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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has signed a strategic partnership with Brasfield & Gorrie Construction to promote worker safety and health during the construction of the University of Alabama’s Medical West project in McCalla.
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Dollar General violations in Georgia, Alabama show 'willful recklessness'
Inspections at four Dollar General stores in Alabama and Georgia during the summer of 2021 reportedly found the national retailer’s history of exposing workers to dangerous working conditions continues.
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Biden wants pay, tax credit legislation 'so no one has to raise a family in poverty'
President Joe Biden told the country during his State of the Union address on Tuesday that he wants to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour and extend the child tax credit.
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“INDIANA HUNT-MARTIN POST OFFICE BUILDING” published by the Congressional Record in the House of Representatives section on Feb. 28
“INDIANA HUNT-MARTIN POST OFFICE BUILDING“ was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H1169-H1170 on Feb. 28
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Labor Department discusses Petition for Modification of Application of an Existing Mandatory Safety Standard on March 4
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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DOL-ETA offers new grant application process starting March 4
Pathway Home 3 grant opened on March 4.
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Public notices: Labor Department publishes 51 in February
There were 51 notices published by the Labor Department in February, according to the Federal Register.
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Labor Department seeks $2.8 million in losses after Chicago fund's trustees allegedly allowed misappropriation
The U.S. Department of Labor has asked a federal court to hold the fiduciaries of a Chicago welfare fund liable for $2.8 million in losses after the fiduciaries allowed funds to be misappropriated.
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US Department of Labor finds pipelayer exposed to potential trench collapse on residential construction site in Batavia, Ohio
News Release: BATAVIA, OH ‒ An employer installing sanitation sewer pipes in a 15-foot-deep trench in Batavia exposed its employees to the hazard of collapsing walls by not installing trench safety boxes.
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U.S. Department of Labor announces new safety campaign to provide training for miners
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration announced a new campaign to help ensure mine operators provide proper training in a Feb. 28 news release.
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US Department of Labor recovers wages for Albuquerque supermarket workers repeatedly denied overtime
Fair Labor Standards Act overtime violations found when the employer paid employees a fixed salary for all hours worked instead of time and one-half the hourly employees’ rate of pay.
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US Department of Labor recovers $169K in back wages, damages for 118 shortchanged restaurant workers in Oregon after investigation
The U.S. Department of Labor enforces laws that protect workers’ rights. It also holds unscrupulous employers who shortchange their workers accountable, as it has done on behalf of 118 workers at three Oregon restaurants after an investigation revealed wage theft and other violations.
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Federal inspection finds West Virginia brick manufacturer exposed workers to respirable crystalline silica hazards at Martinsburg plant
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WV - 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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Traffic control company pays $224K in back wages, damages after investigation finds pay practice violations in Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania
Release: Employer name: Area Wide Protection Inc., doing business as Roadtek Traffic Solutions LLC 5874 N. Lee Highway, Suite 100 Fairfield, VA 24435
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Labor Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Representative Fee Request (CA-143/CA-155) on March 2
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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US Department of Labor alleges fiduciaries for a Chicago-area employee benefit plan misappropriated more than $2.8M of plan assets
News Release: CHICAGO - The U.S. Department of Labor has asked a federal court in Illinois to hold fiduciaries of the United Employee Benefit Fund, along with its counsel, liable for more than $2.8 million in losses after an investigation found they allowed the misappropriation of the fund’s assets. A Chicago-based multiple employer welfare arrangement, UEBF provides life insurance benefits to about 63 nationwide employer-sponsored benefit plans.
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West Virginia brick company cited for failing to protect workers from 'deadly hazard'
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Continental Brick Company after finding the employer exposed workers to respirable crystalline silica at the company’s brick manufacturing facility in Martinsburg, W.V.
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Murray and Burr Schedule Executive Session to Mark Up Bipartisan Bill Strengthening Nation’s Pandemic and Public Health Preparedness and Response Systems
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chair, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), and Ranking Member, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), announced the HELP Committee will hold an executive session on March 15th, to mark up the PREVENT Pandemics Act, legislation aimed at strengthening the nation’s public health and medical preparedness and response systems in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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DOL-ETA grant application closes on June 2
Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants grant opened on March 2.
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US Department of Labor recovers wages for Albuquerque supermarket workers repeatedly denied overtime
Release: Employer name: Heavenly Victory LLC, doing business as Naranjero Super 1
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