News from June 2021
By Labor Gazette | Jun 22, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $130 million in grants to develop, modernize and diversify Registered Apprenticeship Programs in 15 states and to establish Registered Apprenticeship Technical Assistance Centers of Excellence in three states and Washington, D.C., to provide technical expertise and services and accelerate the expansion of Registered Apprenticeship programs.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 22, 2021
News Release: BISMARCK, ND – To combat the dangers workers face in trenching and excavation operations, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and key stakeholders renewed an alliance to train workers on trenching and excavation hazards.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 22, 2021
News Release: KEARNEY, NE – A federal court has ordered a Kearney pizza and burger restaurant and its owner to pay $17,216 – $8,608 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages – to 13 workers after the U.S. Department of Labor found overtime and recordkeeping violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 22, 2021
News Release: ATLANTA – During the pandemic, grocery store workers were among those on the front lines whose jobs put them in close contact with others – putting them at greater risk for contracting the coronavirus – while they ensured their neighbors had access to essential goods and services. In return, some of these workers, including many minors, faced wage violations or other workplace hazards.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 22, 2021
News Release: MIRAMAR BEACH, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor has found an upscale Miramar Beach restaurant again violating federal minimum wage and overtime laws, and redirecting a portion of servers’ tips to non-tipped workers illegally. An investigation at the Ocean Club by the department’s Wage and Hour Division ...
By Labor Gazette | Jun 22, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today’s launch of a national online dialogue to gather ideas to improve labor outcomes for women, especially economically disadvantaged women. The dialogue will be open until July 9.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 22, 2021
News Release: TOCCOA, GA – With the holiday fast approaching, a 56-year-old worker at a Toccoa plastic processing facility could never have known he would spend Christmas Day in a hospital and die from a head injury after falling more than 6 feet from an elevated platform.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 22, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $130 million in grants to develop, modernize and diversify Registered Apprenticeship Programs in 15 states and to establish Registered Apprenticeship Technical Assistance Centers of Excellence in three states and Washington, D.C., to provide technical expertise and services and accelerate the expansion of Registered Apprenticeship programs.
By DOJ Gazette | Jun 22, 2021
The US Justice Department published a three page rule on June 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 22, 2021
The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on June 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 22, 2021
The US Transportation Department published a nine page rule on June 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 22, 2021
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on June 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 22, 2021
The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on June 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 22, 2021
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on June 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 22, 2021
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on June 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 22, 2021
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on June 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 22, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released a documen t outlining his priorities for lowering prescription drug prices as Congress continues its legislative work to provide relief from high drug prices to American consumers and taxpayers.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Milton man was sentenced in federal court in Boston today in connection with a scheme involving the use of false identification documents to obtain funds from bank customers’ accounts.
By State Newswire | Jun 22, 2021
Release: Overview. On June 16, 2021, Secretary Blinken announced on behalf of the Biden-Harris Administration that we will soon begin updating and revitalizing the United States’ National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct (RBC). The Administration recognizes the need for a whole-of-government process...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 22, 2021
News Release: Today NOAA announced the designation of a 962-square-mile area of Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan as a national marine sanctuary. Such sanctuaries are protected waters that include important habitats and, in cases like this one, archeological sites.
