The most recent press release, "Lorain landscape company to pay $40K in penalties, $36K in back wages following violations of temporary foreign workers visa program," was submitted on April 30.
The U.S. Department of Labor published 64 releases the month before, marking an 48.4 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 April
| Title | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Lorain landscape company to pay $40K in penalties, $36K in back wages following violations of temporary foreign workers visa program | 04/30/2021 |
| OSHA cites Beverly Hills’ Dollar Tree for exposing workers to safety hazards | 04/29/2021 |
| Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health | 04/28/2021 |
| Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health | 04/28/2021 |
| Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health | 04/28/2021 |
| Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health | 04/28/2021 |
| Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health | 04/28/2021 |
| Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health | 04/28/2021 |
| Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety and health | 04/28/2021 |
| US Department of Labor, Texas Panhandle construction industry group to continue alliance to protect workers’ safety, health | 04/28/2021 |
| Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health | 04/28/2021 |
| Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health | 04/28/2021 |
| Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety and health | 04/28/2021 |
| Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health | 04/28/2021 |
| Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety and health | 04/28/2021 |
| Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety and health | 04/28/2021 |
| Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health | 04/28/2021 |
| Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health | 04/28/2021 |
| Wage and Hour Division investigation recovers $3.8M in overtime back wages owed to 1,100 employees of major oil pipeline inspection company in 40 states | 04/28/2021 |
| Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health | 04/28/2021 |
| US Department of Labor awards $103M to five states to expand projects to develop strategies to keep ill, injured workers in the workforce | 04/28/2021 |
| Chicagoland area grocer pays $144K in overtime back wages to 14 workers after US Department of Labor investigation | 04/28/2021 |
| OSHA cites Milwaukee area water technology facility after worker injured falling into water test pit | 04/28/2021 |
| US Department of Labor announces final rule delaying portions of 2020 Tip rule | 04/28/2021 |
| Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health | 04/28/2021 |
| Lavonia restaurant deprives servers of wages, requires working only for tips | 04/28/2021 |
| US Department of Labor observes 2021 Workers Memorial Day as agencies look ahead to stronger worker safety, health protections | 04/28/2021 |
| Workers Memorial Day remembers Nebraska lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety and health | 04/27/2021 |
| Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety and health | 04/27/2021 |
| Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health | 04/27/2021 |
| Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety and health | 04/27/2021 |
| Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health | 04/27/2021 |
| Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health | 04/27/2021 |
| Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety and health | 04/27/2021 |
| Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health | 04/27/2021 |
| Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health | 04/27/2021 |
| Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health | 04/27/2021 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $15K for 40 guest workers, finds Iota crawfish processor failed to pay legally required wages | 04/27/2021 |
| Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health | 04/27/2021 |
| Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health | 04/27/2021 |
| OSHA cites Midwest Warehouse and Distribution System Inc. after one employee dies, 22 sickened by coronavirus | 04/27/2021 |
| US Department of Labor offers webinars for Indiana employers on coronavirus-related employee protections during the pandemic | 04/27/2021 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $500K in back wages for 68 workers after builder’s failure to ensure subcontractors’ compliance leads to violations | 04/26/2021 |
| US Department of Labor announces $3.5M funding opportunity to place more women in Registered Apprenticeships, nontraditional occupations | 04/26/2021 |
| NEWS: US Department of Labor recovers $74K in back wages for 31 workers after investigation finds overtime violations at local restaurant | 04/26/2021 |
| US Department of Labor announces virtual Job Corps’ enrollment, 60-day ‘Career Preparation Period’ to serve needs of nation’s at-risk youth | 04/23/2021 |
| Global spice importer exposed workers to amputation, struck-by, crushed-by hazards at Jackson facility, federal safety inspection finds | 04/23/2021 |
| US Department of Labor announces funding opportunity to support workforce training in Appalachian, Lower Mississippi Delta communities | 04/22/2021 |
| Cincinnati pastor sentenced after collecting his deceased father’s pension, Social Security payments fraudulently for more than four years | 04/21/2021 |
| Excavation company agrees to increase employee training on dangerous trenching hazards prior to 2021 construction season | 04/21/2021 |
| US Department of Labor awards more than $146M to support workforce agencies’ efforts to return unemployed to workforce more quickly | 04/21/2021 |
| Statement by Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh regarding the verdict in the State of Minnesota v. Derek Chauvin | 04/20/2021 |
| US Department of Labor recovers more than $358K in back wages for 50 workers at Tennessee home healthcare service | 04/20/2021 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $129K in back wages for 154 workers at Ziegler Tire locations in Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania | 04/20/2021 |
| US Department of Labor opens national dialogue to improve outreach to teens on workplace issues of safety, wages, job training, discrimination | 04/20/2021 |
| US Department of Labor investigation reveals Boynton Beach residential construction contractor skirted federal overtime laws | 04/20/2021 |
| US Department of Labor files suit against Fort Washington company after investigation finds minors illegally made door-to-door sales | 04/20/2021 |
| OSHA cites North American Lighting after maintenance technician suffers facial burns in explosion at Paris, Illinois, facility | 04/20/2021 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $91K in back wages for 79 workers at Kellogg Superfund site | 04/19/2021 |
| US Department of Labor investigation finds three Florida mail-hauling contractors in violation of federal contract requirements | 04/19/2021 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $20K in back wages for 31 workers after investigation finds overtime violations by North Charleston company | 04/19/2021 |
| US Department of Labor award of $382K grant will promote, enhance Maine Department of Labor’s Short-Time Compensation program | 04/16/2021 |
| US Department of Labor partners with Dellbrook/JKS to promote workplace safety at Massachusetts construction site | 04/16/2021 |
| US Department of Labor announces new cybersecurity guidance for plan sponsors, plan fiduciaries, record-keepers, plan participants | 04/14/2021 |
| US Department of Labor selects seven states to participate in its initiative to improve employment outcomes for people with mental health conditions | 04/14/2021 |
| US Department of Labor issues guidance to states on identity verification, eligibility for unemployment insurance claims, protecting identity theft victims | 04/14/2021 |
| US Department of Labor releases guidance on investment advice exemption | 04/13/2021 |
| US Department of Labor cites Massachusetts tax preparation business for refusing to provide, practice coronavirus safeguards for employees | 04/13/2021 |
| OSHA partners with Pennsylvania companies to promote workplace safety during Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center construction | 04/12/2021 |
| Federal court appoints independent fiduciary as claims administrator of Medova arrangement | 04/12/2021 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $47K in back wages after investigation finds Hancock County Sheriff’s Department violated overtime laws | 04/12/2021 |
| Maggiano’s Little Italy pays $116K in back wages after US Department of Labor finds minimum wage, overtime violations | 04/12/2021 |
| Seattle-area restaurants’ owner pays $53K to 22 workers after U.S. Department of Labor investigation finds overtime violations | 04/09/2021 |
| Southern California roofing company pays $616K to 341 workers after U.S. Department of Labor finds overtime violations | 04/09/2021 |
| US Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh Addresses President’s Fiscal Year 2022 Discretionary Funding Request | 04/09/2021 |
| US Department of Labor, Texas Panhandle construction industry group to continue alliance to protect workers’ safety, health | 04/08/2021 |
| North Florida contractor faces $61K in federal penalties for exposing employees to fall hazards at Jacksonville-area worksite | 04/07/2021 |
| US Department of Labor opens dialogue to ensure equity in employment for people with disabilities from historically underserved communities | 04/07/2021 |
| US Department of Labor issues guidance, model notices implementing American Rescue Plan’s COBRA premium assistance provisions | 04/07/2021 |
| US Department of Labor awards $725K to help at-risk workers overcome barriers to employment | 04/07/2021 |
| US Department of Labor announces relaunch of assistance initiative to ensure employers, others comply with labor-management reporting, disclosures | 04/06/2021 |
| OSHA fines New Jersey roofing contractor $201K for exposing employees to willful safety hazards at Mahwah, Elmwood Park worksites | 04/06/2021 |
| US Department of Labor cites Waterville auto body manufacturing plant for numerous willful, serious violations | 04/06/2021 |
| Pennsylvania nonprofit pays nearly $45K in back wages to 80 employees after US Department of Labor finds overtime violations | 04/05/2021 |
| US Department of Labor to host two-day virtual forum for construction industry employers, workers, other stakeholders | 04/05/2021 |
| Statement by Secretary Marty Walsh on the anniversary of the Upper Big Branch explosion | 04/05/2021 |
| US Department of Labor obtains court order prohibiting Connecticut restaurants, owners from employee retaliation | 04/05/2021 |
| OSHA continues investigation into January fatal incident at Foundation Food Group Services in Gainesville | 04/02/2021 |
| Statement from U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh on the March 2021 Employment Situation Report | 04/02/2021 |
| US Department of Labor publishes Request for Information for determining prevailing wages for certain immigrants, non-immigrants | 04/02/2021 |
| US Department of Labor awards initial $3.1M grant to support cleanup, employment, training services after Texas’ severe winter storms | 04/01/2021 |
| US Department of Labor launches Employment Navigator and Partnership Pilot for transitioning service members, spouses | 04/01/2021 |
| US Department of Labor launches Spanish translation of Worker.gov to expand awareness of workers’ rights | 04/01/2021 |
| OSHA, Austin Power Partners Construction, labor unions sign partnership to promote construction safety on O’Hare Airport Terminal 5 expansion project | 04/01/2021 |
| New York-based petroleum carrier pays $375K to seaman fired for cooperating with barge explosion investigation | 04/01/2021 |
