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The bill passed 290-137 with broad bipartisan support, and now goes to the Senate, where lawmakers must act quickly to beat the Dec. 9 strike deadline.
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A Degree: No Longer Required!
News Release: America’s ongoing worker shortage is forcing employers to reimagine how they identify qualified workers. Fewer employers are requiring a baccalaureate degree because arbitrary degree requirements restrict qualified applicants.
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US Department of Labor announces $12M cooperative agreement to strengthen labor rights, empower workers in Brazil, Colombia, Peru
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of a $12 million cooperative agreement to the American Center for International Labor Solidarity to strengthen democratic, independent workers’ organizations in Brazil, Colombia and Peru.
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What did Labor Department publish on Nov. 29?
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Nov. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Lee: U.S. works to 'protect workers’ rights and promote decent work' in Vietnam
Deputy Undersecretary of Labor for International Affairs Thea Lee was in Vietnam Nov. 15-17 to continue a conversation on labor issues that had started in 2002.
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Bonack: 'Town City Construction knowingly fails to fulfill its responsibility to ensure worker safety'
U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a Wisconsin contractor after an inspection found roofing workers were at risk of serious or fatal injuries.
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US Department of Labor inspection finds employees at TJ Maxx store in Pooler exposed to fire, entrapment, struck-by hazards
News Release: POOLER, GA - Following a workplace safety inspection, federal investigators determined a Pooler location of a national discount retailer stacked and stored merchandise unsafely, exposing workers to struck-by hazards from falling boxes and preventing them from exiting the store quickly in an emergency.
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Labor Department discusses Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health on Nov. 29
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Nov. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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OSHA grants first Ambassador Alliance Program status in region to El Paso Community College for continued commitment to safety, health
Release: Participants: U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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'Vigorous oversight and analysis is necessary': Government watchdog report finds dramatic drop in federal employee use of leave while teleworking
COVID-19 was a catalyst for change in many aspects of daily life, most notably teleworking, which numerous companies and governments have adopted as the new norm.
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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
News Release: BOISE, ID - 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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Roofing contractor continues to expose workers to potentially deadly fall hazards, US Department of Labor inspections in Appleton area find
News Release: APPLETON, WI - An Appleton contractor with a long history of exposing employees to dangerous fall hazards now faces $349,371 in additional penalties after U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors observed roofing workers at heights greater than 6 feet at risk of serious or fatal injuries at two Appleton-area jobsites in May and June 2022.
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HELP Committee Votes to Advance EEOC, DOL, FMSHRC Nominees
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), led a mark-up to advance nominees to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Department of Labor (DOL), and Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (FMSHRC).
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US Department of Labor finds overtime, tip violations; recovers $80K in back wages for 52 workers at 5 Carolina restaurants
News Release: Employers: Fa Fa 318 LLC and Sanxi Inc., operators of Japan House restaurants
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US Department of Labor inspection finds employees at TJ Maxx store in Pooler exposed to fire, entrapment, struck-by hazards
News Release: POOLER, GA - Following a workplace safety inspection, federal investigators determined a Pooler location of a national discount retailer stacked and stored merchandise unsafely, exposing workers to struck-by hazards from falling boxes and preventing them from exiting the store quickly in an emergency.
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OSHA grants first Ambassador Alliance Program status in region to El Paso Community College for continued commitment to safety, health
News Release: OSHA grants first Ambassador Alliance Program status in region to
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Roofing contractor continues to expose workers to potentially deadly fall hazards, US Department of Labor inspections in Appleton area find
News Release: APPLETON, WI - An Appleton contractor with a long history of exposing employees to dangerous fall hazards now faces $349,371 in additional penalties after U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors observed roofing workers at heights greater than 6 feet at risk of serious or fatal injuries at two Appleton-area jobsites in May and June 2022.
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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
Release: Employers:
Point Pleasant Associates Inc., Owner Bidiawatie Singh and company officer Surjeet Singh
355 McKinley Ave. Edison, New Jersey 08050
Investigation sites:
Spirit Gas Station, 14 South NY Ave., Absecon, New Jersey 08205
Sun Petro Gas, 101 Absecon Blvd., Absecon, New Jersey 08201
Delta ...
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Labor Department discusses Request for Feedback under Executive Order 14008 on Nov. 28
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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