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News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy today announced a webinar, “How Blended, Braided or Sequenced Funding can Help Drive Employment, Equity and Inclusion," will be held on March 22 at 3 p.m. EDT, as part of its ongoing efforts to advance competitive integrated employment for people with disabilities.
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Senator Murray at Child Care and Pre-K Hearing: Democrats’ Bold Proposal Would Finally Solve Broken Child Care System, Lower Costs for Working Families
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 focused on the broken child care system and the Democratic plan to lower child care costs, get families more child care options, and boost wages for child care workers-fully paid for by making the wealthiest pay their fair share.
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US Department of Labor recovers $140K in back wages, liquidated damages after investigators find Washington contractor underpaid workers
An ongoing federal initiative to investigate pay practices of residential builders in Washington State found that a Lacey contractor recklessly failed to pay workers overtime for hours they worked over 40 in a workweek in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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US Department of Labor, industry stakeholders to co-host online webinar to help protect construction workers from electrical hazards
US Department of Labor, industry stakeholders to co-host online webinar to help protect construction workers from electrical hazards
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Chairman Scott Statement on Extension of Student Loan Payment Pause
Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released the following statement urging the Biden administration to extend the pause on student loan repayment, collections, and interest accrual through 2022.
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Committee Advances Six Bills to Strengthen the Social Safety Net and Build Healthier Communities
House Committee on Education and Labor advanced six bills that would strengthen the social safety net and build healthier communities for all Americans.
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Indiana non-profit providing services to homeless, at-risk veterans shortchanges 19 caregivers $87K in wages, overtime pay, benefits
A Winchester non-profit provider of social services shortchanged caregivers by failing to pay them the federal minimum wage, as the law requires for all government contractors, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation has found.
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US Department of Labor cautions 401(k) plan fiduciaries to exercise extreme care as they consider cryptocurrencies
The U.S. Department of Labor today published compliance assistance for 401(k) plan fiduciaries considering plan investments in cryptocurrencies, in an effort aimed at protecting the retirement savings of U.S. workers.
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PBGC Approves Special Financial Assistance Application
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Local 584 Pension Plan (Local 584 Plan).
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PBGC Approves Special Financial Assistance Application
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Milk Industry Office Employees Pension Plan (Milk Industry Plan). The plan, based in New York City, New York, covers 78 participants.
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US Department of Labor awards $855K to Kansas to continue to provide employment, training services in response to aviation industry layoffs
Known as the “Air Capital of the World,” the Wichita, Kansas, area is home to some of the world’s largest aerospace manufacturers, so there was a significant ripple effect in the region after the grounding of the Boeing 737 in 2020.
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US Department of Labor awards $1.3M in funding to provide employment, training services for workers displaced by QVC workplace fire
Just months after one of the largest structure fires in North Carolina’s history, at QVC Rocky Mount Inc.’s Distribution Center in December 2021, thousands of workers found themselves facing unemployment.
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US Department of Labor awards $2.8M in funding to provide employment, training services to combat Ohio’s opioid crisis
With opioid-related overdoses linked to 3,237 deaths in Ohio in 2018, and the state’s neonatal units reporting higher rates of newborns suffering opioid withdrawal, opioid abuse remains a serious health emergency.
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Fisher: DOL 'will take legal action on behalf of workers'
A federal court has ordered a Massachusetts employer accused of threatening an employee to pay $25,000 in punitive damages plus $164,246 in wages and damages to eight other workers who were underpaid, the Department of Labor announced March 9.
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Avila: 'Agricultural employers violate basic labor laws when they reject domestic workers'
Two Turlock, California agricultural employers reportedly shortchanged workers; transported and housed them unsafely, according to a federal investigation finding.
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US Department of Labor cites Pennsylvania hot tub manufacturer for continuing to expose workers to dangerous chemicals
US Department of Labor cites Pennsylvania hot tub manufacturer for continuing to expose workers to dangerous chemicals
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