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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently reported that the number of unemployed persons in the United States edged down to 6.3 million, an unemployment rate of 3.8%, during the month of February.
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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 ...
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News Release: Twelve years ago, Democrats unloaded the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, onto the American people. Since then, the costs of health care and insurance have skyrocketed. Here are five reasons why Obamacare has been an utter failure...
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News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after President Biden released his FY 2023 budget...
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News Release: WASHINGTON - The Biden-Harris administration today released the President’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget and Fiscal Year 2022-2026 Strategic Plan. The President’s Budget details his vision to expand on the historic progress our country has made over the last year and deliver the agenda he laid out in his State of the Union address: to build a better America, reduce the deficit, reduce costs for families and grow the economy from the bottom up and middle out.
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News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its proposed rule that would re-instate provisions of the controversial Obama-era recordkeeping rule...
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News Release: WASHINGTON - Despite their critical role in the economy, farmworkers too often face unpaid wages, unsafe transportation to and from worksites, and substandard housing conditions.
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News Release: MEMPHIS, TN - The operator of a Memphis Shell gas station and convenience store paid workers cash bonuses in place of overtime pay and persuaded them to sign altered time records to avoid paying full overtime wages due, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation has found.
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Following litigation by the U.S.
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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.
