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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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In 2021, there were 16 major work stoppages beginning in the year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
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Today, nearly one year after the House’s passage of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) highlighted the package’s inclusion of transformative tax credits for families and workers.
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Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E.
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According to a new study, blanket student loan forgiveness is a handout to wealthy student loan borrowers while doing nothing to help address the underlying issues around college costs.
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Guest workers often travel hundreds, if not thousands of miles from their native countries to the U.S. to perform seasonal work, much of it in the agricultural industry.
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The operator of seven Fort Wayne area restaurants shortchanged 17 of its managers when the salary it paid was determined to be insufficient to relieve the employer of its overtime obligations.
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Eight workers at a Pago Pago business have received $23,000 in back wages after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation, a news release said.
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The U.S. Department of Labor issued a warning about the risk of doing business in Burma.
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The U.S. Department of Labor, in collaboration with the departments of Treasury, State, Commerce, Homeland Security and U.S. trade representatives, have issued an advisory highlighting legal risks in Burma in response to allegations of corruption, illicit finance and human rights abuses.
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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, released the following statement on the U.S. Soccer Federation and U.S. Women’s National Team’s (USWNT) equal pay settlement agreement, which will provide millions in back pay for the players and includes a commitment from U.S. Soccer to ensure equal pay for the women’s and men’s national teams moving forward.
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The US Labor Department published a four page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The Department of Labor recently announced it will explore a pilot program to encourage COVID-19 vaccination among miners in Kentucky and Arizona. The initiative comes as COVID rates in the U.S. are once again rising, especially with the rise of the Omicron variant.
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Feb. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: Employers’ names: Schuetz Enterprises Inc., operating as Regency Home Care Georgia
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News Release: MANCHESTER, NH - A recent investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found Dos Amigos Burritos LLC, a Concord restaurant operator, improperly included managers in its tip pool. The investigation led to the recovery of $61,788 in tips and liquidated damages for 39 employees to rectify the violation and compensate them properly.
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There were 14 notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Feb. 19, according to the Federal Register.
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The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Feb. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
