News and reports from the Department of Labor.

There were five notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Nov. 27, according to the Federal Register.

If federal workplace safety requirements had been followed, a North Georgia site grading and pipeline contractor could have prevented the death of a 24-year-old worker who was killed in May after a fork attachment used on a front-end loader dislodged and struck the worker.

Historically, high school students in the nation’s poorest neighborhoods have faced barriers to an education equal to those in the wealthiest neighborhoods. In the past year, closures and virtual learning forced by the pandemic are deepening this inequality and are likely to hurt disadvantaged students’ future earning potential, a recent Yale University study shows.

U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh and Switzerland’s President Guy Parmelin signed a memorandum of understanding today to expand apprenticeships among Swiss companies and Swiss-invested companies in the U.S., and promote job creation in both countries.

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after three of the biggest automakers in Detroit announced they would not be mandating vaccines for their employees...

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Labor Department published a one page rule on Nov. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Nov. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh issued the following statement on President Biden’s nomination of Jerome Powell as Chair and Lael Brainard as Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve

The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that enforcements by its Employee Benefits Security Administration recovered more than $2.4 billion in direct payments to plans, participants and beneficiaries in fiscal year 2021.

News Release: DAWSONVILLE, GA - If federal workplace safety requirements had been followed, a North Georgia site grading and pipeline contractor could have prevented the death of a 24-year-old worker who was killed in May after a fork attachment used on a front-end loader dislodged and struck the worker.

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: WASHINGTON - With the National Retail Federation expecting retailers to hire more than 500,000 seasonal workers and employers hopeful for a busy holiday season, the U.S. Department of Labor reminds them not to overlook their worker’s rights to a safe and healthy workplace and to be paid all of their legally earned wages. With many businesses open for in-person shopping in 2021, employers must also take steps to control and prevent coronavirus spread.