US Department of Labor (DOL)
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Recent News About US Department of Labor (DOL)
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Jury awards $650K in damages for Massachusetts contractor’s unlawful retaliation against injured immigrant worker
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US Department of Labor reaches settlement agreement with Ohio insulation contractor to resolve citations after fatal fall, workers’ injuries in 2020
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US Department of Labor reaches settlement agreement with Ohio insulation contractor to resolve citations after fatal fall, workers’ injuries in 2020
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US Department of Labor cites Atlanta recycling company for continually exposing workers to chemical hazards, proposes $311K in penalties
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US Department of Labor cites Canton steel mill after worker is fatally caught in machine
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Federal investigation finds framing contractor willfully exposed workers to fall hazards at Luzerne, Pennsylvania, state salt storage stockpile
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An investigation by the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division resulted in the recovery of $117,710 in back wages and damages for 70 workers of a restaurant company in Hawaii.
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There is one release scheduled to be published on July 11.
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The 50th anniversary of the enactment of Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 was celebrated by the Department of Labor with a webinar.
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News Release: ATLANTA - As temperatures and the risk of heat illness rise in Alabama, Georgia, Florida and Mississippi, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration reminds employers and workers not to ignore the dangers of working in hot weather - indoors and out. Incorporating water, rest and shade can be the difference between ending the workday safely or suffering serious injuries or worse.
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News Release: ***LISTEN TO THE PRESS CONFERENCE HERE ***
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News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $121 million in Apprenticeship Building America grants to strengthen and modernize Registered Apprenticeship programs and enable workers to find a reliable pathway to the middle class. The department awarded more than $58 million of the total funding to grantees focusing on equity partnerships and pre-apprenticeship activities.
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News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Overtime wages owed to 215 security professionals who patrol Indianapolis International Airport’s grounds, guard local businesses, and provide round-the-clock traffic control in the area were paid following an investigation and litigation by the U.S. Department of Labor.
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News Release: DAYTON, OH - A federal investigation has recovered $133,661 in back wages for 63 workers of a Dayton home healthcare provider who misclassified its employees as independent contractors, denied workers overtime pay and falsified payroll records to hide the violations.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - As the overall economy continues to rebound from the pandemic, many of the workers most adversely affected - particularly women, people of color, people with disabilities, lower-wage workers and workers from other historically marginalized communities - continue to face persistent challenges with finding quality jobs.
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News Release: DENVER - One worker fell about 65 feet from an improperly elevated scaffold, suffering serious injuries, and a second worker avoided injury at a Denver construction site after three contractors on the job ignored a manufacturer’s safety recommendation not to use their climbing scaffold atop a lifting device, a federal workplace safety investigation has found.
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News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Republican Leader Rick Allen (R-GA) released this statement in response to the White House’s summary of the final rule issued by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) implementing the taxpayer-funded bailout of insolvent and failing multiemployer pension plans included in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)...
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The US Labor Department published a one page notice on July 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chair Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) released the following statement on the final rule from the Department of Labor regarding the implementation of the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) program for multiemployer pensions within the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC).
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Release: Employer name: Maw’s CPS SA LLC