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A federal investigation has uncovered overtime pay violations at a Bellevue restaurant that state labor investigators in Washington cited in 2020 for underpaying workers.The U.S.
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News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA) sent a letter to the Department of Education’s (Department) Inspector General Sandra Bruce asking her to investigate the Department’s decision to terminate its contracts with all private collection agencies (PCAs).
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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 Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent action removing barriers to accessing mifepristone, or medication abortion.
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News Release: MONTICELLO, AR - A knot saw operator suffered a partial amputation of an index finger in June 2021 when his hand came in contact with a rotating blade that lacked adequate machine guarding. A few weeks earlier, a similar saw at the Maxwell Hardwood Flooring plant in Monticello lacerated a co-worker’s palm severely, leaving them with nerve damage.
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News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - ICYMI, yesterday, a broad coalition of faith groups joined U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) to call on Congress to pass the Build Back Better Act to bring down the biggest costs working families face - from housing to prescription drugs to child care - and to substantially reduce child poverty in America through the extension of the Child Tax Credit.
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Labor Department published a one page rule on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The operator of two Mississippi auto service and repair shops has come into compliance after a U.S.
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is seeking more than $27,000 in penalties against one of the nation's largest pork producers for failing to prevent work injuries at its Guymon, Oklahoma pork processing and packaging facility.
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The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) new online portal for federal government contractors and subcontractors will help them securely certify annual Affirmative Action compliance.
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As the holiday season unfolds, the U.S. Department of Labor reminds employers to ensure a safe work environment for employees and to pay them all of their legally earned wages.
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Secretary of Labor meets with workers 'who have been a driving force in fight to raise minimum wage'U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh went to Birmingham, Ala., recently to stand with workers and local officials to announce the department’s final rule to increase the hourly minimum wage to $15 for employees on federal contracts.
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News Release: JACKSON, AL - On Aug. 8, a 61-year-old maintenance employee of iSpice LLC in Jackson had part of his finger amputated while adding wrapping material to a machine that started and trapped his hand. His employer failed to ensure proper guarding was installed. The incident occurred less than six months...
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U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh recently issued a statement on President Biden’s nomination of Jerome Powell as Chair and Lael Brainard as Vice-Chair of the Federal Reserve.
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A New Hampshire carpentry contractor recently paid $107,678 in combined back wages and liquidated damages to 52 workers “shortchanged by illegal pay practices,” a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) press release said.
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A Houston-based crane operating company has been ordered to pay thousands of dollars to a former employee who refused to work illegal overtime in June 2020.
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A Louisville pharmacist was recently sentenced to nine months in prison for fraudulently billing health care benefit plans by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.
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The operator of five Marco’s Pizza locations in Charleston, South Carolina has recently paid $101,027 in civil penalties to resolve allegations made by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of violating child labor laws.
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A federal investigation of illegal tips allocations by the Pittsburgh restaurant Provision PGH at the Federal Galley has recovered $41,560 for 12 employees.