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News Release: Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) announced their effort to pass the Right to Contraception Act this week in the Senate, following passage of companion legislation in the House of Representatives last week-despite nearly the entire House Republican caucus voting against the bill.

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Foxx: Writing is on the Wall for Public Employee Pensions
News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House floor to warn about severely underfunded pension programs and that relying on taxpayers for bailouts is not a solution...

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US Department of Labor renews 'Star Level' designation of Veolia ES Technical Solutions LLC, for workplace safety, health achievements
News Release: US Department of Labor renews 'Star Level' designation of Veolia ES Technical Solutions LLC

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US Department of Labor finds Newark subcontractor failed to pay electricians’ wages, fringe benefits; recovers $202K in back wages
News Release: NEWARK, NJ - A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has found that a Newark subcontractor denied eight electricians their full wages and benefits for their work on a federally funded residential construction project in Plainfield by incorrectly identifying and paying them as laborers.
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Labor Department set to publish a new notice on July 28
There are two releases scheduled to be published on July 28.

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Pompano Beach contractor’s failure to heed prior violation left roofing workers, unprotected, investigation into employee’s 25-foot fatal fall finds
News Release: DAVIE, FL - In 2018, federal workplace safety investigators cited a Pompano Beach roofing contractor who exposed its workers to the construction industry's most lethal hazard, falls from elevation. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration determined that the company's failure to heed that warning claimed the life of a 25-year-old worker in February 2022.

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US Department of Labor investigation finds Gulf Breeze restaurant denied sushi chefs overtime, violated child labor laws
News Release: GULF BREEZE, FL - A federal investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor at a Gulf Breeze restaurant found several pay practice and child labor violations, including the failure to pay sushi chefs overtime wages due and the employment of 15-year-old workers for more hours per week than the law allows.

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Department of Labor awards Cherokee Nation $1.3M in incremental funds for pandemic workforce recovery, humanitarian support
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an incremental award of $1.3 million to the Cherokee Nation to support continued disaster-relief employment and employment and training services in response to the coronavirus pandemic’s effects on its people.
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What releases are upcoming from the Employment and Training Administration on July 27
There is one release scheduled to be published on July 27.

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US Department of Labor recovers $115K in back wages, damages for 36 workers after investigation finds New Jersey car wash operator denied overtime
News Release: FRANKLIN PARK, NJ - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has recovered $115,801 in back wages and damages for 36 workers after an investigation found their employer denied them overtime pay at two New Jersey car washes.

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Walsh: DOL seeks level playing field 'on both sides of the border'
The government of Mexico has until the end of the month to decide if it will look into allegations that workers at an auto-parts manufacturing plant were denied their rights.

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Walsh: 'Newly trained workers will help protect our critical infrastructure'
The U.S. Departments of Labor and Commerce announced the 120-Day Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Sprint to help develop and skilled and diverse cybersecurity workforce.
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New notice from Labor Department to be published on July 26
There are four releases scheduled to be published on July 26.

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Week ending July 9: 1 notice published by Labor Department
There was one notice published by the Labor Department in week ending July 9, according to the Federal Register.

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Yancey: 'Summer Fellowship Program underscores our commitment to fostering future research leaders'
Six current and recent Ph.D. candidates have been chosen by the U.S. Department of Labor to participate in its inaugural summer fellowship program, which will provide the opportunity to develop their skills in analyzing federal labor laws, regulations and programs.

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Blaylock: 'Employers need to ensure all recordkeeping tools' are accurate in North Carolina case
Emergency service workers at a Sanford, N.C., health care center received $97,209 in back wages after an investigation revealed their employer cut time from their working hours.

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Dear America: Stop Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Scam
News Release: Today, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to America asking the country to take a stand against the Biden administration’s reckless student loan agenda. Since taking office, President Biden has forgiven massive amounts of student loans through backdoors-ignoring the will of Congress and the best interests of taxpayers.

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US Department of Labor heat awareness campaign seeks to protect farmworkers, educate industry employers, others as temperatures soar
News Release: DALLAS - To prevent the dangers of heat illness as summer heat descends on the Southwest’s farmworkers, the U.S. Department of Labor is taking immediate measures to raise awareness of the hazards faced by those working to maintain the nation’s food supply.

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US Department of Labor recovers $290K for 95 food truck-restaurant workers whose Maui employer intentionally denied them full wages
News Release: MAUI - A federal investigation has recovered $290,314 in rightfully earned wages and damages owed to 95 workers after the pay practices of their employer - the operator of five Maui food truck-restaurants - willfully denied them their full wages.

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US government seeks Mexico’s review of allegations that workers’ rights to associate, collectively bargain were denied at Coahuila auto parts plant
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. government today requested the Mexican government review whether the rights of free association and collective bargaining have been denied to workers at the VU Manufacturing parts facility in Piedras Negras, Coahuila.

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