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I love National Apprenticeship Week because it gives me a chance to share something that I’ve believed in and championed for my entire career: Registered Apprenticeship changes lives and strengthens our economy.
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The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Nov. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded $1,253,728 to the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet to help the commonwealth start a Short-Time Compensation program, a unique approach to prevent worker layoffs by enabling states to pay partial unemployment benefits when an employer must reduce employees’ work hours during economic downturns.
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The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Nov. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is seeking nominations for membership on the Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health.
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Federal safety investigators found a Schaumburg excavating contractor has again failed to follow federally mandated safety measures to protect workers from potentially deadly trenches cave-ins.
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When federal workplace safety inspectors opened an investigation at a Dollar General store in Columbus, they discovered violations that were all-too-familiar and the kind that has led to more than $15 million in proposed penalties since 2017 for one of the nation’s largest discount retailers.
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From June 2021 to June 2022, employment increased in 338 of the 355 largest U.S. counties, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
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Total factor productivity (TFP) increased in 15 out of 21 major industries in 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today.
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Deputy Undersecretary of Labor for International Affairs Thea Lee visited Vietnam from Nov. 15 through 17, 2022, to resume a dialogue on labor issues that began in 2002.
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More than 700 workers at an Indiana recreational vehicle manufacturer will be receiving a combined $1,158,536 in back pay after federal investigators found their employer miscalculated overtime wages.
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: BROADVIEW, IL ‒ Federal safety investigators found a Schaumburg excavating contractor has again failed to follow federally mandated safety measures to protect workers from potentially deadly trenches cave-ins.
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News Release: COLUMBUS, OH - When federal workplace safety inspectors opened an investigation at a Dollar General store in Columbus, they discovered violations that were all-too-familiar and the kind that has led to more than $15 million in proposed penalties since 2017 for one of the nation’s largest discount retailers.
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News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee Republican Leader Rick Allen (R-GA) released the following statement after President Biden’s Department of Labor (DOL) released a final rule allowing retirement plan managers to consider environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) factors when making investment decisions and exercising shareholder rights...
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U.S. Deputy Secretary of Labor Julie Su used her recent visit to a southern California training academy to point out the value of apprenticeships for workers, especially women of color.
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The US Labor Department published a four page notice on Nov. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the Biden administration’s decision to extend the student loan repayment pause for the sixth time...
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News Release: BROADVIEW, IL ‒ Federal safety investigators found a Schaumburg excavating contractor has again failed to follow federally mandated safety measures to protect workers from potentially deadly trenches cave-ins.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - Deputy Undersecretary of Labor for International Affairs Thea Lee visited Vietnam from Nov. 15 through 17, 2022, to resume a dialogue on labor issues that began in 2002.