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News Release: MACON, GA - An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor found a Fort Valley community center’s failure to provide timely career counseling, information and referrals to three adult workers with developmental disabilities led to violations of federal regulations, and the recovery of $12,211 in back wages for the workers.
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Statement by US Deputy Undersecretary Lee on State Department’s appointment of special representative for international labor affairs
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Deputy Undersecretary for International Labor Affairs Thea Lee issued the following statement on the Department of State’s appointment of Kelly Marie Fay Rodriguez as Special Representative for International Labor Affairs:
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Department of Labor 'Star' designation recognizes Bellingham and Blackstone Power Generation LLC for workplace safety, health excellence
News Release: Department of Labor 'Star' designation recognizes Bellingham and
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Labor Department discusses Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH); Charter Renewal on Dec. 5
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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US Department of Labor finds safety, training failures during investigation of June 2022 double fatality at Pueblo industrial loading facility
News Release: PUEBLO, CO - A federal workplace safety investigation into the deaths of two workers buried under a pile of shifting coal at a Pueblo industrial loading facility in June 2022 found that their employer failed to follow required federal standards and did not train workers on safety processes.
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US Department of Labor finds child labor violations by operator of 13 greater Pittsburgh area McDonald’s locations, affecting 101 minor-aged workers
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A federal investigation has found child labor violations involving 101 minor-aged workers at 13 McDonald’s locations in the greater Pittsburgh area operated by Santonastasso Enterprises LLC, based in Bridgeville.
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Murray, Colleagues Urge Education Department to Better Protect Students Against Abusive College Recruiting Practices
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), House Education and Labor Committee Chair Robert C. “Bobby" Scott (D-VA), House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and...
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Biden’s So-Called National Parents Council Eats Crow
News Release: Today Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after Biden’s Department of Education disbanded its partisan national parents council following lawsuits from multiple parental rights groups...
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20 press releases published in November by House Committee on Education and Labor
There were 20 press releases published by the House Committee on Education and Labor in November.
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OSHA, Hispanic Contractors Association de Tejas renew safety alliance
News Release: OSHA, Hispanic Contractors Association de Tejas renew safety alliance
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Stevens: TJX Companies cited for 'violating federal safety standards'
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited TJX Companies Inc. for exposing workers to fire, entrapment and struck-by hazards after stacking and storing merchandise unsafely.
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Eight Individuals Charged in Alleged $30 Million Unemployment Benefits Scheme
Charges were unsealed today against eight individuals for conspiring to defraud the Georgia Department
of Labor of tens of millions of dollars in federal funds intended for unemployment benefits.
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Waterbury Man Charged with Theft of Pandemic Unemployment Benefits
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that OLAJUWON HARRINGTON, also known as “OJ Harrington,” 30, of Waterbury, was arrested today on a federal criminal complaint charging him with fraud and identity theft offenses related to his alleged theft of pandemic unemployment benefits.
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Nashua Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Food Stamps and Medicaid Benefits
Kaylie Esquivel Arizmendi, 32, of Nashua, pleaded guilty in federal court to making false statements, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today
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Prince George’s County Man Pleads Guilty to a Federal Wire Fraud Conspiracy to Obtain Over $750,000 in COVID-19 CARES Act Loans and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Jaleel Phillips, age 25, of Capital Heights, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to
a federal wire fraud conspiracy, in relation to a scheme to unlawfully obtain COVID-19 relief loans
and unemployment benefits.
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US Department of Labor extends deadline for West Virginia highway construction projects’ prevailing wage surveys to Dec. 18
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division today announced an extension of the deadline for submitting prevailing wage survey by West Virginia’s highway construction industry employers to Dec. 18, 2022.
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Courts order Idaho quarry to pay nearly $1M in back wages, liquidated damages for 60 workers after investigation finds multiple labor violations
A federal court and the department’s Office of Administrative Law Judges have ordered an Oakley stone quarry to pay $983,725 in back wages and liquidated damages after U.S. Department of Labor investigators found that the employer violated multiple federal labor laws, which denied 60 workers their rightfully earned wages.
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US Department of Labor obtains court judgment ordering Pennsylvania restaurant, owner to pay 68 employees $193K in back wages, damages
A federal court has approved a consent judgment ordering a Southeast Pennsylvania restaurant to pay a total of $193,817 to 68 employees after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found the employer denied all of the wages owed them by law.
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US Department of Labor recovers $32K in back wages for 42 workers after Florida landscaper fails to pay required overtime rates
U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found the employer misclassified some employees as independent contractors, and paid them straight-time rates for overtime hours worked.
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Federal court orders gas station operator to pay $226K in back pay, damages for six New Jersey gas station attendants denied full wages
The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey entered a consent judgment on Oct. 5, 2022, ordering the employers to pay back wages as well as liquidated and punitive damages to six workers, in response to a complaint filed by the U.S. Department of Labor.
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