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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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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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Senator Murray Statement on DOJ Challenging Idaho’s Extreme Abortion Ban
News Release: (Washington, DC) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), issued the following statement on Attorney General Merrick Garland’s announcement that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is suing Idaho over its extreme abortion ban, which...
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US Department of Labor recovers $130K in back wages, damages for 68 correctional facilities’ workers denied overtime by Beattyville employer
News Release: LOUISVILLE, KY - The U.S. Department of Labor recovered $130,879 in back wages and liquidated damages for 68 workers after a Beattyville-based food services contractor failed to pay their full wages by incorrectly applying overtime rules for managers.
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Tampa Chick-Fil-A franchisee pays more than $12K penalty after allowing teens, aged 14 and 15, to work outside permitted hours
Release: Employer: Brito Enterprises of Tampa Inc.
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Khawar: 'Modernizing changes are overdue' for QPAM retirement plans
To ensure the Qualified Professional Asset Manager Exemption continues to safeguard plans, participants and beneficiaries, as well as owners of individual retirement accounts and their interests, the U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration recently announced a proposed amendment to the exclusion.
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How politicians on Education and Labor Committee dealt with bills on Aug. 2
There was activity on three bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on Aug. 2.
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US Department of Labor finds Honolulu contractor failed to pay correct wages, fringe benefits to 46 employees on federally funded projects
US Department of Labor finds Honolulu contractor failed to pay correct wages, fringe benefits to 46 employees on federally funded projects
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US Department of Labor recovers $130K in back wages, damages for 68 correctional facilities’ workers denied overtime by Beattyville employer
US Department of Labor recovers $130K in back wages, damages for 68 correctional facilities’ workers denied overtime by Beattyville employer
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Tampa Chick-Fil-A franchisee pays more than $12K penalty after allowing teens, aged 14 and 15, to work outside permitted hours
Tampa Chick-Fil-A franchisee pays more than $12K penalty after allowing teens, aged 14 and 15, to work outside permitted hours
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Increases in child labor violations, young workers’ injuries prompts enhanced outreach, strong enforcement by US Department of Labor
Increases in child labor violations, young workers’ injuries prompts enhanced outreach, strong enforcement by US Department of Labor
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Increases in child labor violations, young workers’ injuries prompts enhanced outreach, strong enforcement by US Department of Labor
Increases in child labor violations, young workers’ injuries prompts enhanced outreach, strong enforcement by US Department of Labor
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US Department of Labor recovers $178K in back wages for 27 workers of Houston employer who misclassified them as independent contractors
US Department of Labor recovers $178K in back wages for 27 workers of Houston employer who misclassified them as independent contractors
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US Department of Labor debars Washington orchard operator who verbally abused, threatened foreign farmworkers; violated federal workers’ program
US Department of Labor debars Washington orchard operator who verbally abused, threatened foreign farmworkers; violated federal workers’ program
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Bills addressed by Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Aug. 2
There was activity on one bill related to the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Aug. 2.
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US Department of Labor recovers $608K in wages, liquidated damages after Mountain Mike’s Pizza restaurants’ franchisee denied employees overtime
US Department of Labor recovers $608K in wages, liquidated damages after Mountain Mike’s Pizza restaurants’ franchisee denied employees overtime
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US Department of Labor recovers $86K after investigation finds Eugene restaurant owner kept all tips workers earned, used them to pay their wages
US Department of Labor recovers $86K after investigation finds Eugene restaurant owner kept all tips workers earned, used them to pay their wages
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Judge orders concessions operator that shortchanged temporary workers with H-2B visas to pay $203K in back wages, penalties
Judge orders concessions operator that shortchanged temporary workers with H-2B visas to pay $203K in back wages, penalties
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US Department of Labor finds Virginia tech, engineering contractor underpaid 63 workers $268K in pay, benefits on government-funded project
US Department of Labor finds Virginia tech, engineering contractor underpaid 63 workers $268K in pay, benefits on government-funded project
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US Department of Labor finds Newark subcontractor failed to pay electricians’ wages, fringe benefits; recovers $202K in back wages
US Department of Labor finds Newark subcontractor failed to pay electricians’ wages, fringe benefits; recovers $202K in back wages
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