US Department of Labor (DOL)
U.S. Government: Agencies/Departments/Divisions | Federal Agencies
Recent News About US Department of Labor (DOL)
-
PBGC Approves Special Financial Assistance Application
-
US Department of Labor awards more than $189M to support workforce agencies’ efforts to help unemployed workers find good jobs
-
US Department of Labor cites Wisconsin manufacturer after machine seriously injures worker
-
Secretary Walsh joins Vice President Kamala Harris to announce first ever national emphasis program to protect workers from indoor and outdoor heat hazards
-
United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Miller, South Dakota, woman convicted of Money Laundering was sentenced on April 4, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
-
A Woonsocket businessman today admitted in federal court that he participated in scheme to defraud the Internal Revenue Service of more than two million dollars in taxes, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
-
An Illinois man today admitted that he used other individuals’ personal identification information to fraudulently obtain unemployment insurance benefits while he was incarcerated, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
-
A North Providence man who lives and works in Rhode Island today admitted that he filed COVID-relief unemployment applications in at least two other states, collecting more than $20,000 in benefits he was not entitled to receive, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha and Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha.
-
A woman in Florida pleaded guilty today to a federal racketeering conspiracy that victimized Mexican agricultural workers admitted into the United States under the H-2A temporary visa program.
-
While dozens of companies along the U.S. border in California hire workers from Mexico to labor as warehouse and logistics’ workers in scores of non-descript buildings, U.S. Department of Labor investigators and attorneys are also working hard – to prevent exploitation of these workers and hold employers accountable.
-
Participant: Pfizer Inc. Andover, MassachusettsDescription:Pfizer employs about 1700 workers at the Andover site, which produces biotherapeutic pharmaceuticals.
-
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold a virtual meeting May 18, 2022, to solicit public comments and suggestions on issues facing OSHA’s Whistleblower Protection Program.
-
An official visit was the occasion for a Department of Labor official to highlight Mexico’s commitment to meet labor reforms under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, including its own historic 2019 reform efforts.
-
U.S. Department of Labor reported March 18 that 20 temporary workers will receive nearly $20,000 in back wages from a southwest Virginia farm.
-
A San Jose, Calif., trucking company must pay more than $145,000 in back wages and damages for violating whistleblower protections in the Surface Transportation Assistance Act.
-
Foxx Slams NLRB’s Draconian Efforts to Silence Big Labor Opposition
-
Senator Murray, Surgeon General Murthy Push to Address Youth Mental Health Crisis
-
Senator Murray, Majority of Senate Democrats Urge Action to Address Child Care Crisis Through Reconciliation
