News from December 2022
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
Investigation findings: U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found the employer – a chain of frozen custard restaurants in South Florida – allowed 21 minor-aged employees to work outside of federally permitted work hours. Ice Custard Hialeah allowed 14- and 15-year-old workers to work more than three hours in a school day, more than eight hours on a non-school day and more than 18 hours in a school week.
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found B&R Tires Inc – a vehicle maintenance business that provides repair services and tire replacements – failed to pay employees for all hours worked, including time they spent putting on and removing work clothes, gear or equipment.
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
Investigation findings: U.S. Department of Labor investigators found Good Name 22:1 LLC of Hendersonville, N.C. – operating as Chick-fil-A – allowed three workers under the age of 18 to either operate, load or unload a trash compactor, all violations of federal child labor regulations that prohibit employing minors to perform hazardous jobs.
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a settlement agreement with the fiduciaries of an Auburn, Maine, employee stock ownership plan to recover $6.3 million for the plan’s participants and resolve alleged violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the International Association of Machinists Motor City Pension Plan (Machinists Motor City Plan).
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Toledo Roofers Local No. 134 Pension Plan (Toledo Roofers Local 134 Plan).
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the supplemented application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Management-Labor Pension Plan Local 1730 ILA (Longshoremen Local 1730 Plan).
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the supplemented application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Local 408 International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America Pension Plan (Local 408 Plan).
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the supplemented application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Local 365 UAW Pension Fund Pension Plan (Local 365 UAW Plan).
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the supplemented application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Idaho Signatory Employers-Laborers Pension Plan (Idaho Signatory Plan).
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has signed a strategic partnership with Balfour Beatty Construction to promote worker safety and health during construction of the AC Marriott Hotel project in the Savannah River District.
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
There were 5,190 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in 2021, an 8.9-percent increase from 4,764in 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
On Dec. 18, we observed International Migrants Day – a day dedicated to highlight the contributions of migrant workers and advocate for the full realization of their rights.
By Tamara Browning | Dec 30, 2022
The public will be required to stay out of an area where a prescribed fire burn will take place Jan. 4-31 along U.S. Highway 50 near Scipio, Utah, in Millard County.
By State Newswire Report | Dec 30, 2022
The United States is congratulating the people of Nepal for conducting a "successful" election last month and on the creation of a new coalition government led by a three-time prime minister.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 30, 2022
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) made it into the Transportation Security Administrations (TSA) annual Top 10 List of most unusual items found at security checkpoints nationwide in 2022. TSA released the list in an on-line video it posted on the agencys YouTube account.
By USDA Newswire Report | Dec 30, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture thinks the 2023 Omnibus Appropriations Bill will allow it to carry on vital work for the country.
By Karen Kidd | Dec 30, 2022
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement recently announced the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act.
By Karen Kidd | Dec 30, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency added two new sites to its Superfund National Priorities List.
By DOE Newswire Report | Dec 30, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management published its 2022 Year in Review video Dec. 20, highlighting many of the accomplishments and priorities undertaken by EM and other related offices.
