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News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke at the Independent Women’s Forum rally titled, “Government Is Not A Co-Parent." She discussed the importance of standing against the left’s attempt to silence parents, especially in light of the Biden administration’s DOJ taskforce dedicated to intimidating parent participation at school board meetings.
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News Release: LOUISVILLE, KY – A Louisville-based maker of eyeglasses and other optical goods that allegedly discriminated against 654 Black and white applicants for production positions will pay $227,636 in back wages and interest to the applicants, and make 31 job offers as positions become available.
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Record-breaking heat in the U.S. in 2021 endangered millions of workers exposed to heat illness and injury in both indoor and outdoor work environments. Workers in outdoor and indoor work settings without adequate climate-controlled environments are at risk of hazardous heat exposure, and workers of color are exposed disproportionately to hazardous levels of heat in essential jobs across these work settings.
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Labor Department published a four page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Labor Department published a one page proposed rule on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: SIOUX FALLS, SD - Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. - the country’s largest pork processor - has agreed to assemble a team of company and third-party experts to develop an infectious disease preparedness plan that the company will implement at all of its processing facilities nationwide.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Workforce Protections Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Keller (R-PA) recently sent a letter to the Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Lina Khan, expressing concern over the FTC’s revival of a decades ...
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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.