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Recent News About US Department of Labor (DOL)
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Twenty-three employees of three Kentucky gas stations and convenience stores are now being paid for all the wages they earned after a U.S.
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The U.S. Department of Labor recovered $125,000 in back wages for 34 workers after an investigation found a subcontractor paid workers the incorrect prevailing wage rate.
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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.
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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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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.
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The Department of Labor on Jan. 31 announced that state grants of $15 million will be available to focus on improving state unemployment systems.
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The U.S. Department of Labor on Jan. 31 announced through a press release that they have opened up the application process for the 2022 Hire Vets Medallion Award.
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Today, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) held a hearing titled, “Supporting Quality Workforce Development Opportunities and Innovation to Address Barriers to Employment.”
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Today, the U.S. Senate voted 50-46 to confirm Dr. Robert Califf to be the Commissioner of Food and Drugs.
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A required report presented by the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury to Congress shows that health plans and health insurance issuers are failing to deliver parity of benefits for people they cover who have mental health and substance-use disorders.
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The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing $145,027 in fines to Buffalo-based food manufacturer Rich Products Corps. after a willful violation led to the fatal injury of one worker.
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The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division recently held a Southeast Region for a Child Labor Lunch and Learn webinar in an effort to ensure that employers know the legalities of hiring minors.
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January was National Human Tracking Prevention Month and as the month wound down the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division updated the public about its continued effort to combat labor trafficking.
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Release: Employer name: Lubbock Essential Home Health Care Inc., operating as Essential Home Health
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC ‒ U.S. healthcare workers experienced a staggering 249 percent increase in injury and illness rates in 2020, based on employer-reported data, as they encountered serious safety and health hazards while serving those in need and labored countless hours battling the pandemic. In fact, healthcare and social assistance workers combined for more injuries and illnesses than any other industry in the nation.
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News Release: HOUSTON - Following a federal court order, the U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $139,068 in back wages and liquidated damages owed for 21 workers whose Houston employer misclassified them as independent contractors and failed to pay overtime wages.
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The US Labor Department published a one page proposed rule on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
