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News Release: On Feb. 9, 2023, OSHA Area Director in Denver, Amanda Kupper; Mexico’s Counsel General in Denver, Pàvel Melèndez Cruz; OSHA Area Director in Englewood, Chad Vivian; and Mexico’s Consul for Protection and Legal Affairs in Denver, Antonio Portilla Montemayor renewed a two-year alliance agreement between OSHA and the Consulate of Mexico in Denver to promote workplace safety among Spanish-speaking workers in the region.
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Slim Chickens’ franchisee failed to correct illegal child labor practices in Avon, months after knowing of same violations at Streetsboro location
News Release: AVON, OH - Despite being warned in September 2021 that the hours worked by 14- and 15-year-old employees at its Slim Chickens’ franchise in Streetsboro violated federal law, the owner continued the illegal practices for several months at a second location in Avon, the U.S. Department of Labor has found.
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Real average hourly earnings for all employees decrease 0.2% in January
Real average hourly earnings for all employees decreased 0.2 percent from December to January, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
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December job openings rates up in 10 states, down in 1; layoffs and discharges up in 7
Job openings rates increased in 10 states and the District of Columbia and decreased in 1 state on the last business day of December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
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CPI for all items rises 0.5% in January as shelter increases
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.5 percent in January on a seasonally adjusted basis, after increasing 0.1 percent in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
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US Department of Labor awards $2.5M grant to promote human, labor rights in the international cut flower supply chains
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an award of $2.5 million to support an initiative to assess and expand the successful Fair Food Program model with a pilot project to promote human and labor rights focused on cut flower farms in Chile, Mexico and South Africa.
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US Department of Labor announces $4.25M award to advance global action against forced labor by supporting International Labor Organization
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an award of $4.25 million to continue its efforts to end forced labor by supporting a global technical assistance project by the International Labor Organization, a United Nations’ agency seeking to advance social and economic justice by setting international labor standards and promoting rights at work.
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US Department of Labor expands OSHA’s ability to protect all workers by certifying special visa applications to ensure effective enforcement
U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh joined Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Doug Parker today to sign a memorandum that gives the Occupational Safety and Health Administration the authority to issue certifications in support of applications for U Nonimmigrant Status and T Nonimmigrant Status visas.
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Lancaster meat processing plant endangered minors by allowing them to perform hazardous tasks, work more than the law permits
News Release: LANCASTER, KY - A Lancaster meat processing plant allowed eight minor-aged employees to work outside of federally allowed hours and engage in hazardous work, a federal investigation has found.
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US Department of Labor announces publication of interim final rule for handling criminal antitrust anti-retaliation complaints
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently published an interim final rule establishing procedures and timeframes for handling employee retaliation complaints under the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act, enacted Dec. 23, 2020.
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US Department of Labor announces plan to withdraw proposal to reconsider, revoke Arizona State OSHA Plan’s final approval
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration will withdraw its proposal to reconsider and revoke final approval of Arizona’s State Plan for occupational safety and health, and by doing so, will leave the state’s plan in place.
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Department of Labor announces Labor Appeals Boards’ updates
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh has made several appointments and changes to the staffing of the appeals boards that review a variety of workplace and worker rights claims. The actions will increase efficiency, ensure workplace justice and improve the quality of services provided to the nation’s workers and families.
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US Department of Labor awards $2.5M grant to promote human, labor rights in the international cut flower supply chains
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an award of $2.5 million to support an initiative to assess and expand the successful Fair Food Program model with a pilot project to promote human and labor rights focused on cut flower farms in Chile, Mexico and South Africa.
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Amendment and Restatement of Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program discussed on Feb. 14 by Labor Department
The US Labor Department published a two page proposed rule on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Kulp: Pennsylvania tree service company 'exposed a teenager to deadly risks'
A U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigation determined the death of a 17-year-old Pennsylvania worker, who was partially pulled into a woodchipper, could have been prevented if the company followed federal safety standards.
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US Department of Labor announces plan to withdraw proposal to reconsider, revoke Arizona State OSHA Plan's final approval
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration will withdraw its proposal to reconsider and revoke final approval of Arizona's State Plan for occupational safety and health, and by doing so, will leave the state's plan in place.
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Marble Slab Creamery franchisee in Panama City Beach kept workers’ tips illegally, investigation recovers $169K in back wages, damages for 144 workers
Release: Employer: Marble Slab Creamery of Pier Park Inc., operating as Marble Slab Creamery
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Ohio restaurant owner forced servers to return wages, keep only tips plus $10 per week, US Department of Labor investigation finds
News Release: WAUSEON, OH - The operator of Wauseon restaurant forced servers - who worked an average of 60 hours a week - to cash paychecks and then pay their wages back to him in cash, allowing the workers to keep just the tips they earned plus $20 in each two-week pay period, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation has found.
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70 press releases published in January by U.S. Department of Labor
There were 70 press releases published by the U.S. Department of Labor in January.
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US Department of Labor announces reopening of comment period on Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Employee Benefits Security Administration will reopen the public comment period on amendments to its Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program and the proposed amendment to the associated class Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2002-51.
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