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News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration today issued a revised Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program. Any combustible material can burn rapidly when in a finely divided form. If such a dust is suspended in air in the right concentration, under certain...
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Federal investigators finds employee suffered fatal injuries while duct tape held machine safety guards open at Kingman plastics plant
News Release: KINGMAN, KS ‒ A Kingman plastics manufacturer's failure to make sure required safety procedures were followed contributed to the death of a worker who suffered fatal injuries when he became entangled in a rotating part inside a bagging machine while trying to clear a jam, a federal workplace safety investigation found.
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US Department of Labor finds Joliet restaurant employed 25 minors in violation of child labor limits, assesses $18K in penalties
News Release: JOLIET, IL - 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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Lazzeri: DOL 'will pursue those who commit fraud involving foreign labor certification programs'
Two Wisconsin forestry companies must pay 263 workers $1.1 million in unpaid wages five years after the employees left their homes in Guatemala and Mexico for jobs they were promised.
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Federal investigators find employee suffered fatal injuries while duct tape held machine safety guards open at Kingsman plastics plant
News Release: KINGMAN, KS ‒ A Kingman plastics manufacturer’s failure to make sure required safety procedures were followed contributed to the death of a worker who suffered fatal injuries when he became entangled in a rotating part inside a bagging machine while trying to clear a jam, a federal workplace safety investigation found.
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Facing manslaughter charges in worker’s 2021 trench collapse death, Colorado contractor who willfully ignored federal law surrenders to police
News Release: BRECKENRIDGE, CO - The owner of a Vail construction company facing felony manslaughter charges has surrendered to local law enforcement after the Summit County Sheriff’s Office in Breckenridge, Colorado, issued an arrest warrant on Jan. 24, 2023, related to the findings of a federal safety investigation into a deadly trench collapse in November 2021.
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Department of Labor announces enforcement guidance changes to save lives, target employers who put profit over safety
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued new enforcement guidance to make its penalties more effective in stopping employers from repeatedly exposing workers to life-threatening hazards or failing to comply with certain workplace safety and health requirements.
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Chairwoman Foxx: Open the Gates to Education Freedom
News Release: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor this week in celebration of National School Choice Week.
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US Department of Labor, Drywall and Acoustical Tile Contractors Association renew alliance to promote workplace safety
Release: Participants: U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational
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Student Loan Roundtable Readout: Borrowers Need Stability
News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) hosted a roundtable to discuss the consequences of the Biden administration’s student loan agenda for borrowers, taxpayers, and servicers.
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US Department of Labor recovers $106K in back wages, damages after benefits advisors misclassify 68 workers as independent contractors
Release: Employer: Senior Healthcare Advisors LLC. Investigation site: 816 S Military Trail. Deerfield Beach, FL 33442. Investigation findings: U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found the healthcare benefits services company misclassified its employees as independent contractors and ...
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Department of Labor selects 10 states, District of Columbia for national effort to expand employment opportunities, outcomes for people with disabilities
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced its selection of 10 states and the District of Columbia to participate as “core states" in its National Expansion of Employment Opportunities Network initiative.
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Department of Labor announces enforcement guidance changes to save lives, target employers who put profit over safety
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued new enforcement guidance to make its penalties more effective in stopping employers from repeatedly exposing workers to life-threatening hazards or failing to comply with certain workplace safety and health requirements.
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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
Release: Employer: Heine Brothers Inc. Investigation site: 1301 W. Main St. Louisville, KY 40203. 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. Heine Brothers ...
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Penalties mount: Fined more than $15M since 2017, familiar Dollar General safety failures in 3 inspections in Florida, Alabama, add $387K more
News Release: ATLANTA - Just weeks after being cited with federal safety violations, Dollar General Corp. and Dolgencorp LLC have once again exposed workers to unsafe conditions, this time at two store locations in Florida and another in Alabama.
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Gainesville psychiatric hospital implements safety measures after federal investigation into series of staff injuries after violent incidents with patients
News Release: GAINESVILLE, FL - A Gainesville psychiatric and substance abuse hospital has implemented a series of changes to their safety protocols after the U.S. Department of Labor cited the facility for failing to protect employees from workplace violence after a series of incidents left employees with serious injuries.
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Susan Harwood Training Grant Program; Revision of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements discussed on Jan. 26 by Labor Department
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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What did Labor Department publish on Jan. 26?
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Penalties mount: Fined more than $15M since 2017, familiar Dollar General safety failures in 3 inspections in Florida, Alabama, add $387K more
News Release: ATLANTA - Just weeks after being cited with federal safety violations, Dollar General Corp. and Dolgencorp LLC have once again exposed workers to unsafe conditions, this time at two store locations in Florida and another in Alabama.
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Walsh: DOL appreciates 'substantial work done by the Telecommunications Workforce Interagency Group'
Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh recently commented on the Telecommunications Workforce Interagency Group’s report to Congress.
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