The most recent press release, "US Department of Labor announces establishment of office to modernize, reform states’ unemployment insurance systems," was submitted on Aug. 31.
The U.S. Department of Labor published 64 releases the month before, marking a 14.1 percent increase for the current month.
The Department provides billions in unemployment insurance, which peaked around 2011 though spending had declined before the pandemic. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, claimed the Department funds "ineffective and duplicative services" and overregulates the workplace.
The proposed budget provides a significant boost to the DOL’s funding from $12.5 billion to $14.2 billion, a 13.6% increase.
Press releases by the U.S. Department of Labor in August
| Title | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| US Department of Labor announces establishment of office to modernize, reform states’ unemployment insurance systems | 08/31/2021 |
| US Department of Labor launches career workshops to provide employment assistance to spouses of transitioning military service members | 08/31/2021 |
| US Department of Labor orders railway to pay more than $667K, reinstate two employees after investigation finds whistleblower retaliatory actions | 08/31/2021 |
| New Jersey healthcare staffing company pays $263K to 46 workers at veterans’ medical centers following US Department of Labor investigation | 08/30/2021 |
| Surfside Beach restaurant pays more than $75K in back wages to 10 workers after US Department of Labor finds employer shortchanged tipped employees | 08/30/2021 |
| US Department of Labor, Mexican Consulate in Las Vegas enter alliance to promote workplace safety, health in the construction industry | 08/30/2021 |
| US Department of Labor urges workers, employers, public to be aware of hazards after Hurricane Ida | 08/30/2021 |
| US Department of Labor urges workers, employers, public to recognize hazards, ensure safety after Hurricane Ida | 08/30/2021 |
| Sanford contractor pays more than $334K in back wages to 212 workers to resolve violations found in US Department of Labor investigation | 08/30/2021 |
| Judge upholds US Department of Labor citations, $145K in penalties for Denver contractor that ignored safety requirements repeatedly | 08/26/2021 |
| US Department of Labor finds wage violations at southwest Louisiana seafood distributor, recovers $138K for 100 workers | 08/26/2021 |
| US Department of Labor finds wage violations at northeast Louisiana drug and alcohol recovery center, recovers $23K in back wages for six workers | 08/25/2021 |
| Maryland subcontractor pays $531K in back wages to 45 ironworkers after US Department of Labor investigation | 08/25/2021 |
| US Department of Labor finds Tinton Falls transitional housing facility exposed workers to coronavirus hazards; 11 workers test positive | 08/25/2021 |
| US Department of Labor cites Marietta manufacturer for exposing workers willfully to preventable fall hazards that led to employee’s death | 08/25/2021 |
| US Department of Labor’s Office of the Solicitor welcomes applications from graduating law students, recent graduates to join Honors Program | 08/25/2021 |
| US Department of Labor awards $22M in grants for training, employment services to workers displaced by pandemic’s impacts | 08/25/2021 |
| US Department of Labor announces $3.5M funding opportunity to establish hub for technical assistance tools, resources across public workforce system | 08/24/2021 |
| US Department of Labor finds Louisiana landscape, pest control enterprise violated guest worker program; recovers $20K in back wages for 133 workers | 08/24/2021 |
| US Department of Labor, industry leaders, stakeholders call on employers, workers to combat surge in construction worker suicides | 08/24/2021 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $78K for 34 workers after investigations find overtime violations at three South Carolina auto centers | 08/24/2021 |
| Marianna facility for persons with developmental disabilities to pay $304K in back wages after US Department of Labor finds special wage rate violations | 08/24/2021 |
| US Department of Labor recovers more than $235K in back wages for 131 workers of Georgia home healthcare service | 08/24/2021 |
| US Department of Labor enters agreement with disposable medical device manufacturer to resolve alleged hiring discrimination in Utah | 08/23/2021 |
| Pensacola auto dealer pays $36K in back wages to resolve minimum wage, overtime violations found in US Department of Labor investigation | 08/23/2021 |
| US Department of Labor urges workers, employers and public to be aware of hazards after Tropical Storm Henri | 08/22/2021 |
| Mexican laborers’ vote on future of collective bargaining agreement at Silao General Motors’ plant is a win for labor protections | 08/20/2021 |
| US Department of Labor obtains consent order restraining Danbury bakery, owner from retaliating against employees who cooperate with wage investigation | 08/20/2021 |
| US Department of Labor, City of Lubbock mark National Safe Digging Day | 08/19/2021 |
| US Department of Labor announces $90M in grants to support training, employment services for workers displaced by the pandemic | 08/19/2021 |
| Lansing contractor pays 18 subcontracted workers $26K in back wages, fringe benefits after US Department of Labor investigation | 08/19/2021 |
| US Department of Labor proposes $1.3M in penalties for contractor with extensive history of violations after two workers die at Boston dig site | 08/18/2021 |
| Athens tobacco, liquor stores pay more than $71K in back wages after US Department of Labor finds wage violations at two locations | 08/18/2021 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $1.7M in back wages, fringe benefits for 81 employees wrongly classified by defense contractor in 21 states | 08/18/2021 |
| US Department of Labor finds Rio Blanco County failed to pay 40 law enforcement officers for pre- and post-shift work | 08/17/2021 |
| 441 Urgent Care, Santos Primary Care Centers pay $41K in back wages to 27 employees after US Department of Labor investigation | 08/17/2021 |
| US Department of Labor receives top marks in Small Business Federal Procurement Scorecard for fourth consecutive year | 08/16/2021 |
| US Labor investigation finds Northeast supermarket chain miscalculated overtime, leading to more than $165K owed in back wages | 08/16/2021 |
| US Department of Labor cites Colorado home manufacturing company for continuing to expose workers to falls at Pueblo facility | 08/16/2021 |
| US Department of Labor awards $1.8M in funding to continue employment, training services to combat Illinois’ opioid crisis | 08/16/2021 |
| US Department of Labor partners with Dimeo Construction, Connecticut OSHA, New Haven Building Trades to promote workplace safety | 08/13/2021 |
| US Department of Labor recovers more than $73K for 256 healthcare workers at Pennsylvania, Maryland facilities following investigation | 08/12/2021 |
| US Department of Labor announces $5M funding opportunity to improve respect for workers’ rights in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras | 08/12/2021 |
| Amid recent trench collapses, US Department of Labor reminds South Dakota employers, workers of excavation hazards | 08/12/2021 |
| US Department of Labor obtains consent preliminary injunction restraining a Massachusetts tree service company from retaliating against employees | 08/12/2021 |
| United Behavioral Health, United Healthcare Insurance Co. plans to pay $15.6M, take corrective actions after federal, state investigations | 08/12/2021 |
| US Department of Labor cites Safeway Inc. after employee suffers amputations at milk packaging plant | 08/11/2021 |
| US Department of Labor announces $5M funding opportunity to strengthen decent work, address labor violations in South American fishing industries | 08/11/2021 |
| US Department of Labor announces funding to states to modernize unemployment insurance system, combat fraud, address equity | 08/11/2021 |
| US Department of Labor announces $10M funding availability to improve gender equity among workers in Mexico | 08/10/2021 |
| Bowling Green restaurant pays more than $52K in back wages to 33 workers after US Department of Labor finds minimum wage, overtime violations | 08/10/2021 |
| Pensacola home healthcare provider pays more than $93K in back wages to seven workers after US Department of Labor investigation reveals violations | 08/10/2021 |
| US Department of Labor, Minnesota departments of Labor, Health present webinars about required breastfeeding accommodations in the workplace | 08/09/2021 |
| US Department of Labor cites Central Illinois grain cooperative for safety failures following worker engulfment in soybean silo | 08/09/2021 |
| US Department of Labor awards $1M in funding to assist West Virginia’s severe storm recovery efforts | 08/09/2021 |
| Court orders Massachusetts contractors to pay $100K in damages to employee after US Department of Labor investigation finds illegal retaliation | 08/09/2021 |
| Court enters consent order that Canton, Massachusetts companies pay $310K in back wages, damages to 19 employees denied overtime | 08/06/2021 |
| Statement by US Secretary of Labor Walsh on the July Jobs Report | 08/06/2021 |
| Court orders Minnesota provider to pay $483K in back wages, damages to 87 home healthcare employees denied overtime pay | 08/05/2021 |
| US Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh statement on the passing of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka | 08/05/2021 |
| Central California restaurant operator to pay $200K in back wages to 49 workers following US Department of Labor investigation | 08/05/2021 |
| US Department of Labor announces $8M funding opportunity to promote safe, healthy workplaces in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras | 08/05/2021 |
| US Department of Labor kicks off national Safe + Sound Week, Aug. 9 | 08/05/2021 |
| US Department of Labor announces alliance with national organization of equal opportunity professionals to promote workplace diversity | 08/04/2021 |
| US Department of Labor cites Tavares contractor after finding employer willfully bypassed safety measures that led to worker’s fatal electrocution | 08/04/2021 |
| North Carolina farm labor contractor violates recruiting, pay, migrant housing laws at Delaware melon picking, packing sites | 08/04/2021 |
| US Department of Labor cites Central New Jersey medical facility, staffing agency for exposing nurses to coronavirus hazards | 08/04/2021 |
| US Department of Labor finds Mount Dora, Orange City restaurants used servers’ tips to pay back-of-house workers illegally | 08/04/2021 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $284K in back wages after investigation finds Albuquerque restaurant underpaid tipped workers | 08/03/2021 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $70K in back wages for 71 security guards after investigation at Central New Mexico Community College | 08/03/2021 |
| US Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh statement on Hawbaker Inc. plea and sentencing for theft in Pennsylvania | 08/03/2021 |
| US Department of Labor initiative seeks to protect Midwest workers in tank cleaning industry from atmospheric, confined space hazards | 08/02/2021 |
| US Department of Labor initiative seeks to protect Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana workers from confined space dangers | 08/02/2021 |
