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A bakery in Winter Park, FL violated federal child labor laws by employing a 13-year-old as unpaid ‘volunteer’ worker.
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US Department of Labor sues Florida security contractor who terminated worker who raised coronavirus, firearm storage safety concerns
News Release: PORT ARTHUR, TX - The U.S. Department of Labor has filed suit against a Florida security contractor that terminated a worker after they raised concerns in a work group chat on a secure messaging app about safe firearm storage and coronavirus-related workplace hazards, including a lack of physical distancing and other potential exposure risks.
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US Department of Labor awards $800K in funding to provide pandemic-related employment, training services for coastal communities in Maine
In 2021, the pandemic forced 17 employers in Maine’s coastal region, including Abbott Labs, B&M Baked Beans and Country Manor Nursing Home, to lay off more than 500 workers, which has prompted the U.S. Department of Labor to award a grant to help prepare these workers for new employment opportunities.
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US Department of Labor seeks to advance equity for Black women facing lower wages, less opportunity exacerbated by the pandemic
Those questioning the need for equity among Black women in the workforce should look no further than a 2020 Bureau of Labor Statistics’ survey that found they earn just 63 cents for every dollar white men earn, and that they experienced a nearly 5 percent rate of job loss during the pandemic.
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Indiana employer pays $154K in back wages to workers with disabilities at Jeffersonville non-profit industrial work center
About one-third of adults with moderate disabilities participate in the workforce.
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US Department of Labor recovers $61K in overtime back wages for 60 laborers at Livonia, Michigan, employer
By misclassifying 60 employees as independent contractors, a Detroit-area employer denied them their full wages and benefits and important protections under federal law – a situation now remedied by a U.S.
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Were you a Puerto Rico Police Department officer between 2010 and 2014? US Department of Labor may have back wages you’re owed
The U.S. Department of Labor is seeking 287 former or current officers of the Puerto Rico Police Department, who worked for the department between June 13, 2010, and Aug. 31, 2014, and are owed back wages as part of a 2016 federal court order.
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2022 Summer Data Challenge offers researchers funding to study how federal labor policies, protections, programs reach underserved communities
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the launch of its second annual Summer Data Challenge competition for emerging and established scholars to analyze how federal labor policies, protections and programs reach traditionally underserved communities.
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US Department of Labor recovers $26K in back wages for 16 workers after Flagler Beach restaurant violates federal labor laws
A Flagler Beach bar and grill’s decision to keep portions of employees’ credit card tips to cover cash drawer shortages and customer walkouts voided their ability to receive a tip credit and pay each affected worker less than the full federal minimum wage.
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New York-Based Multiemployer Pension Plan Celebrates Benefit Restoration Through American Rescue Plan Act
Today, the House Committee on Education and Labor released a new video detailing how the American Rescue Plan Act created a Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program to avert the immediate crisis threatening the retirement security of America’s workers, retirees, and their families.
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US Department of Labor recovers 42K in back wages, liquidated damages for six Northern California restaurant workers after investigation
Federal investigators found that the owners of three northern California restaurants willfully denied a cook and five other workers overtime wages for hours over 40 in a workweek.The U.S.
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Ranking Member Foxx, RSC Chairman Banks, Rep. Allen Lead Amicus Brief Supporting Independent Contractors
Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-NC), RSC Chairman Jim Banks (R-IN), and Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA) led a group of House Republicans in filing an amicus brief to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in The Atlanta Opera, Inc. 371 NLRB No. 45 (2021).
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Foxx: Political Speech Must be Protected on College Campuses
Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in support of George Washington University's decision to reverse its censorship of political posters criticizing the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), created by a Chinese dissident known as Badiucao.
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Foxx, Burr Press GAO on Improper Seating of David Prouty to NLRB
Today, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Republican Leader Richard Burr (R-NC) sent a letter requesting the Government Accountability Office (GAO) review the National Labor Review Board’s (NLRB or Board) improper seating of David Prouty.
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The Biden Administration’s Foolish Student Debt Repayment Moratorium Must End
President Biden’s extension of the student loan repayment pause is a cowardly act of political appeasement that is exacerbating our country’s debt crisis. It is time for President Biden to put the good of the country before special interests and resume student loan repayments.
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New Report: Parents Want More School Choice and Flexible Learning
Even after putting children through three school years of inconsistent schooling due to Covid, Democrats are still opposing expanded flexibility and choice in K-12 education.
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White House Releases Plan to Use Federal Government to Boost Union Bosses’ Power
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) gave the following statement after the White House released its plan, via the task force on union organizing, to increase union bosses’ stranglehold over American workers
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HELP Committee Advances DOL, ED Nominees
Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led a mark-up to advance nominees to the Department of Education (ED), Department of Labor (DOL), and the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (FMSHRC).
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At HELP Subcommittee Hearing, Senator Murray Pushes to Provide Support for Health Care Workers
Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, highlighted how critical it is to listen to health care workers and address the steep challenges they continue to face during the pandemic at a HELP Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety hearing chaired by Senator Hickenlooper (D-CO).
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Chair Murray, Assistant Speaker Clark, Senator Portman, Rep. Young Introduce Legislation To Remove Barriers, Provide Support For Homeless And Foster Students In Higher Education
Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) Chair of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House Katherine Clark (D-MA-5), introduced the Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act to remove barriers and provide support to help students experiencing homelessness and students in foster care access and succeed in higher education.
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