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American Indians and Alaska Natives have traditionally faced higher unemployment rates and lower workforce participation, and attained lower levels of education – subjecting them to lower wages, fewer career opportunities and a continued cycle of unemployment and poverty.Expanding opportunities for these communities is the impetus behind a $71 million in funding availability the U.S.
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US Department of Labor issues $167K in penalties to address workplace safety deficiencies after 29-year-old worker’s electrocution at Clinton TVA
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The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has reopened the rulemaking record partially and scheduled an informal public hearing to seek comments on specific topics that relate to the development of a final standard to protect healthcare and healthcare support service workers from workplace exposure to the COVID-19 virus.
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A federal judge has upheld citations and penalties brought by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration against a New Jersey construction contractor.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a proposed modification to a final rule that aims to create a streamlined, efficient and flexible process allowing the department to use its resources strategically to remove barriers to equal employment opportunity.
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News Release: GOOSE CREEK, SC - A Goose Creek restaurant shortchanged 21 workers and allowed minor-aged employees to work more hours than the law permits, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation has revealed.
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News Release: (Washington, DC) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), and Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) issued the following statements on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recently released Form 483s from three inspections conducted at Abbott Nutrition’s facility.
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A federal court in Massachusetts ordered a Weymouth restaurant owner to pay $344,798 in back wages and damages to 13 workers who were reportedly denied overtime and tips they earned, according to a Feb. 11 U.S. Department of Labor news release.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - With opioid-related overdoses linked to 3,237 deaths in Ohio in 2018 , and the state’s neonatal units reporting higher rates of newborns suffering opioid withdrawal, opioid abuse remains a serious health emergency.
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News Release: STERLING, MA - A U.S. Department of Labor investigation found that a plastic packaging manufacturer - with a history of workplace safety and health inspections - could have prevented a worker at its Sterling facility from suffering severe burns if they had complied with OSHA’s requirements for lockout/tagout and provided personal protective equipment.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy today announced a webinar, “How Blended, Braided or Sequenced Funding can Help Drive Employment, Equity and Inclusion," will be held on March 22 at 3 p.m. EDT, as part of its ongoing efforts to advance competitive integrated employment for people with disabilities.
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News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led a hearing focused on the broken child care system and the Democratic plan to lower child care costs, get families more child care options, and boost wages for child care workers-fully paid for by making the wealthiest pay their fair share.
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An ongoing federal initiative to investigate pay practices of residential builders in Washington State found that a Lacey contractor recklessly failed to pay workers overtime for hours they worked over 40 in a workweek in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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US Department of Labor, industry stakeholders to co-host online webinar to help protect construction workers from electrical hazards
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Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released the following statement urging the Biden administration to extend the pause on student loan repayment, collections, and interest accrual through 2022.
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House Committee on Education and Labor advanced six bills that would strengthen the social safety net and build healthier communities for all Americans.
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A Winchester non-profit provider of social services shortchanged caregivers by failing to pay them the federal minimum wage, as the law requires for all government contractors, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation has found.
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The U.S. Department of Labor today published compliance assistance for 401(k) plan fiduciaries considering plan investments in cryptocurrencies, in an effort aimed at protecting the retirement savings of U.S. workers.
