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News Release: Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Republican Leader of the Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee Greg Murphy, M.D. (R-NC) sent a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona urging him to follow the law and work with Congress to reform the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.
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ICYMI: The Left is Attacking Parents’ Rights
News Release: When the state tries to take the place of parents, it is a clear sign that freedom and self-government are under attack at the most fundamental level. The American people know what is best for their kids-Democrats obviously do not.
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Public notices: Labor Department publishes 34 in September
There were 34 notices published by the Labor Department in September, according to the Federal Register.
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Labor Department publishes 18 notices in week ending Oct. 3
There were 18 notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Oct. 3, according to the Federal Register.
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US Department of Labor announces $5M in funding opportunity to combat forced, child labor abuses in Mexico’s tomato, chile pepper sectors
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today an availability of up to $5 million in grant funding to support core standards to combat labor abuses by employers in Mexico’s tomato and chile pepper sectors’ supply chains. Mexico is the world’s largest exporter of tomatoes and chile peppers.
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US Department of Labor, Regus Management Group reach agreement to resolve alleged race- and gender-based hiring discrimination nationwide
News Release: DALLAS – The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into a conciliation agreement with Regus Management Group LLC, a leading global workspace provider, to resolve allegations of systemic race- and gender-based hiring discrimination at its facilities nationwide.
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AstraZeneca agrees to pay $560K to resolve alleged race, gender-based pay discrimination at Wilmington, Delaware facility
News Release: AstraZeneca agrees to pay $560K to resolve alleged race, gender-based pay discrimination at Wilmington, Delaware facility WILMINGTON, DE – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has entered into a conciliation agreement with AstraZeneca to resolve alleged race and gender-based pay discrimination affecting 318 female and Hispanic employees at its North American commercial headquarters in Wilmington.
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US Labor Department, IBM enter agreement to resolve alleged gender-based pay discrimination at Washington location
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor and IBM US Public Service GBS have entered into a conciliation agreement to resolve allegations of gender-based pay discrimination within the federal contractor’s Functional Affirmative Action Program (FAAP) unit.
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US Department of Labor recovers $21K in back wages for workers after finding Saipan wholesaler violated minimum wage, overtime rules
News Release: SAIPAN – A Saipan dry food, spice and canned food wholesaler paid four workers a fixed, “off-the-books” cash salary that dropped their regular hourly wage below the required federal $7.25 minimum wage rate, and denied them overtime when they worked more than 40 hours in a workweek, a federal investigation has found.
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US Department of Labor announces $5M in funding opportunity to combat forced, child labor abuses in Mexico’s tomato, chile pepper sectors
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today an availability of up to $5 million in grant funding to support core standards to combat labor abuses by employers in Mexico’s tomato and chile pepper sectors’ supply chains. Mexico is the world’s largest exporter of tomatoes and chile peppers.
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US Department of Labor recovers $21K in back wages for workers after finding Saipan wholesaler violated minimum wage, overtime rules
News Release: SAIPAN – A Saipan dry food, spice and canned food wholesaler paid four workers a fixed, “off-the-books” cash salary that dropped their regular hourly wage below the required federal $7.25 minimum wage rate, and denied them overtime when they worked more than 40 hours in a workweek, a federal investigation has found.
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US Labor Department, IBM enter agreement to resolve alleged gender-based pay discrimination at Washington location
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor and IBM US Public Service GBS have entered into a conciliation agreement to resolve allegations of gender-based pay discrimination within the federal contractor’s Functional Affirmative Action Program (FAAP) unit.
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AstraZeneca agrees to pay $560K to resolve alleged race, gender-based pay discrimination at Wilmington, Delaware facility
News Release: AstraZeneca agrees to pay $560K to resolve alleged race, gender-based pay discrimination at Wilmington, Delaware facility WILMINGTON, DE – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has entered into a conciliation agreement with AstraZeneca to resolve alleged race and gender-based pay discrimination affecting 318 female and Hispanic employees at its North American commercial headquarters in Wilmington.
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US Department of Labor, Regus Management Group reach agreement to resolve alleged race- and gender-based hiring discrimination nationwide
News Release: DALLAS – The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into a conciliation agreement with Regus Management Group LLC, a leading global workspace provider, to resolve allegations of systemic race- and gender-based hiring discrimination at its facilities nationwide.
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Senator Murray on Reversal of Trump’s Title X Gag Rule: An “Important Victory” for Millions of Patients
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) final rule on Title X. The new rule for the family planning program, which was first...
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Foxx, Higgins Ask GAO to Examine Buy America Requirements for School Meals
News Release: Today, Republican Leader of the House Education and Labor Committee Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) Comptroller General Gene Dodaro to ensure ‘Buy America’ requirements for school meals are being followed.
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“Energy (Executive Calendar)” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on Sept. 29
“Energy (Executive Calendar)“ was published in the Senate section on pages S6758-S6759 on Sept. 29
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Labor Department publishes notice on Sept. 30
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Sept. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Notice published by Labor Department on Sept. 30
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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What did Labor Department publish on Sept. 30?
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Sept. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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