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News Release: DENVER - The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $203,332 in back wages after an investigation found a Denver landscaping company owned by a father and son - Fermin and Roberto Daniel Guardado - denied overtime wages to 14 workers, and failed to keep complete records as the law requires.

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Judge orders Quincy restaurant, owner to pay $42K in unpaid wages, damages, penalties after US Labor Department investigation
Release: Date of Action: Jan. 18, 2023

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US Department of Labor recovers $77K in back wages, damages for 17 employees after Saint George restaurant failed to pay for all hours worked
Release: Employer: Armando’s Mexican Restaurant LLC. Investigation site: 5792 Memorial Blvd. Saint George, South Carolina 29477. 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 ...

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Federal investigation into fatal 2022 electrocution in Kansas City finds Midwest engineering services company again failed to protect workers
News Release: KANSAS CITY, MO ‒ A fourth-year apprentice heating, ventilation and air conditioning technician employed by U.S. Engineering Services suffered fatal electrocution after coming in contact with energized parts while repairing HVAC equipment on Aug. 24, 2022, at University Academy, a college prep charter school in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Chairwoman Foxx Delivers Opening Remarks at Organizational Meeting
News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at the Committee’s Organizational Meeting for the 118th Congress...
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Certification by School Official discussed on Jan. 31 by Labor Department
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Department of Labor accepting 2023 HIRE Vets Medallion Awards’ applications
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that it is accepting applications for the 2023 HIRE Vets Medallion Award. The award is presented annually to employers that meet standards for excellence in the recruitment, hiring and retention of America’s military veterans.

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Federal investigation into fatal 2022 electrocution in Kansas City finds Midwest engineering services company again failed to protect workers
News Release: KANSAS CITY, MO ‒ A fourth-year apprentice heating, ventilation and air conditioning technician employed by U.S. Engineering Services suffered fatal electrocution after coming in contact with energized parts while repairing HVAC equipment on Aug. 24, 2022, at University Academy, a college prep charter school in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Labor Department discusses Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation; Proposed Extension of Existing Collection; Comment Request on Jan. 31
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Notice published by Labor Department on Jan. 31
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Education And The Workforce Committee Adopts Rules And Oversight Plan For 118th Congress
News Release: Today, following the Education and the Workforce Committee’s Organizational Meeting for the 118th Congress, Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the full list of subcommittee assignments as well as the adopted Committee Rules and Committee Oversight Plan. Chairwoman Foxx also announced the committee will consist of 45 Members, with 25 Republicans and 20 Democrats.
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Notice published on Jan. 30 by Labor Department
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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US Department of Labor recovers $399K in overtime back pay, damages for 49 workers at Aurora’s Supermercado Carrera specialty grocery store
News Release: AURORA, IL - While workers at a local supermarket stocked shelves, operated cash registers and served customers Mexican hot foods and baked goods, their Aurora employer was denying them their hard-earned overtime pay for two years, the U.S. Department of Labor recently found.

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Labor Department: Child care beyond financial reach for many families
For many families that need it most, child care is increasingly becoming out of financial reach, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s National Database of Daycare Pricing, which examines child care prices in 2,360 counties across the country.

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Federal court requires Las Vegas paint, specialty coatings contractor who intimidated workers to pay $3.6M to 593 employees in four states
News Release: LAS VEGAS - After a 2013 investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor that recovered $47,393 from a Nevada paint and specialty coatings contractor and its owner whose illegal pay practices denied 21 Utah workers overtime wages, a reasonable employer might try to avoid repeating a bad and costly decision.

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Rous: DOL 'will exhaust every resource to hold employers accountable for protecting workers'
A Colorado construction company owner is facing a felony manslaughter charge related to a federal investigation into a deadly trench collapse in November 2021.

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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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Labor Department publishes notice on Jan. 30
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Chairwoman Foxx Sets Organizing Meeting – Tomorrow 2 P.M.
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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Chairwoman Foxx: Education Bureaucracy Failed Students
Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor this week to condemn schools in Fairfax County, Virginia, for withholding National Merit Scholarship Commendation award letters from hundreds of students.

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