US Department of Labor (DOL)
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Recent News About US Department of Labor (DOL)
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Strengthening Worker Engagement, Empowerment, and Trust in the Dominican Sugar Sector grant opened on Sept. 1.
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Supporting the Local Labor Justice System in Mexico grant opened on Sept. 1.
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News Release: AKRON, OH - Federal wage investigators have recovered $67,294 in unpaid wages for 29 workers after their Akron employer, a tire equipment maker, allowed them to work for months without pay.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration today launched an app for use on iPhone and Android devices that will help get timely information directly to miners and members of the mining community.
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News Release: Who: Deputy Secretary of Labor Julie Su
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The U.S. Department of Labor launched an online portal to help contracting officers, contractors, and subcontractors in providing the necessary notices of federal construction contracts and subcontract awards.
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US Department of Labor cites Wauchula labor contractor after 35-year-old farmworker suffers fatal heat illness
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US Department of Labor twice finds Suamico general contractor exposing workers to potentially deadly fall hazards; proposes $37K in fines
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Ohio contractor again found defying federal safety requirements, continues 11-year history of exposing roofers to deadly fall hazards
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OSHA, SafetyWorks!, Construction Safety Alliance of Maine partner to promote workplace safety among industry workers
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Federal court orders Tampa Electric Co. to make significant workplace safety changes, pay $500K fine, face 36 months probation for fatal plant failures
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News Release: CHICAGO - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration found Wells Fargo violated the whistleblower protection provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for improperly terminating a Chicago area-based senior manager in the company's commercial banking segment.
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There was activity on four bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on Aug. 30.
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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A federal appeals court unanimously ruled a Lake County, Minn., iron ore mine owner flagrantly broke the Mine Safety and Health Act in 2016 by ordering miners to work on an elevated walkway that had been deemed unsafe for more than a year.
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A U.S. Department of Labor program that holds violators accountable for violating workers’ rights has made substantial headway in the Southeast.
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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 US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an opportunity for up to $12 million in grant funding to strengthen democratic, independent workers’ organizations and help promote labor rights in supply chains in Brazil, Colombia and Peru. The project will focus on underserved communities and seek to advance gender and racial equity.
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News Release: Employer: Holiday Beach Rentals Inc. Investigation site: 17614 Ashley Drive Panama City Beach, FL 32413 Investigation findings: U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found that - while the Panama City Beach vacation rental provider paid its property managers at least the minimum ...