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News Release: WASHINGTON - Fatal overdoses in New York have nearly tripled in the last decade , with nearly 85 percent of them linked to controlled substances, including opioids. Nationally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates fatal opioid overdoses kill 91 people each day in the U.S.
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OSHA cites Pomp's Tire Service for fatal incident involving worker
The Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed fines in excess of $14,000 for a Wisconsin-based auto repair company after one of two employers died in a three-week span.
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Federal court orders shuttle service to pay $742k in wages and damages
The Wage and Hour Division found that the Trans Express failed to pay overtime wages to employees who picked up and transported passengers for clients of the company.
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DOL recovers $36k in back wages, damages from Fort Myers air conditioning company
The latest in a long line of back wage crackdowns comes at the expense of a Fort Myers air conditioning company, Sunset Air & Home Services Inc.This week, the US Department of Labor recovered $36k in back wages and damages after finding that the company used improper pay practices and victimized their employees. Wage and Hour Division District Director Nicolas Ratmiroff commented on the investigation, saying, “When employers pay commissions, differentials, certain bonuses, stipends or other incentives, they must include them in calculation of overtime pay.
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Federal investigation recovers $221k in back wages and damages
The judgement comes after the employer denied them overtime wages that were rightfully earned and then lied to federal investigators about the wages owed.
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Murray Leads Hearing On Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Crises Worsened by COVID-19
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 hearing on the need to address the mental health and substance use disorder crises which have been worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic. In her opening remarks, Senator Murray stressed the need for action to support students, providers, and families struggling through these crises.
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US Department of Labor investigation finds methylene chloride,other workplace hazards at Bergen County manufacturing facility
News Release: Employer name: Sinclair & Rush Inc.
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DOL fines Conn.-based metal fabrication company for 'failure to implement required energy control procedures' in worker's electrocution death
The U.S. Department of Labor has fined PM Engineered Solutions Inc., a Connecticut-based metal fabrication company, after one of its employees was electrocuted repairing a portable water heater on July 14.
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Labor Secretary 'disappointed' with Supreme Court ruling to block OSHA vaccination mandate
The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled to stop the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Emergency Temporary Standard on vaccination and testing, pending a review by the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Helium enrichment facility in Texas 'willfully and repeatedly' violated procedures for safe handling of chemical materials, OSHA finds
OSHA finds the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management violated procedures for safe handling of chemical materials at its helium enrichment unit in Amarillo.
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Bicameral Education Committee Leaders Request DOJ Update on Recent HBCU Bomb Threat
News Release: Members: “Such acts of intimidation, which threaten both the safety and education of students enrolled at HBCUs, are of grave concern and we must work to protect these remarkable institutions and their students."
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Bicameral Education Committee Leaders Request DOJ Update on Recent HBCU Bomb Threats
News Release: Dear Attorney General Garland: We write to you today at the beginning of Black History Month about the disturbing trend of bomb threats and violence against our nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). For the last month, at least 17 of the nation’s 100 HBCUs have been forced to...
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What did Labor Department publish on Jan. 31?
The US Labor Department published a three page proposed rule on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Notice published on Jan. 31 by Labor Department
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Honolulu security company to pay $1.5 million in 'rightfully earned wages' to officers
A Honolulu company was ordered to pay $1.5 million to 171 security officers after a federal investigation determined the company illegally denied workers overtime pay.
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DOL grants to provide training, employment services to help veterans 'overcome obstacles'
Funding from the U.S. Department of Labor will help organizations provide training and employment services to veterans at risk of or experiencing homelessness.
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Public press releases: Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions publishes 12 in January
There were 12 press releases published by the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions in January.
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US Department of Labor finds Charleston Walgreens store employed 12-year-old worker in violation of child labor laws
News Release: CHARLESTON, SC - A Charleston Walgreens failed to comply with federal labor laws setting minimum age standards and limiting the number of hours and times a minor-aged employee can work. This led the U.S. Department of Labor to assess a civil money penalty to the Walgreens location, part of the nation’s second largest pharmacy store chain.
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Idaho painting contractor pays $81K in back wages, liquidated damages to 35 workers shortchanged by illegal pay practices
News Release: CALDWELL, ID - A U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division investigation found a painting contractor in Idaho failed to pay workers overtime wages, and failed to keep accurate records of employees’ earnings, both violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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Federal court paves way for 16 employees of defunct Bay Area construction company to access $1M in retirement assets
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Sixteen people participating in an employee retirement plan sponsored by a now defunct Danville construction company will receive distributions of almost $1 million in assets following an investigation and litigation by the U.S. Department of Labor.
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