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News Release: HOUSTON – With Houston-area home sales setting records, insulation installers are working hard to meet demand and endure hard, strenuous labor and discomfort caused by contact with insulation materials. For 46 workers at JVA Insulation Inc., the work felt a bit harder because their employer failed to pay them all their legally earned wages.
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US Department of Labor announces $4M funding award to assist recovery of Cherokee Nation’s workforce
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the supplemental award of $4 million, with $1.3 million released initially, to the Cherokee Nation to support continued disaster-relief employment and workforce development in response to the pandemic’s impacts on its people.
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US Department of Labor recovers $150K in wages for 46 workers after investigation into pay practices of JVA Insulation of Houston
News Release: HOUSTON – With Houston-area home sales setting records, insulation installers are working hard to meet demand and endure hard, strenuous labor and discomfort caused by contact with insulation materials. For 46 workers at JVA Insulation Inc., the work felt a bit harder because their employer failed to pay them all their legally earned wages.
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Proposed rule published on Sept. 9 by Labor Department
The US Labor Department published a one page proposed rule on Sept. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Labor Department publishes notice on Sept. 9
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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What did Labor Department publish on Sept. 7?
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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US Department of Labor announces available funding to promote, develop, expand Registered Apprenticeship in critical, non-traditional industries
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of funds to award up to four new contracts to Industry Intermediaries to launch, promote and expand Registered Apprenticeship models in critical industries impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and industries that have not traditionally used apprenticeship to meet employer and sector needs.
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US Department of Labor announces available funding to promote, develop, expand Registered Apprenticeship in critical, non-traditional industries
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of funds to award up to four new contracts to Industry Intermediaries to launch, promote and expand Registered Apprenticeship models in critical industries impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and industries that have not traditionally used apprenticeship to meet employer and sector needs.
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Democrats Advance Left-Wing Budget, Put American Freedoms in Jeopardy
News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after Committee Democrats voted to advance their radical, reckless $780 billion budget reconciliation package...
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Wilson Opposes Democrat Budget: "Our values, freedoms, and livelihoods are at stake"
News Release: Today, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, opposing the Democrat's Fiscal Year 2022 Education and Labor budget reconciliation package...
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Federal court orders Massachusetts pizza restaurants, owner to pay $307K in back wages, damages to 14 employees after investigation, litigation
News Release: BOSTON – The operator of two Framingham area pizza restaurants must pay $307,704.86 – $153,852 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages – to 14 employees after the U.S. Department of Labor obtained summary judgment in federal court.
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US Department of Labor announces $3.3M in grants to expand job opportunities for women in apprenticeships, nontraditional occupations
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - In a ceremony today, U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty J. Walsh announced $3.3 million in grant funding to help recruit, train and retain more women in quality pre-apprenticeship and registered apprenticeship programs as well as nontraditional occupations. The event, hosted by Per Scholas ...
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Journeys shoe store pays $37K in penalties after US Department of Labor finds employer had minors perform prohibited tasks
News Release: DOTHAN, AL – A shoe store in Dothan required 16- and 17-year-old employees to drive at night as part of their job responsibilities and place trash in an active compactor, in violation of federal child labor restrictions. These violations led to $37,280 in civil money penalties.
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Three New Hampshire employers pay over $56K in penalties, back wages after US Department of Labor finds child labor, overtime violations at skating rinks
News Release: MANCHESTER, NH – The U.S. Department of Labor recovered $13,125 in back wages for four employees at a New Hampshire ice skating rink and a total of three employers paid $42,921 in civil money penalties after investigations found they violated federal child labor and overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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Three New Hampshire employers pay over $56K in penalties, back wages after US Department of Labor finds child labor, overtime violations at skating rinks
News Release: MANCHESTER, NH – The U.S. Department of Labor recovered $13,125 in back wages for four employees at a New Hampshire ice skating rink and a total of three employers paid $42,921 in civil money penalties after investigations found they violated federal child labor and overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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Journeys shoe store pays $37K in penalties after US Department of Labor finds employer had minors perform prohibited tasks
News Release: DOTHAN, AL – A shoe store in Dothan required 16- and 17-year-old employees to drive at night as part of their job responsibilities and place trash in an active compactor, in violation of federal child labor restrictions. These violations led to $37,280 in civil money penalties.
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US Department of Labor cites Ohio stone manufacturer for repeatedly exposing workers to machine hazards
News Release: CINCINNATI – A Cincinnati stone manufacturer was cited again for exposing workers to amputation hazards when it failed to ensure machine safety procedures were followed and machine guards were in place, as required by law.
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US Department of Labor announces $3.3M in grants to expand job opportunities for women in apprenticeships, nontraditional occupations
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - In a ceremony today, U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty J. Walsh announced $3.3 million in grant funding to help recruit, train and retain more women in quality pre-apprenticeship and registered apprenticeship programs as well as nontraditional occupations. The event, hosted by Per Scholas ...
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US Department of Labor announces $7M funding opportunity to combat forced labor, child labor abuses in Mexico
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today the availability of $7 million in grant funding to combat child and forced labor abuses in Mexico’s chile pepper and tomato industries.
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Federal court orders Massachusetts pizza restaurants, owner to pay $307K in back wages, damages to 14 employees after investigation, litigation
News Release: BOSTON – The operator of two Framingham area pizza restaurants must pay $307,704.86 – $153,852 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages – to 14 employees after the U.S. Department of Labor obtained summary judgment in federal court.
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