News from June 2019

By Labor Gazette | Jun 6, 2019
News Release: ANCHORAGE, AK – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) will offer a compliance seminar for contractors, unions, workers and other interested parties to provide information on the rules governing federal prevailing wage requirements. The event in Anchorage, Alaska, will offer training on labor standards for federally funded construction and federal service contracts.

By Labor Gazette | Jun 6, 2019
News Release: LUBBOCK, TX – After investigations by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Shiprock Enterprise LTD and Junior Senior Inc. - operator of two Subway franchises in Lubbock, Texas - has paid $79,999 in back wages and liquidated damages to 52 employees for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) overtime requirements.

By Labor Gazette | Jun 6, 2019
News Release: RALEIGH, NC – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Demetrio Inc. – operating as El Pollo Rico Restaurant in Raleigh, North Carolina – has paid $48,248 in back wages and liquidated damages to 32 employees for violating the overtime and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

By Labor Gazette | Jun 6, 2019
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, FL – After an investigation by the U.S Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Gulf Breeze Landscaping LLC – based in Gautier, Mississippi – has paid $44,832 in back wages and liquidated damages to 11 employees for violating overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

By Labor Gazette | Jun 6, 2019
News Release: PHOENIX, AZ – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited ASARCO – a metal smelting company – for electrical hazards after an arc flash caused three workers to suffer severe burns at its facility in Hayden, Arizona. The company faces $278,456 in penalties for two willful violations and one serious violation.

By Labor Gazette | Jun 6, 2019
News Release: ATHENS, GA – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has signed a strategic partnership with the Associated General Contractors of Georgia Inc. and Mortenson Construction to promote worker safety and health during the construction of the U.S. National Poultry Research Center, Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory in Athens, Georgia.

By Labor Gazette | Jun 6, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA) has announced the availability of up to $29.2 million in demonstration grant funds to expand the impact of workforce development initiatives in the Appalachian and Delta regions through the Workforce Opportunity ...
By State News Post | Jun 6, 2019
The US State Department published a two page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Jun 6, 2019
The US State Department published a one page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 6, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 6, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 6, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 6, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 6, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 6, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 6, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Jun 6, 2019
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Jun 6, 2019
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Jun 6, 2019
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Jun 6, 2019
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.