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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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US Department of Labor announces enforcement, effort for focused inspections in hospitals, nursing care facilities treating COVID-19 patients
For two years, millions of the nation’s healthcare workers have been battling the coronavirus. Many have endangered themselves as they care for those who contract COVID-19 while working in high-risk settings that expose themselves and their families.
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OSHA publishes interim final rule for handling retaliation complaints under the Taxpayer First Act
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration today published an interim final rule establishing procedures and time frames for handling employee retaliation complaints under the Taxpayer First Act.
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US Department of Labor announces $3.2M in Susan Harwood grants for workplace safety, health training on infectious diseases, including COVID-19
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration today announced the availability of $3.2 million in funds from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for Susan Harwood Workplace Safety and Health Training on Infectious Diseases, Including COVID-19 grants.
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Labor Department discusses Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance on March 7
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on March 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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US Department of Labor announces final amendments to six class exemptions
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a final notice of amendments to six class exemptions from the prohibited transaction rules in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code.
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Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under the Taxpayer First Act (TFA) discussed on March 7 by Labor Department
The US Labor Department published a one page rule on March 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Labor Department publishes notice on March 7
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on March 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Labor Department discusses Inorganic Arsenic Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements on March 7
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on March 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Federal inspection finds West Virginia brick manufacturer exposed workers to respirable crystalline silica hazards at Martinsburg plant
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Continental Brick Co. after an investigation found the employer exposed workers to respirable crystalline silica at the company's brick manufacturing facility in Martinsburg.
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Vista Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining More than $300,000 in Unemployment Benefits
Darris Cotton of Vista pleaded guilty in federal court today to a fraud charge,
admitting that he submitted false applications for unemployment benefits to California’s
Employment Development Department.
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New Jersey Man Sentenced to 80 Months in Prison for Stealing more than $450,000 in Unemployment Insurance Benefits
A Union, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 80 months in prison for illegally obtaining more than $450,000 in unemployment insurance benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
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Southwest Virginia Man Sentenced for Role in Unemployment Benefits Scam
A Southwest Virginia man, who conspired with more than 30 others in a scheme to defraud the government of more than $499,000 in unemployment benefits, was sentenced this week to 30 months in federal prison.
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Providence Man Detained on Fraud Charges, Threatening a Corrections Officer
A Providence man has been ordered detained in federal custody on charges that he filed fraudulent applications for pandemic unemployment assistance payments in at least eight states and that he threatened to assault a corrections officer, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha and Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha.
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Woman Previously Convicted in Fraud Scheme Admits to Defrauding the Federal Housing Administration, Business and Unemployment COVID Relief Programs
A North Providence woman today admitted in federal court that she provided false information to a mortgage lender when applying for a Federal Housing Administration (FHA)- backed mortgage, and that she fraudulently applied for a COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and unemployment insurance benefits under both the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
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Jury Convicts Two in $499,000 Unemployment Scheme
A federal jury convicted a pair of Southwest Virginia residents yesterday who
conspired with at least thirty others in a scheme to defraud the government of more than $499,000.
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Chairman Scott Statement on President Biden’s State of the Union Address
“Tonight, President Biden laid out a path for how we continue to build back a better America— one where we can continue to lower costs for all Americans and secure democracy across the world.“As President Biden noted, the American Rescue Plan, which Congress passed last March, provided historic relief that helped reopen classrooms safely, supported workers who lost their jobs, and ensured struggling Americans could get back on their feet.
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Title IX was Written to Protect Women, Not Erase Them
The Biden administration’s reinterpretation of Title IX has weakened this landmark legislation and its protection of women.
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Foxx: Union bosses can take a hike
Modern union bosses are more akin to political magnates than workers’ rights advocates.
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