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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 Biden Administration providing $415 million in student debt relief to over 15,000 defrauded student loan borrowers. This includes $10.91 million in relief for defrauded student loan borrowers from Washington state.
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Labor Department published a five page proposed rule on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Red Lion Home Care Inc. has been ordered to pay over $2.8 million in back wages and damages.
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A New Hampshire company that was found to have violated labor laws will pay $50,000 in punitive damages to a worker who was terminated after asking for owed overtime wages.
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The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - The historic investment in our nation’s aging infrastructure made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - signed by President Biden on Nov. 15, 2021 - will have a significant impact on those involved in federal construction contracts.
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The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Release: Participant: Molson Coors Address: Rocky Mountain Metal Container End Plant Golden, Colorado Description: The beverage container manufacturer maintains excellent housekeeping practices to promote workplace safety. Powered industrial truck operator training includes safety training for pedestrians ...
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The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Labor Department published a five page rule on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Release: Employer name: Touch of Grace Services LLC
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News Release: FRISCO, TX - A Frisco residential builder received a hefty bill for unpaid overtime wages following a U.S. Department of Labor investigation.
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News Release: Today, Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Republican Leader Burgess Owens (R-UT) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a subcommittee hearing on the importance of creating a safe and supportive school climate...
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News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced today a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking by the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to improve worker safety and health by ensuring the agency’s general industry and construction industry rules reflect current industry practice and state-of-the-art technology.
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News Release: TURLOCK, CA - Too often, federal investigators find foreign-born workers brought to the U.S. fail to receive the rights and protections they are legally due. Employers don’t pay them as the law requires, and transport them in unsafe vehicles and house them in overcrowded - and sometimes hazardous - conditions. Employers who exploit these workers gain an unfair advantage over industry competitors and lower standards for domestic workers.
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News Release: BOSTON - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the employer involved in a February 2021 double fatality at a downtown Boston worksite and his successor company again for failing to provide employees with essential and required safeguards, this time at an East Boston residential construction site.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - In response to the March 25, 2020, reauthorization of the Older Americans Act through the Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor today published two notices to revise its Senior Community Service Employment Program regulations to conform to the changes.
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News Release: PORT ARTHUR, TX - The U.S. Department of Labor has filed suit against a Florida security contractor that terminated a worker after they raised concerns in a work group chat on a secure messaging app about safe firearm storage and coronavirus-related workplace hazards, including a lack of physical distancing and other potential exposure risks.