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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...
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There are two releases scheduled to be published on Sept. 19.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following statement after rail companies and union negotiators reached a tentative agreement:
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There was activity on five bills related to the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Sept. 15.
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There was activity on four bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on Sept. 14.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. and Mexico today announced that, in response to a petition provided in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the Mexican government took actions to ensure a free and fair election to choose union representation for workers at the Manufacturas VU Auto Components facility in Piedras Negras, State of Coahuila.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking public comment on its proposal to establish a definition for the final performance indicator used to report outcomes for Title I non-core programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act core programs. The proposed rule would use“Retention with the Same Employer" as the criterion to measure effectiveness in serving employers.
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News Release: LANSDOWNE, PA - A federal court has ordered a Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, diner, and its owner and a manager to pay more than $1.35 million in back wages and liquidated damages to 107 servers and kitchen workers after a five-day trial confirmed the business operators used an illegal tip pool.
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Since 2015, investigations into child labor and violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act have increased, the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division reported.
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The US Labor Department published a two page proposed rule on Sept. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Departments of Labor and Education today announced the departments will seek public comment on a proposed definition for the final performance indicator used to report outcomes for the six Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act core programs.
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The US Labor Department published a one page proposed rule on Sept. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.