News published on Federal Newswire in September 2021

News from September 2021


News Release: Thank you all for taking the time to join this important discussion today. Thank you Pronita and Harin for participating! Job quality is such a critical part of the President’s Build Back Better agenda, and our work together on this issue can help build a national dialogue that leads to real change.


News Release: Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Deputy Secretary Don Graves hosted the convening of national experts to officially launch the Department of Commerce’s new Job Quality Initiative. The initiative is aimed at ultimately helping American employers become more competitive by providing their workers with high quality jobs.


US Department of Labor awards $195.7M in grants to 58 states, territories, District of Columbia to strengthen fraud detection, prevention efforts

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced the recent awards of $195.7 million in grant funding to states and territories, and the District of Columbia to help them detect and combat fraud in their unemployment insurance programs.


US Department of Labor finds Tampa smelter willfully exposed workers to unsafe levels of airborne lead, despite experts’ warning

News Release: TAMPA, FL – Despite warnings since March 2020 of unsafe measures of lead exposure, a Tampa battery recycling facility and smelter failed to make changes that resulted in worker exposure to lead inhalation hazards, a federal workplace safety investigation found.


Biden-Harris administration issues third rule to implement No Surprises Act, protect Americans from surprise medical bills

News Release: WASHINGTON – The Biden-Harris administration – through the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Treasury and the Office of Personnel Management – today issued an interim final rule with comment period to continue implementation of the No Surprises Act, a consumer protection law that helps curb the practice known as “surprise billing” for medical care.


US Department of Labor finds none of the nation’s mine operations met criteria for a pattern of violations

News Release: WASHINGTON – For the seventh year in a row, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration found none of the nation’s 12,000 mining operations met the criteria for one of the agency’s toughest enforcement tools, its pattern of violations screening.


US Department of Labor finds Tampa smelter willfully exposed workers to unsafe levels of airborne lead, despite experts’ warning

News Release: TAMPA, FL – Despite warnings since March 2020 of unsafe measures of lead exposure, a Tampa battery recycling facility and smelter failed to make changes that resulted in worker exposure to lead inhalation hazards, a federal workplace safety investigation found.


US Department of Labor finds none of the nation’s mine operations met criteria for a pattern of violations

News Release: WASHINGTON – For the seventh year in a row, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration found none of the nation’s 12,000 mining operations met the criteria for one of the agency’s toughest enforcement tools, its pattern of violations screening.


US Department of Labor awards $195.7M in grants to 58 states, territories, District of Columbia to strengthen fraud detection, prevention efforts

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced the recent awards of $195.7 million in grant funding to states and territories, and the District of Columbia to help them detect and combat fraud in their unemployment insurance programs.


Biden-Harris administration issues third rule to implement No Surprises Act, protect Americans from surprise medical bills

News Release: WASHINGTON – The Biden-Harris administration – through the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Treasury and the Office of Personnel Management – today issued an interim final rule with comment period to continue implementation of the No Surprises Act, a consumer protection law that helps curb the practice known as “surprise billing” for medical care.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Sept. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Sept. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Sept. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Sept. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Sept. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Sept. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Sept. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Sept. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Sept. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Sept. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.