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News Release: LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $1,651,550 in back wages and liquidated damages from the owner of seven Los Angeles restaurants who denied 83 workers overtime wages and kept false pay records in an attempt to hide the wage theft.
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DOL-ETA offers new grant application process starting Jan. 4
DOL Building Pathways to Infrastructure Jobs Grant Program grant opened on Jan. 4.
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Florida Man Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Pandemic-Related Fraud
ANDRICE VANEC SAINVIL, 20, of Margate, Florida, pleaded guilty and was
sentenced today to two years in prison for his role in a Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic
Security ("CARES") Act fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.
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Owner of Farm Labor Company Sentenced to 118 Months in Prison for Leading a Multi-State Conspiracy Involving Forced Labor of Mexican Farm Workers
Bladimir Moreno, 55, was sentenced for leading a federal racketeering and forced labor conspiracy that victimized Mexican H-2A agricultural workers in the United States between 2015 and 2017. U.S. District Court Judge Charlene Edward Honeywell of the Middle District of Florida sentenced Moreno to 118 months in prison with three years of supervised release and ordered him to pay over $175,000 in restitution to the victims.
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US Labor Department recovers $1.6M for 83 restaurant workers whose Los Angeles employer denied them overtime pay; tried to hide wage theft
The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $1,651,550 in back wages and liquidated damages from the owner of seven Los Angeles restaurants who denied 83 workers overtime wages and kept false pay records in an attempt to hide the wage theft.
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Arby’s franchisee allows teens to work outside of federally allowed limits at 9 South Carolina locations, federal investigation finds
What began as a child labor investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor at one Arby’s restaurant location in Laurens, expanded to include other restaurants operated by the same business operator who was found to be allowing 65 minor-aged employees to work outside of federally allowed work hours.
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Veterans’ Employment and Training Service 2022 in Review
The Department of Labor Veterans’ Employment and Training Service is committed to enabling all veterans, transitioning service members and military spouses to reach their full potential in the workplace.
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Administrative law judge upholds OSHA citations and penalties to Vermont-based telecommunications contractor in employee's death
An administrative law judge with the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission has affirmed U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration citations and $24,290 in penalties issued to Eustis Cable Enterprises Ltd., a Brookfield, Vermont, telecommunications contractor, following the death of an employee at an Andover, New York, worksite.
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November jobless rates down over the year in 235 of 389 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 95
Unemployment rates were lower in November than a year earlier in 235 of the 389 metropolitan areas, higher in 133 areas, and unchanged in 21 areas, the U.S. Bureau ofLabor Statistics reported today.
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US Department of Labor awards $3M grant to support sugarcane workers in Dominican Republic
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of a $3 million cooperative agreement project to Impactt Limited to increase the capacity of field workers and their families to advocate and organize for the improvement of working and living conditions in the Dominican Republic sugar industry.
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Career and Technical Education Opens Opportunities for High Schoolers
The “vocational education” of years ago has evolved from wood shop and home economics into a powerful educational reform tool. Some 8.3 million high school students participated in what are now called career and technology education, or CTE, pathways in 2020-2021, up from 7.5 million the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
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Granger Remarks on FY23 Omnibus Appropriations
Madam Speaker, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 2617, an omnibus appropriations package to fund the government through the end of the fiscal year.
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Senator Murray Reflects on Her Time Leading Senate HELP Committee
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, in remarks on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), reflected on her tenure as the top Democrat on the Committee and all the progress made over eight years to address challenges families across the country face-and recognized the tireless work of both her colleagues on the Committee and her staff, which made it all possible.
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12 notices published in week ending Dec. 24 by Labor Department
There were 12 notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Dec. 24, according to the Federal Register.
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Singh: Texas contractor 'sent these workers into an unprotected trench'
A Frisco, Texas, utility contractor violated mandated workplace safety requirements when it permitted two workers to enter a trench without a safety system, which resulted in one laborer’s death.
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Labor Department: 'Project will help sugarcane field workers and their families'
U.S. Department of Labor announced a $3 million cooperative agreement project with Impactt Limited to assist the Dominican Republic sugar industry.
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Chairman Scott Statement on House Passage of Government Funding Bill
Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the House passed the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) omnibus spending bill.
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In the 117th Congress, Committee Democrats Conducted Robust Oversight on Behalf of Students, Workers, Families
House Committee on Education and Labor released a report highlighting the Committee’s oversight work to ensure that the federal government properly implements laws and delivers for the nation’s students, workers, and families.
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Scott Statement After Elected by Colleagues to Serve as Ranking Member of Education and Labor Committee in the 118th Congress
Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after he was elected by the House Democratic Caucus to serve as the next Ranking Member of the Committee on Education and Labor.
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Scott Statement on Child Nutrition Provisions in the Omnibus Government Funding Legislation
Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the release of omnibus government funding legislation for Fiscal Year 2023
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