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News Release: WASHINGTON - Over the past year, dozens of miners have been injured or killed in mining incidents, many of which could have been prevented with proper training and attention to tasks. This unacceptable trend has prompted the U.S. Department of Labor to initiate a new safety campaign to reach miners and educate mine operators on their responsibility to ensure a safe workplace and prevent deadly accidents.
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Senator Murray Statement on the Senate’s Women’s Health Protection Act Vote
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 a video on the Senate’s 46-48 vote on the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA).
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US Department of Labor cites Long Island contractor for 9 willful safety violations following employee's fatal fall
News Release: NEW YORK - A federal investigation into a fatal workplace injury on Aug. 19, 2021, at a Town of Oyster Bay municipal building has found a Setauket roofing contractor failed to provide necessary safeguards to protect employees against falls.
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US Department of Labor announces $12M funding opportunity to support improved enforcement of Mexico’s labor laws
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced the availability of up to $12 million in funding to empower federal and state labor inspectors in Mexico to improve enforcement of the country’s landmark 2019 labor law reform in five states, with a focus on Northern States.
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US Department of Labor cites Ohio contractor for exposing roofers to deadly fall hazards for 6th time since 2018
News Release: HARTVILLE, OH - A Hartsville contractor has been cited for the sixth time since 2018 for exposing workers to deadly fall hazards on two separate Ohio job sites.
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US Department of Labor cites contractors for exposing workers to excavation hazards following worker fatality at Philadelphia construction site
Release: Employers: Mayfield Site Contractors Inc. (subcontractor and decedent’s direct employer)
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25 notices published in week ending Feb. 26 by Labor Department
There were 25 notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Feb. 26, according to the Federal Register.
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Solicitor of Labor Files Brief Supporting its Broad Authority to Subpoena Documents in Employee Retirement Income Security Act Investigations
News Release: Date of action: Feb. 18, 2022
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Discounting Safety: Alabama, Georgia inspections show Dollar General continues to ignore workplace safety, putting employees’ safety at risk
News Release: ATLANTA - A series of federal workplace safety and health inspections at four Dollar General stores in Alabama and Georgia in the summer of 2021 found the nationwide discount retailer’s long history of exposing employees to dangerous working conditions continues.
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US Department of Labor recovers $315K in overtime wages for 158 home care workers, after investigation finds Napa employer shortchanged them
News Release: AMERICAN CANYON, CA - A federal investigation has recovered $315,536 in back wages for 158 workers of American Canyon home care agency where the owner and CEO unlawfully required hourly employees who earned significant overtime to sign an agreement to be paid straight time for up to 160 hours per pay period.
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US Department of Labor recovers $2K in back wages, damages; assesses $7K in penalties for violations by three Jacksonville pizzerias
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, FL - The miscalculation of overtime wages and child labor violations have taken a slice of the profits from the operator of three Jacksonville pizzerias, following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor.
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Bimbo Bakeries will pay $131K to resolve alleged hiring discrimination identified in US Department of Labor audit of Nebraska baking plant
News Release: BELLEVUE, NE - A company known for baking some of the nation’s leading brands will pay $131,216 in back pay and interest to 134 qualified female applicants as part of an agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs to resolve alleged hiring discrimination at a Bellevue, Nebraska baking facility.
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US Department of Labor announces Pacific Coast Safety Fest, March 14-17
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Department of Labor and other stakeholders are offering workers, employers, educators, safety and health professionals and others a unique, virtual opportunity to increase their knowledge of workplace safety and health issues during Pacific Coast Safety Fest, March 14-17, 2022.
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US Department of Labor recovers $221K in back wages, damages for nursing staff after re-investigation again finds violations at treatment facility
News Release: LAUREL RUN, PA - An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor recovered $221,307 in back wages and damages for 32 nursing staff employees of a Luzerne County treatment center found to be intentionally shortchanging workers of their overtime pay repeatedly.
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OSHA cites workplace injury, illness report in calling for employers ‘to protect’ workers
A governmental agency is encouraging health care employers and related industries to help make 2022 safer for workers, considering a report that nursing assistants had the highest number of missed workdays due to workplace injuries and illnesses.
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DOL recovers nearly $50,000 in unpaid employee wages from Mezcal Mexican Grill in Florida
The U.S. Department of Labor recently recovered wages from a Florida restaurant after it failed to pay employees overtime wages they earned.
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Attentive Angels Home Care paid over $120,000 in back wages for ‘shortchanged 36 employees'
Back wages of $120,321 for 36 workers were recovered from a West Columbia home healthcare provider that the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found denied overtime pay to its employees.
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'They must be paid all of their wages': DOL recovers $1.3 million in wages denied to Texas potato farm workers
A large farm in Texas that is one of the nation's largest potato producers recently had to pay $1.3 million in wages it had denied its farm workers, according to a U.S. Department of Labor news release.
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US Department of Labor cites Ohio contractor for exposing roofers to deadly fall hazards for 6th time since 2018
News Release: HARTVILLE, OH - A Hartsville contractor has been cited for the sixth time since 2018 for exposing workers to deadly fall hazards on two separate Ohio job sites.
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Miner's Claim for Benefits and Employment History discussed on Feb. 25 by Labor Department
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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