News and reports from the Department of Labor.

The department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Consulate of Mexico have renewed a two-year alliance to provide safety training and resources to Mexican nationals working in Colorado in an effort educate them on their rights and employers' responsibilities under the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

In 2022, 21.3 percent of persons with a disability were employed, up from 19.1 percent in 2021,the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. For persons without a disability, 65.4percent were employed in 2022, up from 63.7 percent in the prior year.

The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.7 percent in January, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

U.S. import prices decreased 0.2 percent in January following a revised 0.1-percent drop the previous month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

In 2022, there were 23 major work stoppages beginning in the year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

From September 2021 to September 2022, employment increased in 346 of the 355 largest U.S. counties, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In September 2022, national employment increased to 151.2 million, a 4.3-percent increase over the year, as measured by the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program. Orleans, LA, had the largest over-the-year increase in employment, with a gain of 10.7 percent.

News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN), Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA), and Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to conduct oversight of the agency’s...

News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal panel has affirmed that Walmart Inc. violated federal workplace safety standards at its warehouse in Johnstown, New York, when it failed to prevent stored merchandise from falling onto - and seriously injuring - an employee in 2017.

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

News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal panel has affirmed that Walmart Inc. violated federal workplace safety standards at its warehouse in Johnstown, New York, when it failed to prevent stored merchandise from falling onto - and seriously injuring - an employee in 2017.

News Release: ALBANY, NY - A U.S. Department of Labor investigation into two commonly owned Callicoon resorts’ pay and child labor practices was no vacation for the employers after investigators uncovered violations of federal regulations.

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor, the IRS and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation today released Federal Register notices that announce changes to the 2023 Form 5500 Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan and Form 5500-SF Short Form. These changes are estimated to reduce overall filing costs for employee benefit plans by $95 million annually.

News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh to request that his office retain records to ensure DOL staff have the necessary materials to respond to the Committee’s oversight inquiries.

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

News Release: WASHINGTON - Federal workplace safety inspectors, once again, found that the world's largest e-commerce company exposed workers to hazardous conditions at one of its distribution centers.