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During the height of the pandemic, records were broken as millions of Americans filed claims for unemployment benefits.
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Real Earnings Summary
Real average hourly earnings for all employees increased 0.1 percent from December to January, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
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U.S. Business Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Summary
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, 14.5 percent of private-sector establishments (1.2 million, with 20.5 percent of all private-sector employment) increased base wages, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Establishments in Accommodation and Food Services, Retail Trade, Health Care and Social Assistance, and Manufacturing increased base wages at a higher rate than average.
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At HELP Subcommittee Hearing, Senator Murray Pushes to Provide Support for Health Care Workers
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - 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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HELP Committee Advances DOL, ED Nominees
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - 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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US Department of Labor announces $1.7M incremental award for pandemic-related employment, workforce training, humanitarian support in Guam
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an incremental award of $1.7 million to the Government of Guam to support continued disaster-relief employment and workforce development in response to the effects of the pandemic in the U.S. territory.
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US Department of Labor awards $800K in funding to provide pandemic-related employment, training services for coastal communities in Maine
News Release: WASHINGTON - 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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West Fargo door manufacturer earns ‘star level designation’ for exemplary workplace safety, health programs
News Release: Who: Marvin, West Fargo South, West Fargo, North Dakota
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US Department of Labor announces release of White House Task Force report on promoting worker organizing, collective bargaining
News Release: WASHINGTON - The White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment today released its report which details nearly 70 recommendations - approved by President Biden - that promote worker organizing and collective bargaining for public and private sector employees.
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Gibson Television Service ordered to restore over $50k for failing ‘to act with integrity’ with retirement plan
The president and director of an electronics installation and repair company in Madison Heights have been ordered by a federal judge to restore $50,764 to the company’s retirement plan.
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Winter Park bakery employed 13-year-old as unpaid ‘volunteer,’ allowed minor to operate dangerous slicer, in violation of federal laws
News Release: WINTER PARK, FL - A Winter Park bakery engaged a 13-year-old worker as an unpaid volunteer, and risked the child’s safety by allowing them to operate a power-driven bread slicer, in violation of federal laws governing pay practices and child labor.
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Notice published by Labor Department on Feb. 8
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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US Department of Labor seeks to advance equity for Black women facing lower wages, less opportunity exacerbated by the pandemic
News Release: CHICAGO ‒ 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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Ranking Member Foxx, RSC Chairman Banks, Rep. Allen Lead Amicus Brief Supporting Independent Contractors
News Release: Today, 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). This case comes as the Democrat-controlled NLRB ...
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As workers’ injury and illness rates soar, US Department of Labor urges healthcare facilities, providers to employ effective safety, health programs
News Release: ONAGA, KS ‒ Amid the pandemic, U.S. healthcare workers experienced a staggering 249 percent increase in injury and illness rates in 2020 while serving those in need. In fact, workers in the healthcare and social assistance industries combined, suffered more injuries and illnesses than workers in any industry in the nation.
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Federal court orders New Jersey company, co-managers who deliberately denied workers’ overtime wages to pay $711K to 89 workers
News Release: UNION, NJ - A federal court in New Jersey ordered an electrical and heating, ventilation and air conditioning company based in Union, and its two co-managers, to pay 89 electricians, electrician helpers and HVAC technicians after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found the defendants deliberately denied overtime.
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US Department of Labor announces worker initiative to safeguard rights, ensure protections for workers in warehouse, logistics industries
News Release: WASHINGTON - The increased demand and the constraints on the global supply chain have combined to place enormous strain on the nation’s warehouse and logistics industries, and has prompted the U.S. Department of Labor to take heightened action to ensure that warehouse and logistics workers’ wages and workplace rights are protected.
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US Department of Labor provides states with updated guidance to waive recovery of certain unemployment insurance benefits overpayments
News Release: WASHINGTON - During the height of the pandemic, records were broken as millions of Americans filed claims for unemployment benefits. As demand soared, the U.S. Department of Labor provided instructions to states to administer payments under several programs authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, ...
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Consumer Price Index Summary
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.6 percent in January on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
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