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Recent News About U.S. Department of Labor
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An Office of Health and Safety Administration investigation into a fire that broke out on a drilling platform located in Sabine Pass, Texas, found the two companies operating at the platform violated safety procedures.
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The National Disability Institute (NDI) will receive $8 million over four years for a center that concentrates on increasing employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
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The U.S. Department of Labor awarded $70.8 million in grant funding to 166 Native American entities to provide training services and employment to low-income and unemployed adults and youth.
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Back wages of $120,321 for 36 workers were recovered from a West Columbia home healthcare provider that the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found denied overtime pay to its employees.
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OSHA finds the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management violated procedures for safe handling of chemical materials at its helium enrichment unit in Amarillo.
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A Honolulu company was ordered to pay $1.5 million to 171 security officers after a federal investigation determined the company illegally denied workers overtime pay.
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Funding from the U.S. Department of Labor will help organizations provide training and employment services to veterans at risk of or experiencing homelessness.
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The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has recently renewed its alliance with the Consulate General of Mexico in Kansas City, continuing its shared effort to promote health and workplace safety for Mexican nationals working in Kansas and Missouri.
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More than $9.3 million dollars has been recently recovered by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) for employees participating in a Minneapolis manufacturing company’s employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) after the trustee was found to have overpaid for stock in 2011.
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The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) recently announced that it will provide funding to support progress on labor standards in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to a press release.