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Secures 10% Defense Increase, Takes Care of Veterans, Rejects Wasteful Non-defense Budget Request
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Shelby: Senate Passes FY23 Omnibus Package
Secures 10% Defense Increase, Ensures Veterans Care, Rejects Wasteful Non-defense Budget Request
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Leahy Statement on Bipartisan, Bicameral Framework for the Omnibus
Vice Chairman Shelby, Chair DeLauro, and I reached a bipartisan, bicameral framework that should allow us to finish an omnibus appropriations bill that can pass the House and Senate and be signed into law by the President
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US Department of Labor files complaint against Middlesboro restaurant, owner who retaliated, fired worker for contacting state labor agency
Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found the employer – operating in Middlesboro, Kentucky – engaged in intimidating actions when they fired a server at the restaurant after learning that the worker contacted the Kentucky Labor Cabinet regarding concerns about wages.
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US Department of Labor recovers $38K in back wages, damages for 26 workers at New Hampshire ice cream, food retailer
Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found the Lakes Region ice cream and fried foods retailer failed to pay full overtime wages to 25 workers and failed to pay two employees for travel time who were tasked with transporting seasonal workers to and from work, leading to significant Fair Labor Standards Act violations.
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US Department of Labor obtains judgement ordering Winter Haven security company, owner to pay $117K in back wages, damages
A federal court ordered a Winter Haven security services company to pay $117,880 in back wages and liquidated damages to 76 employees who the U.S. Department of Labor determined were misclassified as independent contractors.
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US Department of Labor finds 11 Crumbl Cookies’ franchisees violated child labor regulations in 6 states, affecting 46 minor-aged workers
A federal investigation into child labor violations by franchisees of a Lindon, Utah-based franchise network of a fast-growing national chain of cookie bakeries found 11 operators in six states allowed young employees – many 14 and 15 years of age – to work more than the law permits or in hazardous or prohibited occupations.
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South Florida frozen custard franchisee pays more than $15K penalty after allowing 14- and 15-year-olds to work outside legally permitted hours
Investigation findings: U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found the employer – a chain of frozen custard restaurants in South Florida – allowed 21 minor-aged employees to work outside of federally permitted work hours. Ice Custard Hialeah allowed 14- and 15-year-old workers to work more than three hours in a school day, more than eight hours on a non-school day and more than 18 hours in a school week.
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US Department of Labor recovers $144K in back pay, damages for 11 mechanics denied full wages at Southern California tire shop
U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found B&R Tires Inc – a vehicle maintenance business that provides repair services and tire replacements – failed to pay employees for all hours worked, including time they spent putting on and removing work clothes, gear or equipment.
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North Carolina Chick-fil-A franchisee fined $6K after letting teenagers use hazardous machinery, paying workers with meals, federal investigation finds
Investigation findings: U.S. Department of Labor investigators found Good Name 22:1 LLC of Hendersonville, N.C. – operating as Chick-fil-A – allowed three workers under the age of 18 to either operate, load or unload a trash compactor, all violations of federal child labor regulations that prohibit employing minors to perform hazardous jobs.
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US Department of Labor recovers $6.3M for employee stock ownership plan participants after investigation finds manipulation of company share value
The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a settlement agreement with the fiduciaries of an Auburn, Maine, employee stock ownership plan to recover $6.3 million for the plan’s participants and resolve alleged violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
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PBGC Approves SFA Application for Machinists Motor City Plan
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the International Association of Machinists Motor City Pension Plan (Machinists Motor City Plan).
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PBGC Approves SFA Application for Toledo Roofers Local 134 Plan
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Toledo Roofers Local No. 134 Pension Plan (Toledo Roofers Local 134 Plan).
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PBGC Approves Supplemented SFA Application for Longshoremen Local 1730 Plan
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the supplemented application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Management-Labor Pension Plan Local 1730 ILA (Longshoremen Local 1730 Plan).
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PBGC Approves Supplemented SFA Application for Local 408 Plan
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the supplemented application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Local 408 International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America Pension Plan (Local 408 Plan).
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PBGC Approves Supplemented SFA Application for Local 365 UAW Plan
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the supplemented application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Local 365 UAW Pension Fund Pension Plan (Local 365 UAW Plan).
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PBGC Approves Supplemented SFA Application for Idaho Signatory Plan
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the supplemented application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Idaho Signatory Employers-Laborers Pension Plan (Idaho Signatory Plan).
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Department of Labor, Balfour Beatty Construction align to promote safety, health during construction of AC Marriott Savannah River District project
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has signed a strategic partnership with Balfour Beatty Construction to promote worker safety and health during construction of the AC Marriott Hotel project in the Savannah River District.
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Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Summary, 2021
There were 5,190 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in 2021, an 8.9-percent increase from 4,764in 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
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Advancing the Migrant Worker Protection Goals of the USMCA
On Dec. 18, we observed International Migrants Day – a day dedicated to highlight the contributions of migrant workers and advocate for the full realization of their rights.
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