News and reports from the Department of Labor.

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the selection of five teams and individuals to analyze how federal labor policies, protections and programs reach historically underserved communities.

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to rescind the final rule on “Labor Organization Annual Financial Reports for Trusts in which a Labor Organization is Interested, Form T-1.” On March 29, 2021, the department announced that it would propose ...

News Release: TAMPA, FL – Home healthcare aides are among the nation’s lowest wage earners. Many depend on receiving every dollar they’ve earned, including overtime wages, so when their employer fails to comply with federal labor laws and shorts their pay, it hits their wallets particularly hard. A U.S. Department ...

News Release: JACKSON, MS – While some employers’ misunderstanding of federal wage and hour laws may lead to violations, there are others whose actions show they intended to shortchange workers deliberately and, by doing so, gain an unfair advantage over their law-abiding competitors.

News Release: MANCHESTER, NH – Two Manchester restaurants and their owner and manager have paid $263,743 in back wages to 68 employees to resolve numerous willful violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act found in a federal investigation. The U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire ordered the resolution ...

News Release: PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL – With summer approaching, employers planning to employ teenagers should familiarize themselves with the Fair Labor Standards Act ’s child labor provisions to avoid the violations and costly penalties incurred by a Panama City Beach scooter rental business operator.

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the selection of five teams and individuals to analyze how federal labor policies, protections and programs reach historically underserved communities.

News Release: PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL – With summer approaching, employers planning to employ teenagers should familiarize themselves with the Fair Labor Standards Act ’s child labor provisions to avoid the violations and costly penalties incurred by a Panama City Beach scooter rental business operator.

News Release: MANCHESTER, NH – Two Manchester restaurants and their owner and manager have paid $263,743 in back wages to 68 employees to resolve numerous willful violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act found in a federal investigation. The U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire ordered the resolution ...

News Release: JACKSON, MS – While some employers’ misunderstanding of federal wage and hour laws may lead to violations, there are others whose actions show they intended to shortchange workers deliberately and, by doing so, gain an unfair advantage over their law-abiding competitors.

News Release: TAMPA, FL – Home healthcare aides are among the nation’s lowest wage earners. Many depend on receiving every dollar they’ve earned, including overtime wages, so when their employer fails to comply with federal labor laws and shorts their pay, it hits their wallets particularly hard. A U.S. Department ...

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to rescind the final rule on “Labor Organization Annual Financial Reports for Trusts in which a Labor Organization is Interested, Form T-1.” On March 29, 2021, the department announced that it would propose ...

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after Democrats advanced H.R. 3110, the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act, and H.R. 2062, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, through the Committee without incorporating Republican amendments...

News Release: Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a Committee markup of H.R. 3110, the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act, and H.R. 2062, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act...