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A federal workplace safety investigation into the fatal electrocutions of two 19-year-old apprentices in Adger on Aug. 31, 2021, found their employer might have prevented the incident by ensuring required safety standards were followed, and that adequate supervision and training was provided.
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A first-round of more than $20 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Labor will help several states resolve disparities revealed during the pandemic in how they delivered unemployment insurance benefits.
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News Release: PALISADES PARK, NJ - One of New Jersey’s most flagrant violators of federal workplace safety laws - who continually puts workers at risk of serious injuries or worse - is personally liable for $2 million in penalties assessed by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration , a federal administrative law judge has ruled.
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News Release: WINCHESTER, IN - 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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News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division signed a memorandum of understanding today to strengthen the partnership between the two agencies to protect workers from employer collusion, ensure compliance with the labor laws and promote competitive labor markets and worker mobility.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the publication of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking as it considers updating the regulations that implement the Davis-Bacon Act and Davis-Bacon and Related Acts to reflect better the needs of workers in the construction industry and planned federal construction investments.
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There were 19 notices published by the Labor Department in week ending March 12, according to the Federal Register.
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: APPLETON, WI - Despite the serious consequences of its actions, an Appleton-based contractor was again cited for exposing workers to deadly fall hazards after a U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspector observed six roofers atop a two-story Algoma duplex on Nov. 2, 2021 - about six months after the contractor’s last citations in June 2021.
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The largest national trade association for the trucking industry joined President Joe Biden’s 90-day Trucking Apprenticeship Challenge to get more well-trained drivers into good-paying jobs.
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A commercial cleaning contractor that allegedly shortchanged 19 workers at a Federal Aviation Administration worksite in Pensacola by failing to pay overtime hours had to pay $39,806 in back wages and liquidated damages.
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If there was any doubt to the Union’s claim this strike was a blatant attempt at “union busting” from the onset, those fears were made abundantly clear yesterday.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - 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.
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News Release: GREENSBORO, NC - An employee working as a mechanic at the U.S. Postal Service’s distribution center in Greensboro suffered a life-changing injury on Sept. 27, 2021. The worker’s arm was amputated after contacting a machine that had a safety guard removed.
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Workers at a Mexico manufacturing plant have taken a step toward unionizing by voting to choose which labor organization should represent them, a move welcomed by the U.S. Department of Labor.
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U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division recovered $603,882 in wages for 119 home health care workers employed by Ohio company 1st Choice Family Services Inc. at its Columbus headquarters and at locations in Reynoldsburg and Findlay.
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The US Labor Department published a three page notice on March 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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“The Teamsters Union commends President Biden, Secretary Walsh and their team on today’s announced proposal to return the Davis-Bacon Act to its intended purpose.
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Today’s final passage of the Postal Service Reform Act is a culmination of 15 years of efforts to fund and strengthen our U.S. Postal Service (USPS).