US Department of Labor (DOL)
U.S. Government: Agencies/Departments/Divisions | Federal Agencies
Recent News About US Department of Labor (DOL)
-
In a disturbing trend seen by federal workplace safety inspectors, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has again found one of the nation's largest retail discount chains allowing blocked exit routes and boxes to be stacked unsafely.
-
A federal workplace safety investigation at a Lone Jack cattle processing plant – now cited seven times by inspectors for endangering workers since March 2020 – found employees exposed to high levels of carbon dioxide.
-
Employees working for the same local contractor at two different Sioux Falls locations avoided tragedy after facing potentially deadly electrocution and trench cave-in hazards.
-
U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh issued the following statement about the December 2022 and January 2023 sentencings of six trade union leaders in Belarus:
-
There were 11 notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Feb. 4, according to the Federal Register.
-
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration found employees at a cattle processing plant in Lone Jack, Mo., were exposed to high levels of carbon dioxide.
-
Two Louisville coffee shops allowed managers to keep a portion of 125 employees’ tips, which violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by diverting tips to the managers.
-
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh issued the following statement about the December 2022 and January 2023 sentencings of six trade union leaders in Belarus
-
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
-
Release: Participants: U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Holder-Moody-Bryson-Sovereign, a joint venture
-
News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Director Jenny R. Yang to lambast the agency’s imminent release of job creators’ sensitive employee data.
-
News Release: The Biden administration’s decision to end the Covid-19 national emergency declaration could undermine a central justification for its student-debt forgiveness plan as the Supreme Court prepares to decide the fate of the program.
-
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health on March 1, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST.
-
News Release: Participants: U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration
-
News Release: Department of Labor, Better Business Bureau North Central Texas
-
News Release: TULSA, OK - In a visit to Tulsa, Oklahoma today, Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh highlighted the need to promote economic justice for people in Black and other underserved communities and how the U.S. Department of Labor is working to help business owners create good-paying jobs and equip workers to fill these positions in these communities.
-
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
-
Release: Participants: U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration
-
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
-
News Release: WASHINGTON - To help identify and address barriers workers face regarding access to state unemployment insurance benefits, the U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of nearly $16 million in equity grants to Connecticut, New Jersey and Oklahoma.