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Release: Date of action: Dec. 30, 2021
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News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board announced today that the department’s Wage and Hour Division and the NLRB have signed a Memorandum of Understanding strengthening the agencies’ partnership and outlining procedures on information-sharing, joint investigations and enforcement activity, as well as training, education and community outreach.
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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, urged Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to issue a permanent standard to protect health care workers, and take immediate action to secure strong workplace protections for all workers.
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Release: Who: Wage and Hour Division Occupational Safety and Health Administration What: Assistance and enforcement action in Arkansas after December 2021 tornadoes When: Ongoing Where: Northeast Arkansas Background: The department’s Wage and Hour Division and Occupational Safety and Health Administration ...
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News Release: NORTH PORT, FL - Working in the recesses of Apalachicola National Forest on a July day as temperatures neared 100 degrees, the supervisor of two crews hired to clear invasive plants saw one 42-year-old worker was sweating heavily, his hands were trembling, and he seemed confused, unable to respond to commands.
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United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Myrna Ortiz, 43, of Philadelphia, PA, was charged in a 32-count Indictment in connection with a conspiracy to steal and conceal the origin of fraudulently obtained Social Security benefits and COVID-19 PUA unemployment benefits.
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U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Perry Santillo, 41, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, mail fraud, and conspiracy to launder money, was sentenced to serve 210 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. Santillo was also ordered to pay restitution totaling $102,952,582.77.
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A Michigan man was arrested yesterday in Michigan in connection with his alleged involvement in a fraudulent scheme to obtain COVID-19-related unemployment assistance.
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The division’s investigation found that Three Rivers Home Care failed to pay an overtime premium on sign-on bonuses for 26 home health aides.
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A Charleston Walgreens failed to comply with federal labor laws setting minimum age standards and limiting the number of hours and times a minor-aged employee can work.
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The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the plan application for the Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 5 New York Retirement Fund Pension Plan (Bricklayers Local 5 Plan).
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The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that $112.6 million has been paid in special financial assistance to the Local 138 Pension Plan (Local 138 Plan), a financially troubled multiemployer pension plan based in Baldwin, N.Y.
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For months, 11 employees at a Somerset home healthcare agency faced costly medical bills, unaware their employer had failed to remit contributions withheld from their wages to their healthcare plans, leading to a lapse in their medical insurance.An investigation at Cumberland Behavior Group LLC by the U.S.
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News Release: Join House Republicans Tuesday evening at 5:00 pm ET for a live roundtable conversation with guests about children’s education. Every student deserves to achieve their full potential. But three years of disrupted learning has exposed deep flaws in our education system: abrupt and seemingly endless school ...
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A small business group is cheering the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to block a Biden administration attempt to mandate vaccine and testing rules for large companies. It would have meant up to 22 million more people would have been required to get a vaccine against COVID-19, or wear masks at work and be tested every week.
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News Release: HONOLULU - A U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division investigation has found a Hawaii flooring contractor misclassified some employees as independent contractors and paid others straight-time wages for all hours when they worked over 40 in a workweek, both violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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News Release: TAMPA, FL - An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor led to major changes by a Tampa employer in its pay practices that have the potential to affect the lives of more than 2,000 local workers.
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News Release: NEW YORK - A federal court in New York has ordered a Long Island pizzeria and its owner to pay $178,000 in back wages, damages and civil money penalties after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found the employer’s pay practices shortchanged workers when it failed to pay overtime wages.
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News Release: BURLINGTON, NC – To ensure nursing mothers can care for their newborns and earn a living, federal law requires employers to designate a place for them to express milk privately without fear of intrusion.
