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Two Wisconsin forestry companies must pay 263 workers $1.1 million in unpaid wages five years after the employees left their homes in Guatemala and Mexico for jobs they were promised.
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News Release: KINGMAN, KS ‒ A Kingman plastics manufacturer’s failure to make sure required safety procedures were followed contributed to the death of a worker who suffered fatal injuries when he became entangled in a rotating part inside a bagging machine while trying to clear a jam, a federal workplace safety investigation found.
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News Release: BRECKENRIDGE, CO - The owner of a Vail construction company facing felony manslaughter charges has surrendered to local law enforcement after the Summit County Sheriff’s Office in Breckenridge, Colorado, issued an arrest warrant on Jan. 24, 2023, related to the findings of a federal safety investigation into a deadly trench collapse in November 2021.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued new enforcement guidance to make its penalties more effective in stopping employers from repeatedly exposing workers to life-threatening hazards or failing to comply with certain workplace safety and health requirements.
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News Release: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor this week in celebration of National School Choice Week.
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Release: Participants: U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational
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News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) hosted a roundtable to discuss the consequences of the Biden administration’s student loan agenda for borrowers, taxpayers, and servicers.
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Release: Employer: Senior Healthcare Advisors LLC. Investigation site: 816 S Military Trail. Deerfield Beach, FL 33442. Investigation findings: U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found the healthcare benefits services company misclassified its employees as independent contractors and ...
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News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced its selection of 10 states and the District of Columbia to participate as “core states" in its National Expansion of Employment Opportunities Network initiative.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued new enforcement guidance to make its penalties more effective in stopping employers from repeatedly exposing workers to life-threatening hazards or failing to comply with certain workplace safety and health requirements.
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Release: Employer: Heine Brothers Inc. Investigation site: 1301 W. Main St. Louisville, KY 40203. Investigation findings: U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found the operator of a Louisville coffee shop redistributed tips improperly and diverted workers’ tips to managers. Heine Brothers ...
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News Release: ATLANTA - Just weeks after being cited with federal safety violations, Dollar General Corp. and Dolgencorp LLC have once again exposed workers to unsafe conditions, this time at two store locations in Florida and another in Alabama.
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News Release: GAINESVILLE, FL - A Gainesville psychiatric and substance abuse hospital has implemented a series of changes to their safety protocols after the U.S. Department of Labor cited the facility for failing to protect employees from workplace violence after a series of incidents left employees with serious injuries.
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: ATLANTA - Just weeks after being cited with federal safety violations, Dollar General Corp. and Dolgencorp LLC have once again exposed workers to unsafe conditions, this time at two store locations in Florida and another in Alabama.
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Walsh: DOL appreciates 'substantial work done by the Telecommunications Workforce Interagency Group'Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh recently commented on the Telecommunications Workforce Interagency Group’s report to Congress.
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News Release: WATERFORD, OH - With proper training, people working in metal casting facilities know that mixing water and molten material can be a serious, if not deadly mistake, as tragic incidents at two Ohio companies in 2022 showed.
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News Release: NASHVILLE, TN - The U.S. Department of Labor has found the U.S. Postal Service exposed workers to struck-by, electrical, crushing, fire and other health hazards at facilities in Columbia, Knoxville and Nashville.
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News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke at the National School Choice Week Rally in Washington, D.C. to highlight the importance of education freedom.