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News Release: NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Department of Labor has found that the wages of hundreds of painters and drywall workers employed by a Louisiana contractor on construction projects, including work at New Orleans’ Superdome, were tackled for a loss when their employer misclassified the workers as independent contractors, a common industry violation.
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US Department of Labor investigation recovers $229K in missed payroll, overtime wages for 809 misclassified construction workers in New Orleans
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - A federal investigation into the bounced payroll checks of 10 construction workers renovating a nursing home in Panama City, Florida, found the employer who issued the bad checks had also denied more than 800 workers overtime wages by misclassifying them as independent contractors.
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Murray, Duckworth Introduce Bill to Help Women with Disabilities Access Reproductive Health Care
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced the Reproductive Health Care Accessibility Act to help ensure women with disabilities-who face discrimination and extra barriers when seeking care-can access reproductive services and get the informed care they need to have control over their own reproductive lives.
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US Department of Labor cites Grand Island recycling company after inspection prompted by 20-year-old worker’s fatal injuries
News Release: GRAND ISLAND, NE - A 20-year-old worker’s attempt at clearing a jam in an industrial cardboard baler at a Grand Island waste disposal company turned tragic when the worker fell into the baler, became caught and suffered severe amputation injuries. OSHA alleges the employer disregarded federal regulations designed to prevent such tragedies.
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US Department of Labor begins initiative highlighting maternal health, workplace protections for expectant, new mothers in August
News Release: WASHINGTON -The U.S. Department of Labor will begin a series of events in August to highlight the importance of maternal health and workplace protections for expectant and new mothers as the country marks National Breastfeeding Month.
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US Department of Labor recovers more than $374K in back wages, damages for 62 workers after Cleveland construction contractor denies overtime
News Release: CLEVELAND, TN - The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $374,493 wages and liquidated damages for 62 construction workers employed by a Cleveland contractor that denied them overtime wages when required by federal law, and jeopardized the safety of an 11-year-old by employing them as a groundskeeper allowed to operate dangerous equipment.
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Investigation finds Jacksonville wood crate, pallet company’s history, of violations continues, employees exposed to machine, other hazards
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, TX - A Jacksonville wood crate and pallet manufacturer's history of workplace safety violations continues after federal inspectors found the company exposed workers to amputation hazards in its February 2022 inspection.
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What releases are upcoming from the Labor Department on Aug. 5
There is one release scheduled to be published on Aug. 5.
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US Department of Labor, AGC of Chicagoland renew alliance to educate workers, employers on construction’s deadly hazards
News Release: CHICAGO - With the construction season in full swing, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and more than 10,000 voluntary employee members of the Associated General Contractors of Chicagoland are working together to protect industry workers from common hazards and avoid adding to the hundreds of thousands of U.S. workers injured, some fatally, each year.
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Trustees agree to reform New York Teamsters welfare fund to come into compliance with federal laws
News Release: NEW YORK -Trustees to the Teamsters Local 272 Welfare Fund in New York City have agreed to amend the fund to resolve a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Labor, regarding a fund requirement that participants bear 90 percent of the cost of medical and pharmacy claims above certain annual thresholds.
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Republican Senator Blocks Bill to Protect Doctors Providing Legal Abortion Care from Extreme Attacks
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), sought unanimous consent to pass her Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act to protect doctors’ ability to safely provide abortion care in states where it remains legal-but Republican Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) blocked the straightforward and urgently-needed legislation.
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Eastmond: 'A young man's life could have been spared' in Florida roofing incident
A Pompano Beach roofing contractor's failure to heed warnings in 2018 on hazards of falls reportedly led to the death of a 25-year-old worker in February.
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Public notices: Labor Department publishes 13 in July
There were 13 notices published by the Labor Department in July, according to the Federal Register.
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US Department of Labor awards more than $20.5M to support equitable access to unemployment insurance systems in three states
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $20,520,000 in grant funding to Arizona, Colorado and North Carolina to improve the delivery of unemployment insurance services to people facing obstacles to access.
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US Department of Labor, DPR Construction partner to protect workers’ safety, health at Atlanta’s Peachtree Corners Campus Development project
News Release: ATLANTA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration signed a strategic partnership with DPR Construction to protect workers’ safety during construction of the Peachtree Corners Campus Development Phase II project in Atlanta.
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US Department of Labor, Esri agree to resolve alleged pay discrimination at California headquarters; company to pay $2.3M to 176 female workers
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into a conciliation agreement with Esri-based in Redlands, California, to resolve preliminary findings of a federal compliance evaluation that allege the company paid 176 female employees less than their male counterparts in 2017.
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Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee and the bills it addressed on Aug. 3
There was activity on three bills related to the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Aug. 3.
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US Department of Labor cites Grand Island recycling companyafter inspection prompted by 20-year-old worker's fatal injuries
News Release: GRAND ISLAND, NE - A 20-year-old worker's attempt at clearing a jam in an industrial cardboard baler at a Grand Island waste disposal company turned tragic when the worker fell into the baler, became caught and suffered severe amputation injuries. OSHA alleges the employer disregarded federal regulations designed to prevent such tragedies.
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On Senate Floor, Murray Applauds Kansas Victory for Abortion Rights
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), spoke on the Senate floor and applauded Kansans’ overwhelming rejection of a ballot measure that would have shredded the right to abortion enshrined in the state’s constitution.
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Murray, Luján, Padilla, Rosen Introduce Legislation to Protect Doctors From Republicans’ Anti-Abortion Attacks
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), and Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) introduced the Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act to protect...
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