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Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Funding Allotments and Operating Guidance for Unemployment Insurance (UI) Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Grants grant opened on Jan. 24.
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US Department of Labor proposes $145K in fines after worker suffers fatal injury at Chicago-area pizza manufacturer
News Release: OSHA issued one willful violation to the Buffalo, New York-based food manufacturer and proposed $145,027 in penalties. The agency placed Rich Products in OSHA’s Severe Violator Program for a willful violation that led to an employee fatality. The company has an extensive history of OSHA violations nationwide.
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US Department of Labor cites Pomp’s Tire Service after Abbotsford worker suffers fatal trauma while attempting to mount tire on rim
News Release: ABBOTSFORD, WI ‒ At the Abbotsford location of a popular Midwest tire sales-and-service provider, a worker mounting a new tire sustained fatal injuries after the tire came loose and struck him on July 28, 2021. A few weeks later, another worker from the same company suffered a similar fate at a Savage, Minnesota, location on Aug. 17, 2021.
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Court orders Long Island horse trainer, stable to pay $132K to 52 employees after US Department of Labor finds wage theft, falsified records
News Release: NEW YORK - A federal court has ordered a prominent Long Island thoroughbred horseracing stable and its owner to pay a total of $132,631 in back wages and liquidated damages to 52 grooms and hot walkers at several locations, including Belmont and Aqueduct racetracks. The stable owner failed to pay workers the overtime wages they earned.
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US Department of Labor, Choate Construction to promote workplace safety, health at Savannah historic district project
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has signed a strategic partnership with Choate Construction to promote worker safety and health during the construction of a mixed-use development in the historic district of Savannah. The Associated General Contractors of Georgia Inc. and the Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute - Safety, Health and Environmental Services Group are also supporting this partnership effort.
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US Department of Labor finds owed wages, assesses penalties in over 80 percent of cotton gin investigations in seven Southeast states
News Release: ATLANTA - While the cotton gin has greatly increased the speed of crop production since its invention more than three centuries ago, the U.S. Department of Labor has found 8 out of 10 cotton gin employers it investigated in the Southeast region violated the Fair Labor Standards Act, Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act, or provisions of the H-2A visa program.
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US Department of Labor seeks nominations for employee representative on Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is requesting nominations to fill one vacant employee representative position on the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health. The 15-member group advises the Secretary of Labor and Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health on developing standards and policies affecting the construction industry.
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Labor Department publishes notice on Jan. 21
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Jan. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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13 notices published in week ending Jan. 22 by Labor Department
There were 13 notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Jan. 22, according to the Federal Register.
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Labor Department publishes notice on Jan. 21
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Notice published by Labor Department on Jan. 21
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Jan. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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US Department of Labor conducts outreach, enforcement to ensure wage and hour compliance as cleanup continues after December tornadoes in Kentucky
Members of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division response team are currently providing in-person assistance in the area where tornadoes in December 2021 caused widespread damage.
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US Department of Labor files suit after investigation finds federal contractor failed to ensure subcontractors paid $3.3M in wages, fringe benefits
The U.S. Department of Labor filed suit against a federal contractor that failed to ensure its subcontractors paid 3,964 employees as required at 88 Iowa sites, resulting in $3,348,543 in prevailing wage, overtime and fringe benefit back wages due. The employees removed poultry waste potentially infected with avian flu from the sites.
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What did Labor Department publish on Jan. 21?
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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US Department of Labor files lawsuit against San Antonio company seeking $114K in overtime back wages, damages for 79 security guards
The pay practices of a San Antonio company that exclusively hires military veterans to work as security guards violated federal law and shortchanged 79 employees of $57,465 in overtime back wages, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation has found.
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Federal court paves way for 16 employees of defunct Bay Area construction company to access $1M in retirement assets
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.
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Notice published on Jan. 21 by Labor Department
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Notice published by Labor Department on Jan. 21
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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What did Labor Department publish on Jan. 21?
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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US Department of Labor cites Florida company after worker clearing brush dies as temperatures neared 100 degrees in national forest
Working in the recesses of Apalachicola National Forest on a July day as temperatures neared 100 degrees, the supervisor of two crews hired to clear invasive plants saw one 42-year-old worker was sweating heavily, his hands were trembling, and he seemed confused, unable to respond to commands.The worker rested while other employees finished their tasks.
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