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Parents are embracing an education marketplace model, where students and families can choose schools that fit their needs.
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Education Freedom or Bust
Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) praised the ‘‘National School Choice Week’’ resolution, introduced by Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI), for which she is an original cosponsor:
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Connecticut contractor's failure to address hazards turns deadly when trench collapse buried worker at Vernon job site
News Release: HARTFORD, CT - A federal investigation has found a Manchester contractor's failure to provide legally required safeguards and make sure they were in place to prevent trench collapses contributed to the July 22, 2022, death of an employee buried when an 8-foot-deep trench caved in.
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US Department of Labor, Trade Representative again request Mexico review alleged labor rights denial at Piedras Negras auto parts plant
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement today requested that the government of Mexico conduct another review at the VU Manufacturing parts facility in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, in response to an allegation the facility continues to deny workers’ rights.
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Eberts: 'Employers must protect workers from known hazards'
The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration ruled two Ohio industrial companies could have prevented the injuries suffered by employees had they put proper safety protections in place.
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Media Advisory: Chairwoman Foxx Sets Organizing Meeting
News Release: On Tuesday at 2:00 p.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will hold its Organizing Meeting, during which the Committee will consider and adopt the Committee Rules and a Committee Oversight Plan for the 118th Congress.
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Labor Department publishes 7 notices in week ending Jan. 21
There were seven notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Jan. 21, according to the Federal Register.
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McKinney: DOL 'takes allegations of employee retaliation very seriously'
A Manchester, N.H., chimney services contractor has paid $26,163 to its workers to resolve allegations their employer violated the Fair Labor Standards Act's anti-retaliation provisions enforced by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division.
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“TRIBUTE TO CHERYL L. MASON” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on Jan. 23
“TRIBUTE TO CHERYL L. MASON“ was published in the Senate section on pages S50-S51 on Jan. 23
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New Childcare Data Shows Prices Are Untenable for Families
Families with younger children in the United States pay a lot of money for child care.
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Child care remains out of financial reach for many families, US Department of Labor data shows
The newly launched National Database of Childcare Prices, which provides childcare prices in 2,360 U.S. counties, shows that childcare expenses are untenable for families throughout the country and highlights the urgent need for greater federal investments, the U.S. Department of Labor announced today.
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US Department of Labor finds Joliet restaurant employed 25 minors in violation of child labor limits, assesses $18K in penalties
Federal investigators have found a Joliet restaurant and catering company illegally employed 25 minor-aged workers as bussers, runners and dishwashers after 7 p.m. on school nights and 9 p.m. on weekends, and some more than 18 hours a week, and denied seven other workers overtime for hours over 40 in workweek.
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US Department of Labor recovers $106K in back wages, damages after benefits advisors misclassify 68 workers as independent contractors
U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found the healthcare benefits services company misclassified its employees as independent contractors and paid them straight-time rates for all hours worked, including hours over 40 in a workweek.
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US Department of Labor recovers $300K in back wages, damages for 492 workers at Louisville coffee shop that diverted tips to management
Investigation findings: U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found the operator of a Louisville coffee shop redistributed tips improperly and diverted workers’ tips to managers.
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New Hampshire chimney services contractor pays $26K to settle allegations of retaliation, interference with federal investigation of pay practices
A Manchester chimney services contractor has paid a total of $26,163 to three workers to resolve allegations that the employer violated the Fair Labor Standards Act’s anti-retaliation provisions enforced by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division.
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Department of Labor recovers $724K in back wages, damages for 255 workers after Phoenix contractor denied overtime pay, falsified records
The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $724,082 in back wages and damages for 255 employees of an electrical contractor in Phoenix who denied them overtime wages and falsified records.
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Federal court forbids Putnam County plant nursery from threatening workers, obstructing US Department of Labor wage investigation
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting a Patterson nursery and garden supply business, and its president from threatening its employees and obstructing a U.S. Department of Labor investigation.
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US Department of Labor recovers $244K in back wages, damages for 49 employees of healthcare practice that failed to pay for all hours worked
Investigation findings: Investigators with the department’s Wage and Hour Division found that the employer allowed some employees to work off-the-clock without compensation, a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act
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PBGC Approves Supplemented SFA Application for Painters Local 466 Plan
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the supplemented application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Local Union No. 466 Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers Pension Plan (Painters Local 466 Plan).
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PBGC Approves Supplemented SFA Application for GCU 2-C Plan
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the supplemented application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Graphic Communications Union Local 2-C Retirement Benefit Plan (GCU 2-C Plan).
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