News from September 2011

By Labor Gazette | Sep 22, 2011
News Release: Workers unable to exit swiftly in event of emergency NEW YORK – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Brooklyn supermarket for alleged willful and serious violations of workplace safety standards after an inspection found that night shift employees were ...

By Labor Gazette | Sep 22, 2011
News Release: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Sept. 17, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 423,000, a decrease of 9,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 432,000. The 4-week moving average was 421,000, an increase of 500 from the previous week's revised average of 420,500.

By Labor Gazette | Sep 22, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis has issued the following statement regarding today s passage by the U.S. Senate of Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers: In 2009, Democratic and Republican leaders in Congress worked with President Obama to craft a bipartisan agreement that improved the Trade Adjustment Assistance program to help American workers who lost their jobs to foreign competition or outsourcing.

By Labor Gazette | Sep 22, 2011
News Release: Delay avoids administering the H-2B program under potentially conflicting court orders WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labors Employment and Training Administration today announced a 60-day postponement of the effective date for the final rule concerning the wage methodology for the temporary nonagricultural ...

By Labor Gazette | Sep 22, 2011
News Release: 16 federal agencies come together to support development of high-growth industry clusters in 21 states WASHINGTON – The Obama administration today announced the winners of the $37 million Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge, a multi-agency competition launched in May to support the advancement ...
By DOT News Wire | Sep 22, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 22, 2011
The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 22, 2011
The US Interior Department published an eight page rule on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Sep 22, 2011
The US Energy Department published a five page rule on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 22, 2011
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 22, 2011
The US Interior Department published a four page rule on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 22, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a five page proposed rule on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 22, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Sep 22, 2011
The US Energy Department published a one page proposed rule on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 22, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Sep 22, 2011
The US Energy Department published a seven page proposed rule on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 22, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Sep 22, 2011
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Sep 22, 2011
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 22, 2011
The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.