News from January 2022
By DOL Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: ORLANDO, FL - Three Florida beekeeping farms felt the sting of civil money penalties for failing to comply with federal laws regarding pay practices and the employment of migrant and seasonal workers.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a five page notice on Jan. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Jan. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: Today, President Biden signed into law the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This infrastructure bill delivers historic investments in our Nation’s crumbling infrastructure and, in doing so, creates millions of jobs and provides much-needed relief to disadvantaged communities across our country.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: MILLEDGEVILLE, GA - A Milledgeville grocery store faces $9,362 in penalties after the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found the employer failed to protect employees from exposure to coronavirus and other safety hazards.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
The US Energy Department published a four page notice on Jan. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: En español UPDATE: Following the Government of Mexico’s independent decision to accept individuals returned pursuant to MPP, the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice will work out final operational details and begin the court-ordered re-implementation of the program on or around Monday, Dec.6.
By Press release submission | Jan 12, 2022
Government and industry members of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) Task Force gathered today to announce new members and map out the Task Force’s 2022 workplan.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement on the Biden Administration plan to distribute 5 million free, rapid tests to K-12 schools each month, and provide 5 million, free lab-based PCR tests per month to K-12 schools. The Administration also announced it would deploy surge testing sites to increase free testing access for students and educators.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: BOSTON – The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts has ordered a Massachusetts contractor to pay $438,000 in back wages to 250 employees for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act after the court had previously ordered the contractor to pay punitive damages for unlawful retaliation ...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: DALLAS - Many home healthcare workers performed their jobs heroically in the face of challenges and risks presented by the global pandemic. Yet, their efforts were undercut by industry employers who failed to pay them for the essential, sometimes life-saving work performed. A recent federal investigation found the operators of two related Garland home care agencies underpaid workers in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: MAXTON, NC - Federal laws exist to ensure employees who work on projects funded by public tax dollars receive all of their legally earned wages and fringe benefits. When a Maxton training contractor’s pay practices shortchanged 35 workers employed at Fort Bragg and other military installations, the U.S. Department of Labor took action.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
The US Transportation Department published a five page notice on Jan. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is extending the period for submitting comments on the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings. Comments on the ANPRM must now be submitted by Jan. 26, 2022.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: BOSTON – The Occupational Safety and Health Act authorizes the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue subpoenas to request necessary documents as part of an OSHA inspection. If a recipient fails to comply, the department may then move to enforce the subpoena ...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today published a final rule amending its regulations regarding the adjudication of temporary and seasonal need for employers seeking herding or production of livestock on the range job opportunities. The rule appears in today’s Federal Register.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Pittsburgh restaurant improperly used its tip pool - requiring workers to share tips with managers, supervisors and other employees not usually tipped by customers - leading to violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act , a federal investigation has found.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON — Yesterday, the last group of Afghan nationals temporarily housed at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia as part of Operation Allies Welcome (OAW) departed the base. Marine Corps Base Quantico is the second of eight Department of Defense (DOD) installations supporting the resettlement of ...
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced that their bipartisan State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act, which will promote stronger cybersecurity coordination...
