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The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the supplemented application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Local 805 Pension and Retirement Plan (Local 805 Plan).
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The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the supplemented application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Food Employers Labor Relations Association and United Food and Commercial Workers Pension Plan (FELRA Pension Plan).
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The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the supplemented application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Road Carriers Local 707 Pension Plan (Road Carriers Local 707 Plan).
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The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the supplemented application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Graphic Communications Conference of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters National Pension Plan (Graphic Communications Plan).
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US Department of Labor, El Paso Consulate General of Mexico renew 2-year commitment to promote worker safety, health throughout West Texas
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Federal workplace safety investigators have determined that an Arkansas construction contractor failed to test oxygen levels in the confined space before two workers entered a sewer 20 feet below ground at an Edmund work site and died because of a lack of oxygen.
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A federal whistleblower investigation has found a Denver-based information technology services provider retaliated against an employee who raised concerns about the company's failure to pay trust fund taxes to the IRS.
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U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health AdministrationHispanic Contractors Association de Tejas
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A federal workplace safety investigation into the deaths of two workers buried under a pile of shifting coal at a Pueblo industrial loading facility in June 2022 found that their employer failed to follow required federal standards and did not train workers on safety processes.
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Department of Labor 'Star' designation recognizes Bellingham and Blackstone Power Generation LLC for workplace safety, health excellence
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The number of persons who experienced unemployment at some point during 2021 was16.1 million, down significantly from 26.4 million in 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) updated the full Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) database through the second quarter of 2022.
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The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of a $5 million cooperative agreement to the Solidarity Center to elevate women’s participation in the workplace, particularly those among underserved groups or populations in the West African nations of Liberia and Nigeria.
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The U.S. Department of Labor, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and the European Commission today led the inaugural principals’ meeting of the U.S. and European Union tripartite Trade and Labor Dialogue.
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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Deputy Undersecretary for International Labor Affairs Thea Lee issued the following statement on the Department of State’s appointment of Kelly Marie Fay Rodriguez as Special Representative for International Labor Affairs:
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Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh today announced that Argentina, Canada, Germany, South Africa and Spain have joined the Multilateral Partnership for Organizing, Worker Empowerment and Rights initiative and that the effort has established a new action plan and that the U.S. has exceeded its 2021 pledge of support.
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration safety inspectors found a Middleburg, Ohio, roofing contractor repeatedly failed to protect workers from life-threatening hazards on various job sites.
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Dollar Tree Stores Inc., the owner of Family Dollar and Dollar Tree stores, received a citation for putting workers at risk of fire, entrapment and struck-by hazards at its Richmond Hill, Ga., facility.
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There were 15 notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Dec. 3, according to the Federal Register.
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U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh recently commented on the promising data revealed in the employment report for November.