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News Release: SAN DIEGO - A McDonald’s franchisee has agreed to pay $25,920 in civil money penalties after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found the employer assigned minor-aged employees at three Santa Ana locations hazardous work in violation of child labor laws.
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News Release: WOLF CREEK, MT - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has certified NorthWestern Energy’s Holter Hydroelectric Plant in Wolf Creek as a “Star" worksite in the agency’s Voluntary Protection Programs, the highest level of recognition for workplace safety and health excellence.
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An administrative law judge with the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission affirmed willful, repeat and serious citations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to Framing Specialist Inc., a Palisades Park construction contractor, who exposed workers to fall and safety hazards at two Bergen County work sites.
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An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor recovered $221,307 in back wages and damages for 32 nursing staff employees of a Luzerne County treatment center found to be intentionally shortchanging workers of their overtime pay repeatedly.
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The miscalculation of overtime wages and child labor violations have taken a slice of the profits from the operator of three Jacksonville pizzerias, following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor.
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The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Feb. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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A McDonald’s franchisee has agreed to pay $25,920 in civil money penalties after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found the employer assigned minor-aged employees at three Santa Ana locations hazardous work in violation of child labor laws.
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The U.S. Department of Labor has found $118,042 in back wages and liquidated damages due to 10 employees of a Jacksonville restaurant operator who forced servers to work for tips alone, denied overtime wages to others and failed to keep accurate records of the hours employees worked.
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US Department of Labor files complaint against Georgia hotels, owner who allegedly violated federal wage laws, retaliated against workers
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On July 30, 2019, the department’s Employee Benefits Security Administration opened an investigation of Alight, a healthcare and retirement benefits administration and cloud-based human resources services company.
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A series of federal workplace safety and health inspections at four Dollar General stores in Alabama and Georgia in the summer of 2021 found the nationwide discount retailer's long history of exposing employees to dangerous working conditions continues.
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The U.S. Department of Labor and other stakeholders are offering workers, employers, educators, safety and health professionals and others a unique, virtual opportunity to increase their knowledge of workplace safety and health issues during Pacific Coast Safety Fest, March 14-17, 2022.
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In 2021, 19.1 percent of persons with a disability were employed, up from 17.9 percent in 2020, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
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From September 2020 to September 2021, employment increased in 332 of the 343 largest U.S. counties, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
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The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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A U.S. Labor Department task force has released 70 recommendations to promote worker organizing and collective bargaining in both the public and private sectors, according to a news release.
