News and reports from the Department of Labor.

News Release: ATLANTA ‒ Every 99 minutes, about one worker suffers fatal injuries and fails to return home safely at their work day’s end. That’s 15 workers a day, 100 a week, more than 5,200 a year – a frightening reality, but one that the nation’s employers can change by following workplace safety and health standards and regulations.

News Release: LAVONIA, GA – A Lavonia restaurant’s decision to require its tipped servers to work for tips only by requiring them to cash their paychecks and return their cash wages led to the recovery of $123,869 in back wages for three workers following a U.S. Department of Labor investigation.

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a final rule delaying portions of the 2020 Tip final rule until Dec. 31, 2021.

News Release: STREAMWOOD, IL – An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division recovered $144,775 in overtime back wages for 14 employees of the Fiesta Market Inc. based in Streamwood. The division found the grocer violated the Fair Labor Standards Act %20establishes%20minimum%20wage%2C,%2C%20State%2C%20and%20local%20governments.&text=There%20is%20no%20limit%20on,may%20work%20in%20any%20workweek.) ...

News Release: SAND SPRINGS, OK – Oilfield pipeline inspectors work long hours performing critical work, keeping more than 2.6 million miles of pipe in the U.S. secure and the communities around them safe. When pipelines explode, the damage can be catastrophic to communities, economies and the environment. The oil and gas industry depends on independent inspection companies to protect this essential infrastructure.

News Release: NEW YORK ‒ Every 99 minutes, about one worker suffers fatal injuries and fails to return home safely at their work day’s end. That’s 15 workers a day, 100 a week, more than 5,200 a year - a frightening reality, but one that the nation’s employers can change by following workplace safety and health standards and regulations.

News Release: BOISE, ID ‒ Every 99 minutes, about one worker suffers fatal injuries and fails to return home safely at their work day's end. That's 15 workers a day, 100 a week, more than 5,200 a year - a frightening reality, but one that the nation's employers can change by following workplace safety and health standards and regulations.

News Release: ATLANTA ‒ Every 99 minutes, about one worker suffers fatal injuries and fails to return home safely at their work day’s end. That’s 15 workers a day, 100 a week, more than 5,200 a year - a frightening reality, but one that the nation’s employers can change by following workplace safety and health standards and regulations.

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing to examine President Biden's “infrastructure" proposals...

News Release: PORTLAND, OR ‒ Every 99 minutes, about one worker suffers fatal injuries and fails to return home safely at their work day’s end. That’s 15 workers a day, 100 a week, more than 5,200 a year - a frightening reality, but one that the nation’s employers can change by following workplace safety and health standards and regulations.

News Release: Tonight, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the statement below following President Biden’s Joint Address to Congress...

News Release: SEATTLE ‒ Every 99 minutes, about one worker suffers fatal injuries and fails to return home safely at their work day’s end. That’s 15 workers a day, 100 a week, more than 5,200 a year - a frightening reality, but one that the nation’s employers can change by following workplace safety and health standards and regulations.

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Every year on April 28, the U.S. Department of Labor and its Occupational Safety and Health Administration commemorates Workers Memorial Day, when we remember and honor the men and women who have lost their lives on the job. Many of these devastating losses were preventable if standards had been followed, appropriate controls existed and if safety and health programs were a priority.

News Release: Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after Committee Democrats postponed this week’s scheduled subcommittee hearing to examine the status of mandating an unnecessary one-size-fits-all ‘emergency’ Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulation on COVID-19 in all workplaces...

News Release: SACRAMENTO, CA ‒ Every 99 minutes, about one worker suffers fatal injuries and fails to return home safely at their work day’s end. That’s 15 workers a day, 100 a week, more than 5,200 a year - a frightening reality, but one that the nation’s employers can change by following workplace safety and health standards and regulations.