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News Release: Employer Name: Three Rivers Home Care LLC
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A federal court in Virginia has entered a judgment ordering a Norfolk-based medical staffing agency, which intentionally violated federal laws and denied 1,105 certified nursing aides, licensed practical nurses and registered nurses their rightfully earned overtime wages, to pay more than $7.2 million in back wages and liquidated damages.
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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There were 10 notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Jan. 29, according to the Federal Register.
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Earlier this week, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chair, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), and Ranking Member, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), released a discussion draft of the Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and Pandemics...
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The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Jan. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: NEW YORK - Registered nurses, certified nursing assistants, patient care technicians and security officers provide essential services in healthcare settings. Their work also exposes them to various on-the-job hazards, including assault and other forms of workplace violence. When such hazards exist, employers must develop and maintain an effective workplace violence prevention program.
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News Release: HARTFORD, CT- An employee of a Watertown metal fabrication company was electrocuted on July 14, 2021, while repairing a portable water heater. An inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found that his employer, PM Engineered Solutions Inc., lacked safeguards to protect employees against electrocution, as well as mechanical, chemical, fall and other electrical hazards.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Labor, Department of Education, Federal Communications Commission and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration today announced the members of a cross-agency working group that will collaborate to identify the current and future needs of the telecommunications industry workforce, including the safety of that workforce.
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News Release: PRINCETON, WV - A federal investigation recovered $270,984 in back wages and liquidated damages for 166 workers of a Princeton skilled nursing care facility. The employer failed to pay proper overtime as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Jan. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Labor Department published a two page rule on Jan. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: MOUNT VERNON, OH - Responding to a complaint that a Mount Vernon auto-parts supplier was ignoring guidelines to limit employee exposure to the coronavirus and that several employees were sick, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found the company did not enforce its own policy or federal guidelines on social distancing and mask wearing.
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chair, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), responded to news that over 14.5 million people across the country got quality, affordable health coverage during the recent open enrollment period. The record-setting open enrollment...
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News Release: Dear Mr. Zuckerberg: Over the past several years, a series of reports have described a pattern of Facebook and Instagram restricting access to women’s health information. A new report has now found that Facebook and Instagram block advertisements providing information on women’s health and sexual health, ...