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Recent News About US Department of Labor (DOL)
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In a first-of-its-kind action, the U.S.
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Despite the findings of a January 2021 federal workplace safety investigation, a Pensacola custom cabinet manufacturer continued to expose workers to fire risks, inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found in a follow-up visit.
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US Department of Labor issues $139K in penalties to address workplace safety deficiencies after six workers injured in flash fire
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US Department of Labor proposes $198K in penalties to Grand Junction foundation repair company for willful, serious trenching safety violations
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The Biden-Harris administration today released the President’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget and Fiscal Year 2022-2026 Strategic Plan.
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TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY – 2021 Private nonfarm business sector total factor productivity (TFP) increased 3.2 percent in 2021, the U.S.
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A federal court reportedly found a Philadelphia home health care agency and its owner misclassified workers and ordered the company to pay nearly $410,000 in back wages, damages and civil penalties, according to a March 15 U.S. Department of Labor news release.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing amendments to its occupational injury and illness recordkeeping regulation, 29 CFR 1904.41. The current regulation requires certain employers to electronically submit injury and illness information - that they are required to keep - to OSHA. The agency uses these reports to identify and respond to emerging hazards and makes aspects of the information publicly available.
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News Release: Employer name: Groundworks Colorado LLC. 2575 U.S. 6 & 50, Unit A. Grand Junction, CO 81501. Citations issued: Groundworks Colorado LLC. One willful violation and five serious violations. Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued citations...
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News Release: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Committee passed legislation regarding workers’ compensation programs, school safety, and Community Services Block Grants...
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A Smithfield, Rhode Island company could have prevented a worker from suffering fatal head injuries during cement truck repairs on Oct. 21, 2021, an Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigation found.
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A $3.5 million grant will help local and state workforce partners help workers find jobs and employers hire and retain skilled workers, according to a March 10 U.S. Department of Labor news release.
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Release: WHO: U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division
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News Release: WASHINGTON - In a first-of-its-kind action, the U.S. Department of Labor has issued guidance to all 50 states and the nation’s territories encouraging them to designate more than 2,300 locally operated American Job Centers as voter registration agencies under the National Voter Registration Act.
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Today, as the nation observes Equal Pay Day – the day through which U.S. women typically must work to be paid the same wages men received in 2021 – the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs issued a new directive to promote greater contractor attention concerning the proactive and effective use of pay equity audits to identify barriers to equal pay in their pay-setting and employment practices.
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News Release: PENSACOLA, FL - Despite the findings of a January 2021 federal workplace safety investigation, a Pensacola custom cabinet manufacturer continued to expose workers to fire risks, inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found in a follow-up visit.
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The U.S. Department of Labor will provide $10 million for grants to help expand supervised programs outside of school that expose young people career options and prepare them to succeed in the workforce.
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The US Labor Department published a six page rule on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
