News and reports from the Department of Labor.

US Department of Labor issues willful citations to Edmond asphalt, concrete paving contractor after investigation into 18-year-old worker’s fatal injury

US Department of Labor renews ‘Star Level’ designation of Acushnet Company, Custom Operations for workplace safety, health achievements

US Department of Labor’s Deputy Undersecretary Lee, Malaysian Minister Saravanan discuss forced labor, labor law reform, migrant workers

US Department of Labor renews workplace rights partnerships with El Salvadorean, Guatemalan, Honduran governments

Labor Department’s Deputy Undersecretary Lee, Vietnamese Minister Dung confirm future labor dialogue

Four Upper Marlboro eldercare providers must pay $364,604 in back wages and liquidated damages after a Department of Labor investigation found pay practice infractions.

There were 10 notices published by the Labor Department in week ending May 14, according to the Federal Register.

Four medical facilities in Providence and West Greenwich, R.I., must pay $175,000 to 103 employees after violations of federal overtime requirements investigated by the U.S. Department of Labor.

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh joined business leaders for panel discussion today on how private-sector employers can recruit, retain and strengthen their workforce through investments in job quality.

News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court has ruled unanimously that the operator of a Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, coal mine violated the federal Mine Safety and Health Act more than a decade ago by giving underground miners advance notice that mine inspectors were conducting an inspection.

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on May 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Labor Department published a three page notice on May 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

There was activity on three bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on May 13.

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs Thea Lee met recently with Malaysia’s Minister of Human Resources Datuk Seri Saravanan Murugan to discuss issues of forced labor, worker voice, and protection of labor rights in the context of bilateral engagement and technical assistance work.

News Release: CHICAGO ─ The U.S. Department of Labor will hold an online listening session for Midwest workers, employers and other stakeholders on May 20, 2022, on possible revisions to the regulations that enforce the Fair Labor Standards Act’s minimum wage and overtime exemptions for executive, administrative and professional employees.