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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Bureau of Labor Statistics to hold Data Users’ Conference online May 18
Release: WHO: The Bureau of Labor Statistics
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May 11: bills handled by Education and Labor Committee
There was activity on five bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on May 11.
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Bills addressed by Education and Labor Committee on April 1
There was activity on three bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on April 1.

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Labor Department discusses Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards on May 11
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Serial violator: South Dakota contractor faces serious and willful citations following 2 separate inspections for workers in unprotected trenches
News Release: SIOUX FALLS, SD - Twice in seven days, federal workplace safety inspectors found a Sioux Falls contractor put workers at risk of being buried under thousands of pounds of soil while they worked in unprotected trenches at two locations in Tea and Salem.

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US Department of Labor recovers $131K in back wages for workers, assesses $13K in penalties after finding multiple H-2A violations, missed payroll
News Release: ATLANTA - A call to the “Employment, Education and Outreach" hotline maintained by the U.S. Department of Labor led federal investigators to find a Baxley farm labor contractor - who violated several federal laws related to the employment of migrant and seasonal workers previously - had broken the law again, this time for missing a payroll.

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US Department of Labor emphasis program to prevent hearing loss moves to enforcement phase begins May 17
News Release: DENVER - Following a 90-day outreach period, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration ’s Regional Emphasis Program for Noise Induced Hearing Loss will move into the enforcement phase beginning May 17, 2022. The emphasis program targets manufacturing industries with high rates of occupational hearing loss in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota.

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DOL-ETA-WB offers new grant application process starting May 11
Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Technical Assistance Grant Program grant opened on May 11.

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On Senate Floor, Senator Murray Sounds Alarm About Post-Roe Future, Pushes to Pass WHPA
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, took to the Senate floor to urge her colleagues to vote for the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) to protect the right to abortion as the Supreme Court is set to overturn Roe v. Wade.

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Looman: Employers who deny full wages 'may find it more difficult to attract and keep' workers
The U.S. Department of Labor shared its commitment to safeguarding workers’ wages by announcing new compliance assistance materials and a website during National Construction Safety Week, held May 2-6.

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Bills addressed by Education and Labor Committee on May 10
There was activity on four bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on May 10.
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Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee and the bills it addressed on May 10
There was activity on two bills related to the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on May 10.

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US Department of Labor to hold listening session for Southeast employers, industry stakeholders on possible revisions to overtime regulations
News Release: ATLANTA─ The U.S. Department of Labor will hold an online listening session with Southeast employees, employers and other stakeholders on May 17, 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.

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US Department of Labor renews workplace rights partnerships with El Salvadorean, Guatemalan, Honduran governments
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today renewed partnerships with the governments of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras to strengthen collaboration with their U.S. embassies and consulates, and to provide information about laws governing workplace safety and health, wages and work hours, and other employment issues individuals from these countries face while working in the U.S.

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After Republicans Block WHPA, Senator Murray Charts Path Forward to Fight for Abortion Rights
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement laying out a path forward after Senate Republicans blocked the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) in a 49-51 vote.

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Federal court orders Maryland eldercare providers, owners to pay $364K in back wages, damages to 132 underpaid workers
News Release: BALTIMORE - A federal judge has ordered four interrelated Upper Marlboro providers of assisted living, adult day care and transportation services to pay $364,604 - $182,302 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages - to 132 workers after the U.S. Department of Labor found numerous pay practice infractions in a Wage and Hour Division investigation.

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US Department of Labor emphasis program to prevent hearing loss moves to enforcement phase begins May 17
News Release: DENVER - Following a 90-day outreach period, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Regional Emphasis Program for Noise Induced Hearing Loss will move into the enforcement phase beginning May 17, 2022. The emphasis program targets manufacturing industries with high rates of occupational hearing loss in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota.

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US Department of Labor recovers $624K in back wages for 92 Charleston restaurant workers after finding minimum wage, overtime pay violations
News Release: CHARLESTON, SC - A Charleston restaurant shortchanged 92 workers by forcing them to participate in an illegal tip pool that included management and other typically non-tipped employees, which led to federal minimum wage and overtime violations, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation has revealed.

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Senator Murray Urges Confirmation of Kalpana Kotagal to EEOC to Protect Workers’ Rights
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, during a hearing she chaired, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, urged her colleagues to support the nomination of Kalpana Kotagal to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), highlighting her long record defending workers’ rights-and working to create fairer workplaces and equal opportunity for all workers.

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