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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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Notice published by Labor Department on Aug. 29

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Labor Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Apprenticeship Evidence-Building Portfolio Evaluation on Aug. 29

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Aug. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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What releases are upcoming from the Employment and Training Administration on Aug. 30

There are two releases scheduled to be published on Aug. 30.
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Illinois contractor racks up additional $303K in federal fines for repeatedly exposing construction workers to deadly fall hazards

Illinois contractor racks up additional $303K in federal fines for repeatedly exposing construction workers to deadly fall hazards
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Investigation finds 2 recycling companies failed to use fire safety plans to evacuate 9 workers as air rescue averts drilling platform tragedy

Investigation finds 2 recycling companies failed to use fire safety plans to evacuate 9 workers as air rescue averts drilling platform tragedy
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US Department of Labor proposes $1.3M in penalties for metro-area roofing contractor after second employee suffers fatal fall in 3 years

US Department of Labor proposes $1.3M in penalties for metro-area roofing contractor after second employee suffers fatal fall in 3 years
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National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health will meet on Sept. 13

National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health will meet on Sept. 13
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US Department of Labor, New Jersey agencies renew alliance to promote workplace safety, health among employers, workers

US Department of Labor, New Jersey agencies renew alliance to promote workplace safety, health among employers, workers
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What releases are upcoming from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Aug. 30

There is one release scheduled to be published on Aug. 30.
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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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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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Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Gamma Radiation Surveys discussed on Aug. 29 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Labor Department set to publish a new notice on Aug. 30

There are three releases scheduled to be published on Aug. 30.
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New notice from Mine Safety and Health Administration to be published on Aug. 30

There are two releases scheduled to be published on Aug. 30.
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Labor Department publishes 14 notices in week ending Sept. 3

There were 14 notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Sept. 3, according to the Federal Register.
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US Department of Labor awards $8M to support policy development center for equal, inclusive employment of people with disabilities

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced the award of $8 million to support a four-year cooperative agreement with the National Disability Institute to operate a policy development center focused on employment for people with disabilities.
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Bills addressed by Education and Labor Committee on Aug. 26

There was activity on one bill related to the Education and Labor Committee on Aug. 26.
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Department of Labor: Grants will help 'low-income and unemployed Native American adults and youth'

The U.S. Department of Labor awarded $70.8 million in grant funding to 166 Native American entities to provide training services and employment to low-income and unemployed adults and youth.
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US Department of Labor, Balfour Beatty Construction to promote workplace safety, health at Atlanta’s West Peachtree project

News Release: ATLANTA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration signed a strategic partnership with Balfour Beatty Construction to promote worker safety and health during construction of the 1018 West Peachtree Project in Atlanta.
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