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News Release: BRIDGEPORT, CT - Two workers at a Bridgeport veterans’ healthcare facility suffered fatal injuries caused by hot steam after a metal fixture on a main steam line blew off. The workers had just finished making repairs to the steam pipe within the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven campus in November 2020.
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Foxx, Burr Call on Secretary Cardona to Create Reactivation Plan for Student Loan Payments Following COVID-19 Repayment Freeze
News Release: Today, Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC), the Ranking Member of House Education and Labor Committee, and Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), the Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, sent a letter to Secretary Cardona requesting an update on the Department of Education’s plan to transition student loan borrowers from the repayment freeze in effect during the COVID-19 pandemic to an active repayment status.
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Labor Department publishes notice on June 1
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on June 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Notice published by Labor Department on June 1
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Fort Myers behavioral healthcare center agrees to revamp its workplace violence prevention program after OSHA investigation of five incidents
News Release: FORT MYERS, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has reached a settlement with a Fort Myers behavioral healthcare and residential treatment facility to prevent future employee injuries after a series of violent incidents in the spring and fall of 2020.
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US Department of Labor sues New York health center and its CEO for firing employee who reported coronavirus safety concerns
News Release: NEW YORK – The U.S. Department of Labor is suing a Staten Island community health center and its CEO after they suspended and later fired an employee who reported coronavirus-related health and safety hazards, including possibly exposing staff to the virus and lack of proper social distancing protocols.
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US Department of Labor awards more than $52M in grants to help homeless veterans reenter the workforce
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today the award of more than $52 million in grants to help homeless veterans return to meaningful employment and address the complex problems facing homeless veterans.
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Pearl security company pays $18K in back wages to 43 workers to resolve overtime violations found in US Department of Labor investigation
News Release: PEARL, MS – Security industry workers too often find themselves misclassified by their employers as independent contractors instead of employees, which can shortchange workers’ wages and benefits and expose employers to liability for back wage payments.
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Court orders Long Island contractor to pay $500K to 69 employees following US Department of Labor investigation, litigation
News Release: NEW YORK – A Long Island construction contractor who often directed laborers and masons to work 10-hour days, five or six days a week, knew the Fair Labor Standards Act required employees to receive overtime pay when they worked more than 40 hours per week, but disregarded the law.
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US Department of Labor sues New York health center and its CEO for firing employee who reported coronavirus safety concerns
News Release: NEW YORK – The U.S. Department of Labor is suing a Staten Island community health center and its CEO after they suspended and later fired an employee who reported coronavirus-related health and safety hazards, including possibly exposing staff to the virus and lack of proper social distancing protocols.
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US Department of Labor awards more than $52M in grants to help homeless veterans reenter the workforce
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today the award of more than $52 million in grants to help homeless veterans return to meaningful employment and address the complex problems facing homeless veterans.
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Fort Myers behavioral healthcare center agrees to revamp its workplace violence prevention program after OSHA investigation of five incidents
News Release: FORT MYERS, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has reached a settlement with a Fort Myers behavioral healthcare and residential treatment facility to prevent future employee injuries after a series of violent incidents in the spring and fall of 2020.
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Pearl security company pays $18K in back wages to 43 workers to resolve overtime violations found in US Department of Labor investigation
News Release: PEARL, MS – Security industry workers too often find themselves misclassified by their employers as independent contractors instead of employees, which can shortchange workers’ wages and benefits and expose employers to liability for back wage payments.
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Court orders Long Island contractor to pay $500K to 69 employees following US Department of Labor investigation, litigation
News Release: NEW YORK – A Long Island construction contractor who often directed laborers and masons to work 10-hour days, five or six days a week, knew the Fair Labor Standards Act required employees to receive overtime pay when they worked more than 40 hours per week, but disregarded the law.
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Fort Myers behavioral healthcare center agrees to revamp its workplace violence prevention program after OSHA investigation of five incidents
News Release: Fort Myers, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has reached a settlement with a Fort Myers behavioral healthcare and residential treatment facility to prevent future employee injuries after a series of violent incidents in the spring and fall of 2020.
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May: 51 press releases published by U.S. Department of Labor
There were 51 press releases published by the U.S. Department of Labor in May.
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Notice published on May 28 by Labor Department
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on May 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Labor Department publishes notice on May 28
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on May 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Notice published by Labor Department on May 28
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on May 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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What did Labor Department publish on May 28?
The US Labor Department published an eight page notice on May 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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