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US Department of Labor report finds Dominican Republic’s sugar industry workers face unsafe, unfair working conditions; enforcement challenges
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US Department of Labor announces support for effort to promote workers’ rights in Indo-Pacific region
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US Department of Labor proposes revision to Form LM-10 to require employers to disclose federal contractor, subcontractor status
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News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Office of the Solicitor has extended the deadline for recent law school graduates to apply for its two-year Honors Program in Washington and earn unique experience in one of the federal government’s preeminent legal offices.
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A Cicero, Ill., real estate company’s president and owner must compensate participants for financial losses caused by the misappropriation of pension and profit-sharing plans under a federal court order.
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News Release: HARTFORD, CT - For several months, employees at a Manchester environmental laboratory complained to management about faulty ventilation systems at the work site and about symptoms - including dizziness, light-headedness, headaches and unsteady walking - all of which can be caused by exposure to methylene ...
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The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - At a meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors today, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy Taryn Williams applauded the launch of the Mental Health and Employment Working Group as it seeks to identify policies, plans and practices to address and support workers’ mental health needs in the nation’s cities.
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The US Labor Department published a nine page proposed rule on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh and U.S. Trade Representative, Ambassador Katherine Tai today united with Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Nishimura Yasutoshi and its Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Katsunobu Katō; and the European Commission’s Executive Vice President ...
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The Department of Labor asked the Office of Administrative Law Judges to compel a federal contractor in Minnesota and its Washington subsidiary to provide paperwork and information to complete a compliance review.
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: MANCHESTER, NH - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division recovered $6,333 in back pay and levied $10,000 in punitive damages after finding a Portland, Maine, hotel operator unlawfully terminated a housekeeper after they contacted the division with a concern about the operator’s pay practices.
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The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “Inflation (Executive Session)” on Sept. 12.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - To strengthen enforcement and improve compliance with workplace safety standards and reduce worker injuries and illnesses, the U.S. Department of Labor is expanding the criteria for placement in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program.
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There was activity on five bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on Sept. 15.
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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), issued the following statement on the tentative agreement reached by rail unions and carriers following years of negotiations.
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There is one release scheduled to be published on Sept. 19.
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News Release: (Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chair of the Senate Rules Committee, Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Chair of...