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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 on Equal Pay Day.
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US Department of Labor announces $10M in available funding to expand workforce development services for out-of-school time organizations

As they develop the habits, skills and other traits needed for future success, young people from age 14 to 21 have a limited window of opportunity. That’s why, when school is not in session, out-of-school time organizations provide supervised programs for young people and expose them to career options that prepare them better to enter and succeed in the workforce.
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US Department of Labor announces $85M in available funding to support underserved youth, young adults in communities stricken with violence, poverty

While the causes are many and the remedies sometimes complex, the reality for young people from ages 10 to 24 in the nation’s underserved communities is sadly simple: violence and poverty is stopping many from realizing their potential and blocking access to equity in education and employment.
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Federal judge orders Hannibal cement mine to pay $17.5K penalty for shorting pay of worker who assisted safety inspectors

A federal administrative law judge in Washington, D.C., has ordered a Hannibal cement company to pay a worker the company penalized for assisting federal safety investigators during a site visit.
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US Department of Labor orders ammo manufacturer to reinstate employee who voiced concerns about stock transactions, pay $597K in damages, back wages, costs

The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered a Scottsdale, Arizona-based ammunition manufacturer to pay compensatory damages, back wages and associated costs to an employee forced from its board of directors after reporting potentially illegal stock transactions.
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Federal judge orders Juan Quevedo-Garcia, one of New Jersey’s most flagrant OSHA violators, to pay $2M in penalties

One of New Jersey’s most flagrant violators of federal workplace safety laws – who continually puts workers at risk of serious injuries or worse – is personally liable for $2 million in penalties assessed by the U.S.
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US Department of Labor cites Appleton contractor – twice in 6 months – for exposing roofing workers to deadly fall hazards, as penalties mount

Despite the serious consequences of its actions, an Appleton-based contractor was again cited for exposing workers to deadly fall hazards after a U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspector observed six roofers atop a two-story Algoma duplex on Nov. 2, 2021 – about six months after the contractor’s last citations in June 2021.
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Preventable tragedy: US Department of Labor investigation of zip-line worker’s fatal fall finds workplace safety failures

 A federal workplace safety investigation found that a 34-year-old worker’s fatal fall might have been prevented had the operator of a Pauma Valley zip-line attraction implemented required safety measures.A U.S.
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US Department of Labor fines New Jersey auto parts seller $1.2M for 33 workplace safety, health violations following worker’s serious hand injury

On Sept. 9, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration initiated an inspection of My Auto Store after a vehicle lift crushed a worker’s hand in Camden.
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US Department of Labor cites North Carolina electrical construction company after two 19-year-old apprentices fatally electrocuted in Adger

A federal workplace safety investigation into the fatal electrocutions of two 19-year-old apprentices in Adger on Aug. 31, 2021, found their employer might have prevented the incident by ensuring required safety standards were followed, and that adequate supervision and training was provided.
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Department of Labor awards $20 million 'to advance equity' in unemployment benefits

A first-round of more than $20 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Labor will help several states resolve disparities revealed during the pandemic in how they delivered unemployment insurance benefits.
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Federal judge orders Juan Quevedo-Garcia, one of New Jersey’s most flagrant OSHA violators, to pay $2M in penalties

News Release: PALISADES PARK, NJ - One of New Jersey’s most flagrant violators of federal workplace safety laws - who continually puts workers at risk of serious injuries or worse - is personally liable for $2 million in penalties assessed by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration , a federal administrative law judge has ruled.
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Indiana non-profit providing services to homeless, at-risk veterans shortchanges 19 caregivers $87K in wages, overtime pay, benefits

News Release: WINCHESTER, IN - 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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Departments of Labor, Justice strengthen partnership to protect workers

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division signed a memorandum of understanding today to strengthen the partnership between the two agencies to protect workers from employer collusion, ensure compliance with the labor laws and promote competitive labor markets and worker mobility.
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For the first time in 40 years, US Department of Labor proposes rulemaking for Davis-Bacon Act to reflect needs of today’s construction industry

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the publication of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking as it considers updating the regulations that implement the Davis-Bacon Act and Davis-Bacon and Related Acts to reflect better the needs of workers in the construction industry and planned federal construction investments.
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Week ending March 12: Labor Department publishes 19 notices

There were 19 notices published by the Labor Department in week ending March 12, according to the Federal Register.
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MET Laboratories, Inc.: Grant of Expansion of Recognition discussed on March 11 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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US Department of Labor cites Appleton contractor – twice in 6 months – for exposing roofing workers to deadly fall hazards, as penalties mount

News Release: APPLETON, WI - Despite the serious consequences of its actions, an Appleton-based contractor was again cited for exposing workers to deadly fall hazards after a U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspector observed six roofers atop a two-story Algoma duplex on Nov. 2, 2021 - about six months after the contractor’s last citations in June 2021.
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American Trucking Associations joins efforts to 'connect workers to good-paying jobs'

The largest national trade association for the trucking industry joined President Joe Biden’s 90-day Trucking Apprenticeship Challenge to get more well-trained drivers into good-paying jobs.
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