News and reports from the Department of Labor.

The U.S. Department of Labor recovered $153,070 for 17 short-changed workers after an investigation uncovered half-baked overtime policies and child labor violations at a Honolulu bakery and cafe.

U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration launched a program to help protect millions of workers from heat illness and injuries.

Austria and the United States entered an agreement to expand registered apprenticeships among Austrian companies and Austrian-invested companies in the U.S. to promote job creation in both countries.

This bill is sponsored by Rep. Jamaal Bowman.

News Release: EL PASO, TX - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Texas metal fabricator for repeatedly exposing employees to fall, machine and other safety hazards. OSHA’s most recent inspection of Kyoei Steel LTD - operating as Vinton Steel LLC - found 19 violations. The agency proposed penalties of $364,078.

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

This bill is sponsored by Rep. Andy Levin.

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: AUGUSTA, ME - A Maine roofing and siding contractor, solely owned, operated and controlled by Andrew Raymond Pollock, willfully exposed its employees to fall hazards at a Hampden residential construction site on multiple occasions during the same inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today published its Equity Action Plan in response to the Biden-Harris administration’s Executive Order 13985 on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities , issued in 2021. The order promotes a whole-of-government equity agenda that addresses systemic barriers to opportunities and benefits offered by the federal government.

News Release: TRAFFORD, PA - Four federal investigations have led to the recovery of $383,183 in back wages and liquidated damages for 46 workers of a Trafford homecare service provider who denied them their full wages by not paying them overtime when the law required.

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: WASHINGTON - Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh today toured a treatment facility operated by the Spanish Fort Water System, an Alabama water utility company, to highlight efforts by the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to protect workers from heat-related hazards in the workplace.

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the appointment of seven members and leadership for the 2022 Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans, also known as the ERISA Advisory Council.