News from July 2020

By Labor Gazette | Jul 14, 2020
News Release: BOYNTON BEACH, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Camaney Services of Central Florida Inc. – based in Lake Worth, Florida – for exposing employees to fall hazards at two worksites in Boynton Beach, Florida. The contractor faces $49,930 in penalties.

By Labor Gazette | Jul 14, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia traveled to Knoxville, Tennessee, where he highlighted the Department’s recent announcement of $90 million in grant funding to help individuals who are exiting the justice system re-enter the workforce. In a roundtable discussion with leadership ...

By Labor Gazette | Jul 14, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced its intent to award two grants of up to $4 million each to increase the number of cocoa cooperatives demonstrating a reduction of child labor in the cocoa supply chain in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana.

By Labor Gazette | Jul 14, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced its intent to award up to $5 million in grant funding to reduce child labor in Ethiopia’s agricultural sector, with a focus on the informal sector, using a gender-focused approach.

By Labor Gazette | Jul 14, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced its intent to award up to $4.5 million in grant funding to reduce child labor in mica-producing communities in Madagascar.

By Labor Gazette | Jul 14, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the appointment of five members and leadership for the 2020 Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans, also known as the ERISA Advisory Council. The 15-member council provides advice on policies and regulations affecting employee benefit plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

By Labor Gazette | Jul 14, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division’s (WHD) Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) Program continues to provide an avenue to get workers the wages they are owed, bring employers into compliance and accomplish both goals with an efficiency that saves taxpayers money, with more than $7 million in back wages found for more than 11,000 workers.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 14, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Jul 14, 2020
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on July 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Jul 14, 2020
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on July 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Jul 14, 2020
The US Agriculture Department published an eight page rule on July 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 14, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on July 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 14, 2020
The US Interior Department published a three page notice on July 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 14, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 14, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on July 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 14, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Jul 14, 2020
The US State Department published a one page notice on July 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 14, 2020
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Fed News Journal | Jul 14, 2020
The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on July 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Fed News Journal | Jul 14, 2020
The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on July 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.