News and reports from the Department of Labor.

News Release: Who: U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration

News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $59,049 in back wages and liquidated damages for 10 workers whose Oklahoma restaurant employer ignored overtime and minimum wage regulations, illegally kept a portion of workers’ tips and allowed minors to work more hours per week than permitted and at times not allowed by the federal child labor laws.

News Release: US Department of Labor recognizes Molson Coors Beverage Company USA LLC

There were 17 press releases published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in November.

There were two press releases published by the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions in November.

Release: Employer name: Universal HomeCare Service LLC

An ongoing compliance initiative by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found 77 care workers employed by Seattle-area adult family home providers were shortchanged by $530,418 in wages.

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that enforcement and compliance actions by its Employee Benefits Security Administration recovered more than $1.4 billion for retirement, health and welfare benefits plans, participants and beneficiaries in fiscal year 2022.

News Release: KEWAUNEE, WI - Federal safety inspectors have determined that a falling load from a below-the-hook magnet crushed the leg of an employee at a Kewaunee heavy fabrication manufacturing company on June 7, 2022.

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an incremental award of $614,437 to WorkForce West Virginia to enable the state to continue to provide temporary employment for cleanup and recovery services in nine counties affected by severe storms in 2021.

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

“Nomination of Kai N. Scott (Executive Calendar)“ was published in the Senate section on page S7019 on Dec. 7

Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), led 21 of her colleagues in sending a letter commenting on the Biden Administration’s proposal to reinstate the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) long-standing joint-employer standard to ensure that all corporations with control over workers’ health, safety, hours, pay, and other working conditions are at the bargaining table with workers.

U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), released the following statement in response to news the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) approved relief to the Central States Pension Fund through the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) program, which Senator Murray fought to establish in the American Rescue Plan.