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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently reported that the number of unemployed persons in the United States edged down to 6.3 million, an unemployment rate of 3.8%, during the month of February.
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US Department of Labor proposes $198K in penalties to Grand Junction foundation repair company for willful, serious trenching safety violations
Release: Employer name: Groundworks Colorado LLC
2575 U.S. 6 & 50, Unit A
Grand Junction, CO 81501
Citations issued: Groundworks Colorado LLC
One willful violation and five serious violations
Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued ...
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Five Reasons Obamacare is a Failure
News Release: Twelve years ago, Democrats unloaded the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, onto the American people. Since then, the costs of health care and insurance have skyrocketed. Here are five reasons why Obamacare has been an utter failure...
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Foxx: Americans Cannot Afford Another Biden Budget Bust
News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after President Biden released his FY 2023 budget...
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Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh addresses President’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Biden-Harris administration today released the President’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget and Fiscal Year 2022-2026 Strategic Plan. The President’s Budget details his vision to expand on the historic progress our country has made over the last year and deliver the agenda he laid out in his State of the Union address: to build a better America, reduce the deficit, reduce costs for families and grow the economy from the bottom up and middle out.
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Foxx: OSHA’s Bureaucratic Idiocy Knows No Bounds
News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its proposed rule that would re-instate provisions of the controversial Obama-era recordkeeping rule...
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US Department of Labor marks National Farmworkers Week with nationwide industry seminar, local outreach, enforcement
News Release: WASHINGTON - Despite their critical role in the economy, farmworkers too often face unpaid wages, unsafe transportation to and from worksites, and substandard housing conditions.
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Investigation recovers $60K for workers from Shell station operator in Memphis who paid bonuses illegally to avoid paying overtime wages
News Release: MEMPHIS, TN - The operator of a Memphis Shell gas station and convenience store paid workers cash bonuses in place of overtime pay and persuaded them to sign altered time records to avoid paying full overtime wages due, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation has found.
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Federal court orders 3 restaurants, owners to pay $1.45M in back wages, damages to 116 workers denied overtime wages
Following litigation by the U.S.
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US Department of Labor issues guidance to states, territories to designate American Job Centers as voter registration agencies
In a first-of-its-kind action, the U.S.
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US Department of Labor cites Pensacola custom cabinetmaker again after inspectors find workers exposed to fire risks
Despite the findings of a January 2021 federal workplace safety investigation, a Pensacola custom cabinet manufacturer continued to expose workers to fire risks, inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found in a follow-up visit.
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US Department of Labor issues $139K in penalties to address workplace safety deficiencies after six workers injured in flash fire
US Department of Labor issues $139K in penalties to address workplace safety deficiencies after six workers injured in flash fire
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US Department of Labor proposes $198K in penalties to Grand Junction foundation repair company for willful, serious trenching safety violations
US Department of Labor proposes $198K in penalties to Grand Junction foundation repair company for willful, serious trenching safety violations
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Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh addresses President’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request
The Biden-Harris administration today released the President’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget and Fiscal Year 2022-2026 Strategic Plan.
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Total factor productivity increases 3.2% in private nonfarm business in 2021
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY – 2021 Private nonfarm business sector total factor productivity (TFP) increased 3.2 percent in 2021, the U.S.
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Cain: 'It is essential that home care workers receive all of the wages they are due'
A federal court reportedly found a Philadelphia home health care agency and its owner misclassified workers and ordered the company to pay nearly $410,000 in back wages, damages and civil penalties, according to a March 15 U.S. Department of Labor news release.
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US Department of Labor announces proposed rule to amend federal occupational injury, illness recordkeeping regulation
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing amendments to its occupational injury and illness recordkeeping regulation, 29 CFR 1904.41. The current regulation requires certain employers to electronically submit injury and illness information - that they are required to keep - to OSHA. The agency uses these reports to identify and respond to emerging hazards and makes aspects of the information publicly available.
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