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News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Overtime wages owed to 215 security professionals who patrol Indianapolis International Airport’s grounds, guard local businesses, and provide round-the-clock traffic control in the area were paid following an investigation and litigation by the U.S. Department of Labor.
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Dayton home healthcare provider denied $133K in overtime to 63 workers, falsified pay records to mask violations, federal investigation finds
News Release: DAYTON, OH - A federal investigation has recovered $133,661 in back wages for 63 workers of a Dayton home healthcare provider who misclassified its employees as independent contractors, denied workers overtime pay and falsified payroll records to hide the violations.
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US Department of Labor announces $140M in available funding to states to create jobs, provide employment training, services in critical industries
News Release: WASHINGTON - As the overall economy continues to rebound from the pandemic, many of the workers most adversely affected - particularly women, people of color, people with disabilities, lower-wage workers and workers from other historically marginalized communities - continue to face persistent challenges with finding quality jobs.
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US Department of Labor finds contractors ignored safety requirement which led to worker’s 65-foot fall from an elevated scaffold
News Release: DENVER - One worker fell about 65 feet from an improperly elevated scaffold, suffering serious injuries, and a second worker avoided injury at a Denver construction site after three contractors on the job ignored a manufacturer’s safety recommendation not to use their climbing scaffold atop a lifting device, a federal workplace safety investigation has found.
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Foxx, Allen Slam President Biden’s Final Rule that Forces Taxpayers to Cover Insolvent, Failing Pensions
News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Republican Leader Rick Allen (R-GA) released this statement in response to the White House’s summary of the final rule issued by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) implementing the taxpayer-funded bailout of insolvent and failing multiemployer pension plans included in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)...
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Notice of Termination, Suspension, Reduction, or Increase in Benefit Payment discussed on July 6 by Labor Department
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on July 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Murray Applauds Biden Administration’s Rule to Strengthen Pension Relief She Secured In American Recue Plan
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chair Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) released the following statement on the final rule from the Department of Labor regarding the implementation of the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) program for multiemployer pensions within the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC).
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US Department of Labor investigation finds Austin restaurant underpaid young workers, exposed minors to hazardous, prohibited occupations
Release: Employer name: Maw’s CPS SA LLC
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Stripling: Denying full wages 'make it harder for these workers and their families' for Alabama gas station employees
An investigation conducted by the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found Alabama gas station cashiers at two locations were underpaid by their employer.
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US Department of Labor posts process for seeking its support for immigration-related prosecutorial discretion during labor disputes
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today posted a Frequently Asked Questions document to provide workers experiencing a worksite labor dispute with guidance on how to seek the department’s support for their requests to the Department of Homeland Security for immigration-related prosecutorial discretion.
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Foxx Reacts to Biden’s Disastrous Federal Student Loan Regulations
News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), issued the following statement blasting the Biden administration’s proposed regulations regarding federal student loans...
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US Department of Labor investigation into Temple worker’s partial arm amputation finds employer again ignored machine safety procedures
News Release: TEMPLE, TX - A federal workplace safety investigation into how an employee suffered serious injuries in January 2022 at a Temple manufacturing facility operated by Carpenter Co. - one of the nation’s largest cushion manufacturers - found the company had not installed adequate machine guards or locking devices on a hot laminating machine to protect workers from unsafe contact with the machine’s operating parts.
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US Department of Labor reminds Southeast employers, to protect workers against heat illness' serious dangers
News Release: ATLANTA - As temperatures and the risk of heat illness rise in Alabama, Georgia, Florida and Mississippi, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration reminds employers and workers not to ignore the dangers of working in hot weather - indoors and out. Incorporating water, rest and shade can be the difference between ending the workday safely or suffering serious injuries or worse.
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US Department of Labor seeks Maine building construction industry’s input for wage survey to establish accurate prevailing wage rates
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division is asking Maine’s building construction industry to participate in a survey to help the agency establish prevailing wage rates, as required under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA).
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Murray, Stabenow Introduce Resolution Celebrating 50 Year Anniversary of Title IX
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC), introduced a resolution celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Title IX-the landmark statute protecting students from discrimination on the basis of sex or gender.
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US Department of Labor investigation into Temple worker’s partial arm, amputation finds employer again ignored machine safety procedures
News Release: TEMPLE, TX - A federal workplace safety investigation into how an employee suffered serious injuries in January 2022 at a Temple manufacturing facility operated by Carpenter Co. - one of the nation’s largest cushion manufacturers - found the company had not installed adequate machine guards or locking devices on a hot laminating machine to protect workers from unsafe contact with the machine’s operating parts.
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US Department of Labor finds contractors ignored safety requirement, which led to worker's 65-foot fall from an elevated scaffold
News Release: DENVER - One worker fell about 65 feet from an improperly elevated scaffold, suffering serious injuries, and a second worker avoided injury at a Denver construction site after three contractors on the job ignored a manufacturer's safety recommendation not to use their climbing scaffold atop a lifting device, a federal workplace safety investigation has found.
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US Department of Labor investigation recovers $124K for 40 workers of Hampton Beach clothing retailer, assesses $18K in penalties
News Release: MANCHESTER, NH - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has recovered $123,750 in back wages and liquidated damages for 40 workers of a Hampton Beach clothing retailer after finding the employer paid some employees cash off the books and paid straight time for overtime for hours over 40 in a workweek.
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Federal inspection finds Dollar General store in Greencastle again exposes workers to safety hazards despite 2021 citations, penalties
News Release: GREENCASTLE, PA - For the second time in a year, the U.S. Department of Labor has cited a Dollar General store in Greencastle for endangering its workers’ safety and continuing the nationwide discount chain’s long history of federal workplace safety violations and penalties.
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Sanchez: 'A family is grieving the loss of a loved one' because of contractor's shortcuts
An Orange Park, Fla., landscape and property cleanup contractor's failure to follow occupational safety guidelines resulted in the death of a worker last December.
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