News from June 2020
By Labor Gazette | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: MIAMI, FL – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), the Miami-Dade County Coordinated Victims Assistance Center (CVAC) has paid $911 to an employee for violating the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA) provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).
By Labor Gazette | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Detyens Shipyards Inc. for failing to protect employees from struck-by and fall hazards. The company faces $37,591 in penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: POULAN, GA – The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has debarred Reyes Quality Berry Farm LLC – based in Poulan, Georgia – from applying for certification to request temporary foreign workers under the H-2A agricultural worker visa program for three years. WHD also assessed the employer a $61,265 civil penalty for violating the labor provisions of the H-2A program, and found that the employer owed $47,675 in back wages to 32 employees.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: HUNTSVILLE, AL – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Copeland Cleaners Inc. – a dry cleaning enterprise based in Huntsville, Alabama – has paid $15,385 in wages to 29 employees to resolve minimum wage violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – As more workplaces begin to reopen, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is reminding employers that worker safety remains a priority amid both coronavirus and common workplace hazards. In all phases of reopening, employers need to plan ...
By Labor Gazette | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published the “Seven Steps to Correctly Wear a Respirator at Work” poster in 14 additional languages. Initially available in English and Spanish , the poster demonstrates and describes seven steps every worker should follow when putting on and taking off a respirator.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today issued programmatic guidance to help ensure the accuracy of unemployment claims made due to the implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 15, 2020
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 15, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 15, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 15, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 15, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 15, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Jun 15, 2020
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 15, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Jun 15, 2020
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Jun 15, 2020
The US State Department published a two page notice on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Jun 15, 2020
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Jun 15, 2020
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Jun 15, 2020
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
