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News Release: NEW YORK – For several years, workers for a building services contractor maintained HVAC services, electrical and lighting systems, elevators, fire safety equipment and internal mail distribution at a federal office building in Jamaica, Queens, under a federal contract with the Social Security Administration. The contract was worth $3.4 million in its final year.
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News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration today announced Field Assistance Bulletin 2021-02 , “Temporary Enforcement Policy on Prohibited Transaction Rules Applicable to Investment Advice Fiduciaries.” On Dec. 18, 2020, the department adopted Class Prohibited ...
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News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $1.6 million incremental funding award to the Connecticut Department of Labor to support job creation and workforce training services in eight communities affected significantly by widespread opioid use, addiction and overdose.
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News Release: WEST COVINA, CA – Investigations conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division often reveal violations caused by a misunderstanding of federal law as well as blatant efforts to intentionally shortchange workers and cheat competitors. Yet, investigators in the West Covina district office ...
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There were six notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Nov. 13, according to the Federal Register.
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“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.“ was published in the House of Representatives section on page H6240 on Nov. 9
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American shoppers looking for relief from rising prices as the country heads into the holiday season will have to wait.
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The National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health is set to meet via teleconference on Nov. 16 from 1-5 pm EST.
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The Las Vegas telemarketing enterprise Wellfleet Communications and its owners must pay over $1.4 million in back wages and liquidated damages to over 1,328 call center workers whom the business shortchanged, a federal court has ordered.
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Five counties in Rhode Island will receive funding support for the creation of jobs and workforce training services for approximately 670 people to combat the state’s opioid crisis thanks to over $1.3 million the U.S. Department of Labor has awarded the state.
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Three federal labor agencies, the Department of Labor, the National Labor Relations Board and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Wednesday a joint initiative to address retaliation against workers who speak out about violations to their rights as workers, according to a news release.
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The U.S. Department of Labor has issued an emergency temporary standards in an effort to protect workers from COVID-19.
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The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a highly anticipated ruling on the hot topic of wages for tipped workers.
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News Release: NAPLES, FL - Despite being cited twice in two years for exposing workers to dangerous fall hazards, one of the nation’s leading residential solar panel installation contractors has again violated federal workplace safety requirements, this time at a Naples work site.
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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 in response to President Biden announcing his intent to nominate Dr. Robert Califf to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Dr. Califf previously served as FDA Commissioner under President Obama, and was confirmed to the position in a strong, bipartisan 89-4 vote.
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The Department of Labor hosted its virtual 2021 HIRE Vets Medallion Awards Ceremony on Wednesday to recognize businesses that hire veterans while maintaining high standards from the department.
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News Release: DRUMMONDS, TN – The death of a 67-year-old worker at a Drummonds worksite in April 2021 might have been prevented had their employer not ignored federal workplace requirements, a U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigation has found.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Republican Leader of the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Rick Allen (R-GA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at the Committee markup of H.R. 5891, the Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act...
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News Release: WASHINGTON - “Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a Committee markup of H.R. 5891, the Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act...
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News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Education and Labor Committee voted to advance the Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act (H.R. 5891), a bipartisan bill to help more workers save and prepare for retirement.