News and reports from the Department of Labor.

Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after the Biden administration announced new proposed regulations to Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) plans that will drastically shift the responsibility of student loan debt from borrowers to taxpayers:

Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after being selected by the Steering Committee to serve as Chairwoman of the Education and the Workforce Committee for the 118th Congress:

U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh’s visit to Europe in January will set forth President Joe Biden’s labor priorities.

News Release: RIVERSIDE, CA - The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a settlement agreement with ElDorado National to resolve allegations of systemic hiring discrimination affecting white and Asian applicants at its bus manufacturing facility in Riverside, California.

There were six notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Jan. 14, according to the Federal Register.

An Ohio excavation contractor reportedly allowed employees to work with damaged safety equipment, resulting in the death of a worker in Columbus, Ohio.

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is seeking nominations to fill six membership vacancies on the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health.

The US Labor Department published a one page proposed rule on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: WASHINGTON - El Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos anunció hoy que su aplicación Miner Safety and Health para iOS y Android que proporciona información oportuna directamente a los mineros ahora está disponible en español.

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment in federal court requiring a Minneapolis private in-home care provider to pay $1.6 million in back wages and damages, as part of the department’s effort to recover unpaid overtime wages for 136 healthcare workers in the Twin-Cities area.

The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The U.S. Department of Labor made the Spanish-language time sheet app for iOS or Android smartphones, which counts work hours, break time and overtime worked and determines earnings owed, freely accessible.

A national auto parts distributor and an Arizona logistics company that improperly categorized 1,398 drivers as independent contractors must pay them $5.6 million in back wages and liquidated penalties under a consent judgment in federal court.

News Release: WASHINGTON - The governments of the U.S. and Mexico signed a memorandum of understanding on Jan. 17, 2023, to strengthen protections for workers participating in temporary foreign worker programs.

Release: Employer: Pho Saigon restaurant. Investigation sites: 826 N. Ventura Road, Port Hueneme, CA 93041. Investigation findings: U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found restaurant owners Cindy Le and Oanh Le allowed their daughter Karen Walden - working as the restaurant manager ...