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News Release: BISMARCK, ND – To combat the dangers workers face in trenching and excavation operations, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and key stakeholders renewed an alliance to train workers on trenching and excavation hazards.
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US Department of Labor cites Toccoa plastic recycler for violating safety standards after worker sustains fatal injuries from a fall
News Release: TOCCOA, GA – With the holiday fast approaching, a 56-year-old worker at a Toccoa plastic processing facility could never have known he would spend Christmas Day in a hospital and die from a head injury after falling more than 6 feet from an elevated platform.
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US Department of Labor announces dialogue to promote employment equity for women workers
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today’s launch of a national online dialogue to gather ideas to improve labor outcomes for women, especially economically disadvantaged women. The dialogue will be open until July 9.
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Judge orders Nebraska restaurant and its owner to comply with wage laws, pay employees $17K in back overtime
News Release: KEARNEY, NE – A federal court has ordered a Kearney pizza and burger restaurant and its owner to pay $17,216 – $8,608 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages – to 13 workers after the U.S. Department of Labor found overtime and recordkeeping violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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US Department of Labor education, enforcement initiative seeks to increase Southeast grocery industry’s compliance
News Release: ATLANTA – During the pandemic, grocery store workers were among those on the front lines whose jobs put them in close contact with others – putting them at greater risk for contracting the coronavirus – while they ensured their neighbors had access to essential goods and services. In return, some of these workers, including many minors, faced wage violations or other workplace hazards.
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Miramar Beach restaurant pays $108K in back wages, penalties following US Department of Labor investigation
News Release: MIRAMAR BEACH, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor has found an upscale Miramar Beach restaurant again violating federal minimum wage and overtime laws, and redirecting a portion of servers’ tips to non-tipped workers illegally. An investigation at the Ocean Club by the department’s Wage and Hour Division ...
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On Olmstead Anniversary, Murray and CAP’s Mia Ives-Rublee Push for Investment in Home Care
News Release: (Washington, D.C.)- Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Mia Ives-Rublee, Director of the Disability Justice Initiative at the Center for American Progress (CAP), continued to push for a historic investment in home- and community-based...
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Foxx, Smith Demand Answers on Biden Administration’s Failure to Put American Students First
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (NC-05) and House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona demanding transparency into the use of federal funds issued to K-12 and higher education institutions by the Department.
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US Department of Labor, stakeholders renew alliance to train, protect North Dakota workers from excavation, trenching hazards
News Release: BISMARCK, ND - To combat the dangers workers face in trenching and excavation operations, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and key stakeholders renewed an alliance to train workers on trenching and excavation hazards.
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Senator Murray Urges Action to Increase Vaccine Confidence, Get Shots into Arms, and End COVID-19 Pandemic
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led a bipartisan hearing on vaccines, the United States’ best shot at finally ending the COVID-19 pandemic, with experts from various backgrounds who discussed how to increase...
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Rule published on June 21 by Labor Department
The US Labor Department published a two page rule on June 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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US Department of Labor announces Request for Information regarding reporting on pharmacy benefits, prescription drug costs
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC– The U.S. Department of Labor along with the Department of the Treasury, Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of Personnel Management today announced a Request for Information seeking public input on the implementation of a new law requiring the collection and publication of data on pharmacy benefits and prescription drug costs, including input on the data elements to be collected and the associated impact on health plans and issuers.
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US Department of Labor announces proposed rulemaking to protect tipped workers; clarify use of the tip credit
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to limit the amount of non-tip producing work that a tipped employee can perform when an employer is taking a tip credit. The proposed rule clarifies when an employee is working in a tipped occupation and when a worker has performed such a substantial amount of non-tipped labor that an employer can no longer take a tip credit and must pay the full federal minimum wage to the worker.
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US Department of Labor announces Request for Information regarding reporting on pharmacy benefits, prescription drug costs
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC– The U.S. Department of Labor along with the Department of the Treasury, Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of Personnel Management today announced a Request for Information seeking public input on the implementation of a new law requiring the collection and publication of data on pharmacy benefits and prescription drug costs, including input on the data elements to be collected and the associated impact on health plans and issuers.
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US Department of Labor awards more than $85.5M to improve employment outcomes for people now or once involved in criminal justice system
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – With the belief that a second chance can change a person’s life, the U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $85.5 million in grants to assist individuals now or once involved in the criminal justice system to secure employment in their communities.
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US Department of Labor announces proposed rulemaking to protect tipped workers; clarify use of the tip credit
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to limit the amount of non-tip producing work that a tipped employee can perform when an employer is taking a tip credit. The proposed rule clarifies when an employee is working in a tipped occupation and when a worker has performed such a substantial amount of non-tipped labor that an employer can no longer take a tip credit and must pay the full federal minimum wage to the worker.
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US Department of Labor awards more than $85.5M to improve employment outcomes for people now or once involved in criminal justice system
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – With the belief that a second chance can change a person’s life, the U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $85.5 million in grants to assist individuals now or once involved in the criminal justice system to secure employment in their communities.
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US Postal Service failed to prevent blocked, obstructed exits, other safety violations at Lehigh Valley facility
News Release: BETHLEHEM, PA – A federal workplace safety inspection of a U.S. Postal Service location in Hanover Township found employees exposed to potentially serious and fatal injuries in the event of an emergency.
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US Postal Service failed to prevent blocked, obstructed exits, other safety violations at Lehigh Valley facility
News Release: BETHLEHEM, PA – A federal workplace safety inspection of a U.S. Postal Service location in Hanover Township found employees exposed to potentially serious and fatal injuries in the event of an emergency.
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Murray Urges Democrats to Follow Supreme Court Victory on Health Care With Bold Action
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement in response the Supreme Court issuing a ruling in Texas v. California-the case where Republican Attorneys General sought to strike down...
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