News from April 2019

By Labor Gazette | Apr 12, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a series of new initiatives aimed at reducing improper payments in the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program.

By Labor Gazette | Apr 12, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of an opioid-crisis Dislocated Worker Grant (DWG) to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity for up to $2,500,000, with $833,333 released initially. This grant funding will address the workforce impacts of the opioid crisis ...

By Labor Gazette | Apr 12, 2019
News Release: ROCHESTER HILLS, MI – Green Meadows Lawnscape Inc. – operating as Green Meadows Turf & Tree Inc. and based in Rochester Hills, Michigan – has paid $130,325 in back wages to 50 employees to resolve alleged violations of the federal H-2B Visa program for non-immigrant temporary employees and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The employer also paid civil money penalties of $9,675.

By Labor Gazette | Apr 12, 2019
News Release: CLEVELAND, OH – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Walsh Construction Company II LLC have signed a strategic partnership to promote worker safety and health during the demolition, remodeling, and construction of the I-480 Valley View Bridge Project in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

By Labor Gazette | Apr 12, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor has announced the availability of up to $2.5 million for cooperative agreements with partnerships that will work to increase and expedite attainment of state occupational licenses by veterans and transitioning servicemembers. Through this funding opportunity, ...

By Labor Gazette | Apr 12, 2019
News Release: ROCHESTER HILLS, MI – Green Meadows Lawnscape Inc. – operating as Green Meadows Turf & Tree Inc. and based in Rochester Hills, Michigan – has paid $130,325 in back wages to 50 employees to resolve alleged violations of the federal H-2B Visa program for non-immigrant temporary employees and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The employer also paid civil money penalties of $9,675.

By Labor Gazette | Apr 12, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor has announced the availability of up to $2.5 million for cooperative agreements with partnerships that will work to increase and expedite attainment of state occupational licenses by veterans and transitioning servicemembers. Through this funding opportunity, ...

By Labor Gazette | Apr 12, 2019
News Release: CLEVELAND, OH – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Walsh Construction Company II LLC have signed a strategic partnership to promote worker safety and health during the demolition, remodeling, and construction of the I-480 Valley View Bridge Project in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

By Labor Gazette | Apr 12, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of an opioid-crisis Dislocated Worker Grant (DWG) to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity for up to $2,500,000, with $833,333 released initially. This grant funding will address the workforce impacts of the opioid crisis ...

By Labor Gazette | Apr 12, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a series of new initiatives aimed at reducing improper payments in the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program.
By Fed News Journal | Apr 12, 2019
The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Apr 12, 2019
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 12, 2019
The US Interior Department published a two page proposed rule on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Apr 12, 2019
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Apr 12, 2019
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Apr 12, 2019
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Apr 12, 2019
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Apr 12, 2019
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Apr 12, 2019
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Apr 12, 2019
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.