The most recent press release, "US Department of Labor recovers $25K in back wages for 12 Fort Myers workers after construction contractor paid lower overtime rates than required," was submitted on May 31.
The U.S. Department of Labor published 80 releases the month before, marking a 16.3 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 May
| Title | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| US Department of Labor recovers $25K in back wages for 12 Fort Myers workers after construction contractor paid lower overtime rates than required | 05/31/2022 |
| US Department of Labor awards $2.5M grant to counter forced labor, human trafficking, other abuses in Southeast Asia’s fishing industries | 05/31/2022 |
| JBS Foods USA reaches settlement with OSHA to develop, implement infectious disease preparedness plan at seven meat processing plants | 05/27/2022 |
| US Department of Labor announces date for next meeting of Native American Employment and Training Council | 05/26/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $33K for 14 shortchanged workers in Honolulu after investigation finds tour operator violated overtime rules | 05/26/2022 |
| US Department of Labor to hold listening session for West Coast employers, industry stakeholders on possible revisions to overtime regulations | 05/26/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $41K in back wages for five workers denied minimum wage, overtime by Weatherford restaurant employer | 05/26/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $181K in back wages for Birmingham workers after investigation finds improper claim of overtime pay exemption | 05/25/2022 |
| US Department of Labor investigation finds Quicksburg, Virginia, nonprofit failed to pay minimum wage to 40 workers with disabilities | 05/25/2022 |
| US Department of Labor offers benefits information for current, former nuclear weapons workers, enrolled medical providers at Aiken event | 05/25/2022 |
| US Department of Labor publishes updated Family and Medical Leave Act guidance on mental health, job-protected leave for workers, employers | 05/25/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers more than $168K in back wages, damages for 17 Hattiesburg buffet restaurant workers denied minimum wage | 05/24/2022 |
| Federal investigation recovers $77K in back wages for state employee wrongly denied protected medical leave, illegally terminated | 05/24/2022 |
| US Department of Labor finds Encore Industries failed to use machine safety procedures leading to fatal injuries of production manager | 05/24/2022 |
| Residential nursing care facilities management company in Illinois to pay $3M in overtime back wages to 3,024 caregivers after federal investigation | 05/24/2022 |
| US Department of Labor announces availability of $10.5M in state grant funding to support mine safety, health training, education | 05/24/2022 |
| US Department of Labor cites Athens lumber manufacturer for ignoring required safety precautions after forklift fatally strikes worker | 05/23/2022 |
| US Department of Labor obtains consent judgment directing Baltimore company, owner to restore $148K to 401(k) plan | 05/23/2022 |
| US government issues business advisory to alert companies, individuals of risks of business with Sudan’s state-owned enterprises, military-controlled companies | 05/23/2022 |
| Illinois construction contractor continues to ignore deadly fall hazards, faces $263K in fines after Park Ridge inspection finds roofers exposed to risks | 05/23/2022 |
| US Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh to highlight good jobs, worker protections, responsible supply chains with labor ministers in Germany | 05/20/2022 |
| US Department of Labor releases Final Rule on changes for the 2022 Form 5500 Series Annual Return/Report | 05/20/2022 |
| US Marshals arrest Virginia landscaping company owner who failed to comply with federal court orders | 05/20/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $11K for worker fired illegally for using federally protected medical leave by Los Angeles meat, poultry provider | 05/19/2022 |
| US Labor Department, US Trade Representative will participate in trans-Atlantic tripartite Trade and Labor Dialogue with unions, businesses | 05/19/2022 |
| Department of Labor renews multi-year initiative to provide enforcement, outreach, education for restaurant workers | 05/19/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $39K in back wages for 28 workers after uncovering overtime violations by Mississippi home healthcare agency | 05/19/2022 |
| US Department of Labor announces $2M funding opportunity to help women workers who earn low wages learn about labor rights, benefits | 05/18/2022 |
| READOUT: Secretary Walsh visits George Washington University to meet workers, students; discuss strengthening mental health care workforce | 05/18/2022 |
| US Department of Labor to hold listening session for Southwest workers, advocates, union representatives on possible revisions to overtime regulations | 05/18/2022 |
| Committee co-chaired by US Labor Department, US Trade Representative requests Mexico review alleged labor rights denial at Reynosa parts plant | 05/18/2022 |
| As the Northwest’s summer season approaches, recent federal investigations should remind employers to make youth employment beneficial for all | 05/17/2022 |
| US Department of Labor finds Breckenridge contractor willfully exposed workers to trench hazards after fatal cave-in | 05/17/2022 |
| US Department of Labor urges caution to avoid fall, electrical, other hazards during spring storm cleanup throughout South Dakota | 05/17/2022 |
| US Department of Labor debars Geismar plumbing contractor from work on federal contracts for egregious violations of wage, benefits laws | 05/17/2022 |
| Kroger supermarket allowed minors to engage in hazardous work, exceed hours standards, US Department of Labor investigation in Mississippi finds | 05/17/2022 |
| US Department of Labor to offer prevailing wage compliance seminars online for federal contractors, contracting agencies, unions, workers | 05/17/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $225K in back wages for agricultural workers in California, assesses five farms $54K in penalties | 05/16/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $198K for 19 workers denied overtime pay by Lynchburg, Virginia, restaurant | 05/16/2022 |
| Grand jury indicts Didion Milling Inc., six managers on nine counts related to five deaths, numerous serious injuries in 2017 Cambria corn mill explosion | 05/16/2022 |
| US Department of Labor issues guidance on allotments, application process for new program year’s workforce investment programs | 05/13/2022 |
| US Department of Labor cites Continental Tire plant for multiple safety violations after 3 workers suffer severe injuries on consecutive days | 05/13/2022 |
| Federal appeals court unanimously rules Kentucky mine operator illegally gave advance notice of inspection to miners underground | 05/13/2022 |
| US Department of Labor to hold listening session for Midwest employers, industry stakeholders on possible revisions to overtime regulations | 05/13/2022 |
| READOUT: US Department of Labor’s Deputy Undersecretary Lee, Malaysian Minister Saravanan discuss forced labor, labor law reform, migrant workers | 05/13/2022 |
| READOUT: Secretary Walsh discusses strengthening economy; ensuring ‘Good Jobs’ through investments in job quality at panel discussion today | 05/13/2022 |
| READOUT: Labor Department’s Deputy Undersecretary Lee, Vietnamese Minister Dung confirm future labor dialogue | 05/12/2022 |
| US Department of Labor reminds Northeast employers that workers need protection from dangers of heat illness | 05/12/2022 |
| Technological services company pays $319K in overtime back wages to 57 employees at Rochester, New York, location | 05/12/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $799K in back wages after investigation finds North Jersey contractor paid electricians incorrect wages, fringe benefits | 05/12/2022 |
| Bureau of Labor Statistics to hold Data Users’ Conference online May 18 | 05/11/2022 |
| US Department of Labor announces $3.4M funding opportunity to attract, retain women in Registered Apprenticeships, nontraditional occupations | 05/11/2022 |
| El Departamento de Trabajo recupera $57,000 en salarios atrasados para 10 canteros después de que el empleador de San Saba violara los requisitos del programa de visas H-2B | 05/11/2022 |
| Serial violator: South Dakota contractor faces serious and willful citations following 2 separate inspections for workers in unprotected trenches | 05/11/2022 |
| US Department of Labor reminds Southwest employers that workers need protection from the dangers of heat illness | 05/11/2022 |
| US Department of Labor to hold listening session for Southeast employers, industry stakeholders on possible revisions to overtime regulations | 05/10/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $131K in back wages for workers, assesses $13K in penalties after finding multiple H-2A violations, missed payroll | 05/10/2022 |
| US Department of Labor renews workplace rights partnerships with El Salvadorean, Guatemalan, Honduran governments | 05/10/2022 |
| US Department of Labor emphasis program to prevent hearing loss moves to enforcement phase begins May 17 | 05/10/2022 |
| Florida pediatric special needs caregiver to pay $303K in back wages to 160 workers after US Department of Labor investigation finds overtime violations | 05/09/2022 |
| Federal judge upholds $1.9M in penalties for child labor abuses by Paragon Contractors Corp., owner Brian Jessop, others after lengthy litigation | 05/09/2022 |
| Department of Labor investigation underscores role of manufacturers, retailers in perpetuating exploitative working conditions | 05/09/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $624K in back wages for 92 Charleston restaurant workers after finding minimum wage, overtime pay violations | 05/09/2022 |
| READOUT: Secretary Walsh hears nurses discuss experiences amid pandemic, concerns about staffing, job quality during National Nurses Week | 05/09/2022 |
| US Department of Labor cites oil company after 3 workers suffer severe injuries in North Dakota well explosion | 05/09/2022 |
| Federal court orders Maryland eldercare providers, owners to pay $364K in back wages, damages to 132 underpaid workers | 05/09/2022 |
| Statement by US Secretary of Labor Walsh on April Jobs Report | 05/06/2022 |
| US Department of Labor, stakeholders sign partnership to train, protect workers from construction hazards at Wisconsin Center Expansion project | 05/06/2022 |
| Federal court orders four Rhode Island medical practices, owners to pay $175K in wages, damages to 103 underpaid employees | 05/06/2022 |
| US Department of Labor to hold listening session for Northeast employers, industry stakeholders on possible revisions to overtime regulations | 05/06/2022 |
| US Department of Labor seeks temporary restraining order against Huntley restaurant, owners for intimidating workers during federal wage investigation | 05/05/2022 |
| US Department of Labor cites 2 Georgia construction contractors after Yellow River bridge collapse takes worker’s life | 05/05/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $143K in wages for 90 workers in New Orleans whose employer denied them overtime | 05/04/2022 |
| US Department of Labor issues willful citations to Edmond asphalt, concrete paving contractor after investigation into 18-year-old worker’s fatal injury | 05/04/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $77K in wages, damages for restaurant workers denied overtime at nine Arkansas and Missouri locations | 05/04/2022 |
| US Department of Labor will hold listening session for Midwest workers, advocates, union representatives on possible revisions to overtime regulations | 05/04/2022 |
| US Department of Labor renews ‘Star Level’ designation of Acushnet Company, Custom Operations for workplace safety, health achievements | 05/04/2022 |
| US Department of Labor investigation finds Arizona landscaping company denied full wages, retaliated against workers | 05/04/2022 |
| READOUT: Secretary Walsh, Secretary Becerra host health insurance, business leaders to discuss mental health, substance use disorder parity | 05/04/2022 |
| US Department of Labor announces additional partners to deliver employment assistance to transitioning service members, spouses | 05/03/2022 |
| US Department of Labor invites federal construction industry contractors, workers, other stakeholders to online forum on wage compliance, other issues | 05/03/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $94K in back wages, damages for 33 underpaid employees of Las Vegas construction company | 05/03/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $87K in wages for pest control technicians denied overtime in Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas | 05/03/2022 |
| US Department of Labor announces $8M funding availability to advance equitable, inclusive workforce service delivery for people with disabilities | 05/03/2022 |
| US Department of Labor, LinkedIn Corp. enter agreement to resolve alleged pay discrimination on behalf of 686 female workers in California | 05/03/2022 |
| US Department of Labor awards $20M in funding to help workers overcome barriers to equitable access to states’ unemployment insurance systems | 05/02/2022 |
| Unas empresas de instalación de cercas de White Plains pagan $206,000 en salarios y daños y perjuicios a 18 empleados para resolver violaciones de horas extras, mantenimiento de registros y clasificación errónea | 05/02/2022 |
| READOUT: Secretary Walsh visited Elyria, Ohio, to highlight Bipartisan Innovation Act, joined Boeing to announce $1M in workforce development funding | 05/02/2022 |
| White Plains fencing installation companies pay $206K in wages, damages to 18 employees to resolve overtime, recordkeeping, misclassification violations | 05/02/2022 |
| Las iniciativas del Departamento de Trabajo de Estados Unidos promueven la ‘seguridad’ de los salarios de trabajadores y el cumplimiento por empleadores durante la Semana Nacional de Seguridad en la Construcción | 05/02/2022 |
| Unas empresas de instalación de cercas de White Plains pagan $206,000 en salarios y daños y perjuicios a 18 empleados para resolver violaciones de horas extras, mantenimiento de registros y clasificación errónea | 05/02/2022 |
| US Department of Labor initiatives promote ‘safety’ of industry workers’ wages, employer compliance during National Construction Safety Week | 05/02/2022 |
| OSHA proposes $793K in fines for Philadelphia roofing contractor who exposed workers to fall hazards at 5 southern New Jersey locations | 05/02/2022 |
