News from September 2013
By Commerce News Now | Sep 12, 2013
News Release: U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker announced today that businesses, investors and government entities from more than 60 countries will participate at the upcoming SelectUSA 2013 Investment Summit (Summit), October 31-Nov. 1, in Washington, DC. Every region of the world will be represented at this first-of-its-kind event.
![OSHA News Release: Taylors Drain and Sewer Service cited by US Labor Departments OSHA after worker injured in trench collapse at Lincoln, Neb., job site [09/12/2013]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/jnswire/jns-media/86/fc/11410086/webp_adobestock_318102163.webp)
By Labor Gazette | Sep 12, 2013
News Release: LINCOLN, Neb. — Taylor's Drain and Sewer Service has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 10 safety violations, including two willful. OSHA found that the company failed to protect workers from cave-ins during trenching operations at two separate jobs sites in Lincoln, leading to a worker suffering a serious injury. OSHA has proposed penalties of $194,000.
![OFCCP News Release: Spokane home care operator settles US Labor Department charges of discrimination against male job seekers [09/12/2013]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/jnswire/jns-media/de/f4/11410099/webp_adobestock_298161024.webp)
By Labor Gazette | Sep 12, 2013
News Release: SEATTLE — The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced today that it has entered into a conciliation agreement to resolve allegations of sex discrimination by federal contractor, ResCare HomeCare Spokane. OFCCP investigators determined that ResCare's selection ...
![MSHA News Release: MSHA praises court decision involving Mach Mining ventilation plan [09/12/2013]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/jnswire/jns-media/4e/df/11410061/webp_adobestock_221016184.webp)
By Labor Gazette | Sep 12, 2013
News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today applauded an Aug. 26, 2013, ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. The court held that an MSHA district manager has broad discretion to disapprove a mine operator's proposed ventilation plan ...
![ETA News Release: US Department of Labor announces funding opportunity for original academic research on employment and training topics [09/12/2013]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/jnswire/jns-media/e2/8e/11410090/webp_adobestock_292792148.webp)
By Labor Gazette | Sep 12, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor, through its contractor IMPAQ International, announced the availability of approximately $80,000 in funding for the 2013 Employment and Training Administration's Research Papers Program. As the department celebrates the program's fifth year, 10 awards are expected ...
![ETA News Release: US Department of Labor grant to assist Washington workers affected by layoffs at Boeing [09/12/2013]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/jnswire/jns-media/ab/a3/11410058/webp_adobestock_174471984.webp)
By Labor Gazette | Sep 12, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON — A $2,205,753 National Emergency Grant was announced today by the U.S. Department of Labor to assist about 645 workers affected by layoffs at The Boeing Company in Seattle, Wash.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 12, 2013
News Release: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending September 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 292,000, a decrease of 31,000 from the previous week's unrevised figure of 323,000. The 4-week moving average was 321,250, a decrease of 7,500 from the previous week's revised average of 328,750.
![EBSA News Release: US Labor Department to host Affordable Care Act webcast for employers and health plan service providers [09/12/2013]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/jnswire/jns-media/4d/39/11410088/webp_adobestock_308761831.webp)
By Labor Gazette | Sep 12, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration will host a two-day compliance assistance webcast on Tuesday, Sept. 17 and Wednesday, Sept. 18 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. EDT each day. "The Affordable Care Act Compliance Assistance Webcast" will provide employers, brokers, ...
By Labor Gazette | Sep 12, 2013
The US Labor Department published a two page proposed rule on Sept. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 12, 2013
The US Interior Department published a one page proposed rule on Sept. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 12, 2013
The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on Sept. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Sep 12, 2013
The US Energy Department published a four page rule on Sept. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 12, 2013
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Sept. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Sep 12, 2013
The US Agriculture Department published a four page rule on Sept. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 12, 2013
The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Sept. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Sep 12, 2013
The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on Sept. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 12, 2013
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Sept. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 12, 2013
The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Sept. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Sep 12, 2013
The US State Department published a one page notice on Sept. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 12, 2013
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
