Education and Labor Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Department of Education (Department) Secretary Miguel Cardona regarding a proposed rule on comprehensive reviews of change in ownership. This rule will not fix the problems plaguing the control and conversion application process, but it does unfairly target proprietary institutions.
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US Department of Labor finds Colorado Springs employer willfully exposed worker to serious injury when cement mixer turned on with worker inside
News Release: COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - A worker performing maintenance inside a cement mixer at a Colorado Springs concrete manufacturing company narrowly escaped fatal injuries when a co-worker turned the machine on. A U.S. Department of Labor investigation determined the company’s failure to comply with federal workplace safety standards nearly cost the worker their life.
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US Department of Labor to make $5M in funding available to increase protection of workers in Brazil, Paraguay’s cattle-raising areas
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced availability of up to $5 million in grant funding to support efforts to address abusive labor practices, particularly in cattle-raising areas of Brazil and Paraguay.
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Labor Department publishes notice on Aug. 30
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Policy center to provide 'equal and inclusive access to opportunities to succeed' to disabled
The National Disability Institute (NDI) will receive $8 million over four years for a center that concentrates on increasing employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
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New notice from Mine Safety and Health Administration to be published on Aug. 31
There is one release scheduled to be published on Aug. 31.
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Notice published on Aug. 30 by Labor Department
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Aug. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Labor Department set to publish a new notice on Aug. 31
There is one release scheduled to be published on Aug. 31.
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Missouri steakhouse’s wage violations lead US Department of Labor to recover $171K for 75 workers denied tips, overtime, minimum wages
News Release: POPLAR BLUFF, MO - A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has recovered $171,834 for 75 servers, sushi and hibachi chefs employed at a Poplar Bluff restaurant where numerous violations of federal wage and hour laws denied some workers their full tips, and all of them, their legally earned wages.
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US Department of Labor awards $12M to support improved enforcement of Mexico’s labor laws, landmark 2019 reform efforts
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of grant funding of $12 million to the American Institutes for Research to empower federal and state labor inspectors in Mexico to improve enforcement of Mexico’s landmark 2019 labor law reform in five of its states.
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What did Labor Department publish on Aug. 30?
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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US Department of Labor announces availability of $4M in funding to tackle child labor in West African agriculture
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced the availability of up to $4 million in funding to support the Economic Community of West African States and the Government of Nigeria in their efforts to address child labor in agricultural communities.
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US Department of Labor alleges Killeen newspaper retaliated illegally against worker who complained of insect infestation, files suit against company
News Release: KILLEEN, TX - While media organizations depend on their reporters’ abilities to expose issues of public concern, a journalist at the Killeen Daily Herald found themselves out of a job when they complained to the newspaper’s management that they believed fleas had infested their workplace, leaving them with bug bites.
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Labor Department discusses Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards on Aug. 30
The US Labor Department published a five page notice on Aug. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Agency Information Collection for the Employment and Training Administration Quick Turnaround Surveys; Comment Request discussed on Aug. 30 by Labor Department
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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