News and reports from the Department of Labor.

The US Labor Department published an eight page proposed rule on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.“ was published in the House of Representatives section on page H6177 on Nov. 3

News Release: DETROIT – The U.S. Department of Labor’s offices in Detroit and Grand Rapids and the State of Michigan, Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, Wage and Hour Division have signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding to provide opportunities for the agencies to conduct joint investigations and joint outreach as well as share training materials and other information as appropriate.

News Release: KANSAS CITY, MO ‒ Occupational exposure to hazardous substances, such as asbestos , formaldehyde and cadmium , can lead to cancer and other long-term serious health diagnoses years after exposure, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.

News Release: TEMPLE, TX – While the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has given a Temple furniture design and manufacturing company several opportunities to stop exposing its workers to amputation hazards, an investigation into a recent serious injury found little has changed.

News Release: BYRON, IL – An inspection at a Byron rehabilitation and post-acute care facility found the healthcare facility did not comply with federal respiratory protection requirements in the facility’s quarantine area and failed to protect workers from coronavirus hazards.

News Release: COLUMBIA, SC – Employers who expect their workers to use personal vehicles on behalf of the business must provide mileage reimbursement or they may be in violation of federal law, the operator of two sandwich shops in Clemson and Anderson has learned.

News Release: MARINETTE, WI - Recent federal safety inspections of a northern Wisconsin foundry determined workplace safety failures caused two workers to suffer severe injuries. In May, a worker lost two fingers to amputation and in July, an overhead hot metal carrier struck and injured another worker.

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a rule rescinding the Trump administration’s protections for religious federal contractors...

News Release: HOUSTON - All Seasons Hospitality and Investments LLC and owner Tanvir Shahmohd, operator of a Houston-area hotel, has agreed to pay an employee back wages and damages following a U.S. Department of Labor whistleblower investigation.

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (NC-05), Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. “Bobby" Scott (VA-03), Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Republican Leader Rick Allen (GA-12), and Subcommittee Chair Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11), introduced legislation-the Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act (H.R. 5891) -to expand American workers’ access to secure retirement.

“ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS“ was published in the Senate section on page S7715 on Nov. 3

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Justice today announced separate settlement agreements with Facebook regarding its use of the permanent labor certification program, also known as PERM.

News Release: GUAYNABO, PR – A U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation has found a Puerto Rico-based security services company misclassified 136 of its employees as independent contractors, denying them overtime pay required under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.

News Release: NEW YORK – A Syracuse iron foundry cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for dozens of health and safety violations has agreed to correct 60 cited hazards, implement enhanced corrective measures and pay $276,189 in penalties in a settlement agreement with the department.