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News Release: FRANKLIN PARK, NJ - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has recovered $115,801 in back wages and damages for 36 workers after an investigation found their employer denied them overtime pay at two New Jersey car washes.
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The government of Mexico has until the end of the month to decide if it will look into allegations that workers at an auto-parts manufacturing plant were denied their rights.
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The U.S. Departments of Labor and Commerce announced the 120-Day Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Sprint to help develop and skilled and diverse cybersecurity workforce.
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There are four releases scheduled to be published on July 26.
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There was one notice published by the Labor Department in week ending July 9, according to the Federal Register.
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Six current and recent Ph.D. candidates have been chosen by the U.S. Department of Labor to participate in its inaugural summer fellowship program, which will provide the opportunity to develop their skills in analyzing federal labor laws, regulations and programs.
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Emergency service workers at a Sanford, N.C., health care center received $97,209 in back wages after an investigation revealed their employer cut time from their working hours.
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News Release: Today, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to America asking the country to take a stand against the Biden administration’s reckless student loan agenda. Since taking office, President Biden has forgiven massive amounts of student loans through backdoors-ignoring the will of Congress and the best interests of taxpayers.
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News Release: DALLAS - To prevent the dangers of heat illness as summer heat descends on the Southwest’s farmworkers, the U.S. Department of Labor is taking immediate measures to raise awareness of the hazards faced by those working to maintain the nation’s food supply.
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News Release: MAUI - A federal investigation has recovered $290,314 in rightfully earned wages and damages owed to 95 workers after the pay practices of their employer - the operator of five Maui food truck-restaurants - willfully denied them their full wages.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. government today requested the Mexican government review whether the rights of free association and collective bargaining have been denied to workers at the VU Manufacturing parts facility in Piedras Negras, Coahuila.
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: BILLINGS, MT - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has certified Team Inc., which performs nondestructive testing at the Phillips 66 Refinery in Billings, as a “Star" employer in the agency’s Voluntary Protection Programs.
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News Release: ATLANTA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division is asking the highway construction industry of Georgia to participate in a survey to help the agency establish prevailing wage rates, as required under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts.
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There was activity on one bill related to the Education and Labor Committee on July 22.
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The US Labor Department published a one page notice on July 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: ORLANDO, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed $330,446 in penalties to a Family Dollar store in Orlando after an investigation into a fatal shoplifting incident uncovered willful and repeat safety violations.
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The US Labor Department published a five page notice on July 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh and Spain’s Second Vice President and Minister of Labor and Social Economy Yolanda Díaz Pérez met in Washington on July 20, 2022, to sign a Memorandum of Understanding that reasserts both countries’ commitment to addressing a wide range of concerns affecting workers and underserved populations.
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News Release: Dear Mr. Hunter: Over the past several years, a series of reports have raised concerns about the conditions that children and youth experience in residential treatment facilities (RTFs).[1] While estimates vary, thousands of children and youth in the United States are placed in these facilities for...