News from November 2020
By Labor Gazette | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor took a range of actions to aid American workers and employers as our nation combats the coronavirus pandemic.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: BOSTON, MA – A federal court in Massachusetts has issued a temporary restraining order against two construction contractors and a representative of one of the companies to prevent retaliation or discrimination after the defendants began a campaign of alleged threats and retaliation against an employee who complained about not receiving overtime pay and requested money he was due.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the start of National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) 2020. NAW 2020 includes a series of events held nationwide as thousands of participants celebrate the dynamic and evolving work of apprentices. This year’s events will focus on both traditional Registered Apprenticeship Programs and newly created Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: CHARLOTTE, NC – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Barrday Corp. – an industrial textile manufacturer operating in Charlotte, North Carolina – paid $2,606 in back wages for wrongly denying paid leave to an employee under the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLEA). The employee missed work to care for a child whose place of care was closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today approved additional funding for a Disaster Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grant awarded to the California Department of Employment Development in response to the wildfires of November 2018. Today’s award of $14,666,666 will allow grant participants ...
By Labor Gazette | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced additional funding for an opioid-crisis National Health Emergency Dislocated Worker Grant for the New York Department of Labor. The award of $1,863,815 will provide continued services to eligible individuals in communities across 22 New York counties that are affected significantly by the health and economic effects of widespread opioid use, addiction and overdose.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today approved additional funding for a Disaster Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grant awarded to the California Department of Employment Development in response to the wildfires of November 2018. Today’s award of $14,666,666 will allow grant participants ...
By DOT News Wire | Nov 9, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 9, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Nov 9, 2020
The US Agriculture Department published a one page proposed rule on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 9, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Nov 9, 2020
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 9, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Nov 9, 2020
The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 9, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 9, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 9, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 9, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Nov 9, 2020
The US Commerce Department published a four page proposed rule on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Nov 9, 2020
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
