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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, to honor the 34th anniversary of U.S. Senator Howard Metzenbaum’s (D-OH) introduction of the WARN Act, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced a revised version of...
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US Department of Labor announces $11.7M funding availability of Susan Harwood Training grants for workplace safety, health hazards training

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a funding opportunity for $11.7 million in Susan Harwood Training Grants to support the delivery of training and education to help workers and employers identify and prevent workplace safety and health hazards.
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Education and Labor Committee and the bills it addressed on June 17

There was activity on four bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on June 17.
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US Department of Labor announces nearly $201.8M in funding to support employment training, services, wage subsidies for workers hurt by foreign trade

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced $201,798,000 in funding to provide training, employment services in 45 states and Puerto Rico to eligible workers affected adversely by foreign trade.
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US Department of Labor recovers $34K in back wages for 47 Charlotte delivery service workers denied overtime

News Release: Employer: Riverstone Logistics LLC Investigation site: 13860 Ballantyne Corporate Place, Charlotte, NC 28277 Investigation findings: U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found Riverstone Logistics LLC misapplied exemptions and paid employees a flat salary without an additional ...
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Donovan: OSHA 'focused intently on raising awareness of the related dangers'

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration reminded Great Lakes area employers that they must protect workers from the dangers of heat illness in hot indoor and outdoor environments.
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Bills addressed by Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on June 16

There was activity on two bills related to the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on June 16.
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New notice from Labor Department to be published on June 21

There is one release scheduled to be published on June 21.
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US Department of Labor issues guidance on law limiting subminimum wages for workers with disabilities, takes decisive action to enforce the law

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced new guidance published today by the department’s Wage and Hour Division on important limitations on the payment of subminimum wages under Section 511 of the Rehabilitation Act, which applies to certified employers otherwise authorized to pay subminimum wages to workers with disabilities under specific requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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How politicians on Education and Labor Committee dealt with bills on June 16

There was activity on six bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on June 16.
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US Department of Labor announces $11.7M funding availability of Susan, Harwood Training grants for workplace safety, health hazards training

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a funding opportunity for $11.7 million in Susan Harwood Training Grants to support the delivery of training and education to help workers and employers identify and prevent workplace safety and health hazards.
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Foxx Cosponsors Educational Choice for Children Act

News Release: Today, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) cosponsored the Educational Choice for Children Act, introduced by Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN), which would support parents’ right to choose school options that work for their family. Specifically, this legislation would...
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DOL-OSHA grant application closes on Aug. 1

Targeted Topic Training grant opened on June 17.
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Amid Threat of New COVID Variants and a Fall Surge, Murray Urges Republicans to Support COVID Emergency Funding

News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led a hearing on the federal COVID response and the urgent need to pass emergency COVID funding amid threats of new COVID variants and a fall surge, with members...
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US Department of Labor awards $11.4M in funding to help ensure workers have equitable access to states’ unemployment insurance systems

News Release: WASHINGTON - To improve the delivery of unemployment insurance services to people faced with obstacles to accessing state systems and benefits in Maryland, Nebraska and South Dakota, the U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $11,406,000 in equity grants.
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DOL-OSHA offers new grant application process starting June 17

Training and Educational Materials Development grant opened on June 17.
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DOL-OSHA offers new grant application process starting June 17

Capacity Building Developmental & Capacity Building Pilot grant opened on June 17.
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US Department of Labor recovers $31K for 93 workers following investigations at senior residential facilities in Alabaster, Anniston

US Department of Labor recovers $31K for 93 workers following investigations at senior residential facilities in Alabaster, Anniston
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US Department of Labor recovers $161K in back wages, damages for 19 Georgia auto shop workers after finding minimum wage, overtime violations

US Department of Labor recovers $161K in back wages, damages for 19 Georgia auto shop workers after finding minimum wage, overtime violations
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US Department of Labor recovers $166K in back wages for 732 convenience store workers in Oklahoma charged for uniforms, register shortages

US Department of Labor recovers $166K in back wages for 732 convenience store workers in Oklahoma charged for uniforms, register shortages
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