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News Release: LOUISVILLE, KY - The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered more than $188,000 for 125 employees at two Louisville coffee shops that illegally allowed managers to keep a portion of the tips earned by workers.
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News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor to highlight the Promoting Employment and Lifelong Learning (PELL) Act, which expands career-focused, skills-based education programs.
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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” was published on pages H737-H738 of the Congressional Record on Feb. 7.
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News Release: MANCHESTER, NH - A federal investigation recovered $36,106 in back wages and liquidated damages from a Cape Elizabeth, Maine, café, bakery and market for 86 employees after finding the employer denied some workers their full wages and allowed minor-aged workers to perform hazardous jobs and work more hours than allowed by law.
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News Release: LONE JACK, MO - 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.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - Before February 1993, many workers faced with circumstances that demanded time away from work also worried about keeping their jobs and health insurance. That changed with the bipartisan passage of the Family and Medical Leave Act.
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Release: Employer: Nick & Ken & Stelios LLC, operating as The Big Clock of Powdersville
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News Release: SIOUX FALLS, SD ‒ 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.
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The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Feb. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: SIOUX FALLS, SD ‒ 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.
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News Release: LONE JACK, MO - 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.
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Buffalo Area Office Lehigh Construction Group Inc
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Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 517,000 in January, and the unemployment ratechanged little at 3.4 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
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Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased 3.0 percent in the fourth quarter of 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, as output increased 3.5 percent and hours worked increased 0.5 percent.
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The number of job openings increased to 11.0 million on the last business day of December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
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Unemployment rates were lower in December than a year earlier in 244 of the 389 metropolitan areas, higher in 115 areas, and unchanged in 30 areas, the U.S. Bureauof Labor Statistics reported today
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Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 1.0 percent, seasonally adjusted, for the 3-month period ending in December 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Wages and salaries increased 1.0 percent and benefit costs increased 0.8 percent from September 2022.
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The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement today requested that the government of Mexico conduct another review at the VU Manufacturing parts facility in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, in response to an allegation the facility continues to deny workers’ rights.
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A Manchester chimney services provider has settled claims that it broke the anti-retaliation provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act by paying $26,163 to three employees.
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There were nine notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Jan. 28, according to the Federal Register.