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News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a notice of proposed rulemaking by its Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs to revise regulations governing the standards related to self-insurance by coal mine operators.
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CORRECTED: US Department of Labor alleges Colorado restaurant operator intimidated, fired workers who participated in federal investigation
News Release: DENVER - The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a complaint in federal court against the operator of a Firestone franchise restaurant who allegedly fired two workers whom the employer believed complained to the department’s Wage and Hour Division about the employer’s pay practice and participated in the investigation that followed.
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Foxx on Fox Talks Student Loans, Parents’ Rights, and the Dignity of Work
News Release: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business last week to discuss her education and workforce priorities in the 118th Congress.
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“RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE OF MARK BUTLER” published by the Congressional Record on Jan. 10
“RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE OF MARK BUTLER“ was published in the House section on pages H118-H119 on Jan. 10
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US Department of Labor awards $325K to provide education, training, supportive services to migrant, seasonal farmworker youth, young adults
News Release: WASHINGTON - As much as Americans depend upon young migrant and seasonal farmworkers to supply fruits and vegetables to their households, few may realize the difficulties these workers face on farms throughout the nation.
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Federal court orders Michigan assisted living facility, owner to pay $15K in back wages, damages after Department of Labor investigation
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MI - A federal court has ordered the owner of a Haslett assisted living facility to pay $15,238 in back wages and damages to six healthcare workers, whom the employer failed to pay during meal breaks when their duties forced them to work during or through the breaks.
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“CONSCIENCE AGENDA” published by the Congressional Record in the House section on Jan. 12
“CONSCIENCE AGENDA“ was published in the House section on pages H225-H229 on Jan. 12
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Deadly gamble: Ohio contractor with history of violations endangers workers at 3 trench sites in a week; damaged safety gear found at site of worker’s death
News Release: MONROEVILLE, OH ‒ An Ohio excavation contractor, cited six times since 2017 for ignoring federal trench-safety rules, allowed employees to work with damaged safety equipment on July 26, 2022, the day a 33-year-old worker in Columbus suffered fatal injuries, a federal workplace safety investigation has found.
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US Department of Labor awards $9.1M to New York to promote equitable access to state’s unemployment insurance system
To help identify and address barriers workers face regarding access to state unemployment insurance benefits, the U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $9.1 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding to the New York State Department of Labor.
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US Department of Labor awards $1M to support disaster-relief jobs, training to continue Michigan’s opioids crisis response
While Michigan saw overdose fatalities decline in 2018 and 2019, the pandemic forced more people to isolate, made treatment services less accessible and worsened the state’s opioids epidemic, reports the Michigan Opioids Task Force.
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US Department of Labor awards $33M in grants to prepare justice-involved youth, young adults for workforce success
In communities around the country that have historically experienced disinvestment, leading to high rates of poverty and violent crime, young people with arrest or conviction records face difficulties in finding and keeping a good job.
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US Department of Labor announces annual adjustments to OSHA civil penalties for 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor announced changes to Occupational Safety and Health Administration civil penalty amounts based on cost-of-living adjustments for 2023.
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US Department of Labor cites Eversource Energy Service Co. for willful, serious violations after fatal Beacon Hill arc flash, blast in Boston
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Eversource Energy Service Co. for five violations of workplace safety standards after its investigation of a fatal arc flash and arc blast in Boston’s Beacon Hill neighborhood on July 12, 2022, that led to a worker's death.
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US Department of Labor finds contractor continues to expose workers to potentially deadly falls, this time at Upper Saddle River worksite
Less than four months after citing a Trenton roofing contractor for exposing unprotected workers to deadly fall hazards, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is once again holding the employer responsible for putting its workers' safety at risk.
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US Department of Labor again finds barley supplier exposing workers to workplace safety hazards at Wisconsin malthouse
A Wisconsin company that supplies malt barley to major craft breweries, home breweries, and other spirit and food production in the Midwest has again been found exposing employees to dangerous workplace hazards by federal safety inspectors.
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Park-Chung: 'Neldy’s Adult Residential Care Home continues to abuse their workers’ rights'
A southern California senior care facility with a history of labor violations has been ordered by a federal court to pay $690,696 to 108 employees after the U.S. Department of Labor recently discovered that the Garden Grove-based company failed to pay workers all of their earned salaries.
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U.S. Department of Labor publishes 66 press releases in December
There were 66 press releases published by the U.S. Department of Labor in December.
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Looman: Virginia home healthcare business 'willfully disregarded the law'
The U.S. Department of Labor won a summary judgment in federal court to force a Chesapeake, Va., home healthcare business and its owners to pay 194 employees more than $1.5 million in back pay and liquidated damages.
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Week ending Jan. 7: Labor Department publishes 5 notices
There were five notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Jan. 7, according to the Federal Register.
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Public press releases: Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions publishes 21 in December 2022
There were 21 press releases published by the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions in December 2022.
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