The most recent press release, "El Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. recupera $247,000 en salarios atrasados y daños y perjuicios para 15 trabajadores de una empresa de construcción de oleoductos a quienes se les negó ilegalmente el pago de las horas extras," was submitted on June 30.
The U.S. Department of Labor published 93 releases the month before, marking an 8.6 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 June
| Title | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| El Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. recupera $247,000 en salarios atrasados y daños y perjuicios para 15 trabajadores de una empresa de construcción de oleoductos a quienes se les negó ilegalmente el pago de las horas extras | 06/30/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $17K in restaurant workers’ tips after employer kept, used them to pay wages, expenses | 06/30/2022 |
| US Labor Department recovers $247K in back wages, damages for 15 workers of oil pipeline construction company that illegally denied them overtime | 06/30/2022 |
| US Department of Labor announces additional partners to deliver employment assistance to transitioning service members, spouses | 06/30/2022 |
| US Department of Labor launches Android timesheet app for workers, employers to record work hours, overtime, breaks; compute wages | 06/30/2022 |
| US Department of Labor proposes $315K more in fines for Ohio vehicle parts manufacturer that continues to expose workers to dangerous machine hazards | 06/30/2022 |
| Following court order, Indianapolis security company pays $370K in back wages, damages to 215 workers after US Labor Department investigation | 06/30/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $117K for servers after investigation finds restaurants illegally shared tips with managers, supervisors | 06/30/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $62K in back wages, damages for 22 Alabama gas station cashiers denied full overtime wages | 06/30/2022 |
| Readout: US Department of Labor webinar discusses gender-based discrimination, violence, harassment; barriers to women’s fair rights, equal opportunities | 06/30/2022 |
| US Department of Labor cites Orange Park contractor after collapsed roof claims life of 43-year-old laborer | 06/30/2022 |
| Pittsburgh restaurant, distillery pays nearly $39K in back wages to 41 workers after US Department of Labor investigation finds illegal use of tip pool | 06/29/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $90K in back wages, liquidated damages for 39 employees of Otsego County, New York, veterinary clinic | 06/29/2022 |
| US Department of Labor awards $50.6M in Pathway Home Grants to provide pre-release job training, services to incarcerated people | 06/29/2022 |
| Bojangles’ franchisee starts safety program for working minors at 93 locations after US Department of Labor finds violations in Spartanburg | 06/29/2022 |
| US Department of Labor proposes approval of Massachusetts’ occupational health, safety plan for local government workers | 06/29/2022 |
| Readout: US Department of Labor, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission host HIRE Roundtable on making workplaces more inclusive | 06/29/2022 |
| US Department of Labor investigation of 21-year-old worker’s fatal fall finds Burleson roofing contractor again ignored fall safety requirement | 06/29/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $47K in back wages for 13 auto body shop workers wrongly misclassified as independent contractors by employer | 06/28/2022 |
| El Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. recupera $61,000 en salarios atrasados para 79 técnicos de reparación de aires acondicionados en Texas | 06/28/2022 |
| Jersey Mike’s Subs pays $24K in penalties after federal investigation of child labor compliance at New Jersey, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Oregon, locations | 06/28/2022 |
| Georgia blasting, demolition contractor pays more than $5K penalty after allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to work near dynamite | 06/28/2022 |
| US Department of Labor begins rulemaking process to revise standards for occupational exposure to lead | 06/28/2022 |
| US Department of Labor signs partnership to promote construction safety during renovation of St. Louis’ historic Butler Brothers Building | 06/27/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $72K for 12 Brooksville auto repair techs | 06/27/2022 |
| Federal court sentences Florida addiction recovery doctor to prison, to pay $31.3M in restitution after submitting $106M in fraudulent benefits claims | 06/27/2022 |
| US Labor Department, Wisconsin Agri-Business Association renew alliance to promote workplace safety in grain industry | 06/27/2022 |
| US Department of Labor cites 2 contractors after electrician preparing job bid suffers fatal fall at Caterpillar’s Mapleton foundry | 06/27/2022 |
| Readout: Secretary Walsh convenes business leaders in Washington to discuss workplace flexibilities, policies in the private sector | 06/24/2022 |
| Statement by Women’s Bureau Director Wendy Chun-Hoon on the US Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade | 06/24/2022 |
| Statement by Secretary Walsh on US Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade | 06/24/2022 |
| US Department of Labor awards $43.3M in grants to help provide job training, employment services to justice-involved young people | 06/23/2022 |
| US Department of Labor announces availability of up to $1M in funding Brookwood-Sago grants for mine safety and health education, training | 06/23/2022 |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company agrees to pay $499K to resolve alleged hiring discrimination at Nebraska subsidiaries in Columbus, Holdrege | 06/23/2022 |
| Operator of Memphis franchise sandwich shop violated child labor laws, federal investigation into minor-aged worker’s injury finds | 06/23/2022 |
| US Department of Labor to recognize importance of disability, equity in workforce during National Disability Employment Awareness Month 2022 | 06/22/2022 |
| Federal court orders Stone Mountain insurance agency owner to pay $50K after US Department of Labor finds worker retaliation | 06/22/2022 |
| Jury awards $650K in damages for Massachusetts contractor’s unlawful retaliation against injured immigrant worker | 06/22/2022 |
| Federal court orders San Juan restaurants, owners to pay $31K for minimum wage, overtime, recordkeeping violations | 06/22/2022 |
| US Department of Labor cites Atlanta recycling company for continually exposing workers to chemical hazards, proposes $311K in penalties | 06/22/2022 |
| US Department of Labor reaches settlement agreement with Ohio insulation contractor to resolve citations after fatal fall, workers’ injuries in 2020 | 06/22/2022 |
| US Department of Labor cites Canton steel mill after worker is fatally caught in machine | 06/22/2022 |
| US Department of Labor finds Reno landscaping company willfully failed to record workers’ hours, denied 57 workers $88K in overtime wages | 06/22/2022 |
| Readout: Leaders of government; labor unions; workforce organizations convene at ‘Good Jobs’ Summit to discuss equity, economic prosperity | 06/21/2022 |
| US Department of Labor outlines paths forward to empower workers with publication of its Spring 2022 Regulatory Agenda | 06/21/2022 |
| US Departments of Labor, Commerce announce coordinated effort to create good jobs, promote equity throughout the workforce | 06/21/2022 |
| Federal investigation finds framing contractor willfully exposed workers to fall hazards at Luzerne, Pennsylvania, state salt storage stockpile | 06/21/2022 |
| US Department of Labor finds Illinois mine operator tried to conceal underground fire, endangered miners, misled probe; proposes nearly $1.2M in civil penalties | 06/17/2022 |
| US Department of Labor announces $11.7M funding availability of Susan Harwood Training grants for workplace safety, health hazards training | 06/17/2022 |
| US Labor Department finds contractor denied $83K in wages to farmworkers, some working 90 hours a week, to clean Gorge Amphitheater | 06/17/2022 |
| Federal court approves order for Succasunna landscaper to pay $400K in back wages, damages to 32 workers denied overtime wages | 06/17/2022 |
| Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force issues strategy to prevent importation of goods made with forced labor in the People’s Republic of China | 06/17/2022 |
| US Department of Labor announces nearly $201.8M in funding to support employment training, services, wage subsidies for workers hurt by foreign trade | 06/16/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $34K in back wages for 47 Charlotte delivery service workers denied overtime | 06/16/2022 |
| US Department of Labor issues guidance on law limiting subminimum wages for workers with disabilities, takes decisive action to enforce the law | 06/16/2022 |
| US Department of Labor awards $11.4M in funding to help ensure workers have equitable access to states’ unemployment insurance systems | 06/16/2022 |
| US Department of Labor announces inaugural Enterprise Data Strategy, harnessing data to advance opportunity, equity for nation’s workers | 06/15/2022 |
| US Department of Labor cites Robbinsville frozen food manufacturer after investigation into worker’s fatal fall from scissor lift | 06/15/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $276K in back wages from North Carolina pizza chain that denied minimum wage, overtime to 63 workers | 06/15/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers nearly $9K in back wages as Lake City senior assisted living facility denies overtime, wrongly terminates worker | 06/15/2022 |
| US Department of Labor reminds Great Lakes region’s employers that workers need protection from dangers of heat illness: indoors, outdoors | 06/14/2022 |
| US Department of Labor, West Texas Safety Training Center renew alliance, commit to keeping Permian Basin workers safe | 06/14/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $106K in back wages for 16 Harrisburg restaurant workers after finding minimum wage, overtime pay violations | 06/14/2022 |
| Violations found at five locations prompt Wendy’s franchisee to take corrective actions at its 83 Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey restaurants | 06/14/2022 |
| US Department of Labor reminds Midwest employers that workers need protection from dangers of heat illness: indoors, outdoors | 06/13/2022 |
| US Department of Labor reminds Dakota employers that workers need protection from the dangers of heat illness: indoors, outdoors | 06/13/2022 |
| US Labor Department announces alliance with Kansas City Electrical Apprenticeship and Training Committee to promote workplace safety | 06/13/2022 |
| Statement by Secretary Walsh on the International Labor Organization’s recognition of occupational safety, health as a fundamental right | 06/10/2022 |
| Federal court sentences former Wisconsin union president who embezzled $219K from employee benefit plan, union funds to 8 months home confinement | 06/10/2022 |
| US Department of Labor awards more than $18M in grants to address disparities in delivery of unemployment benefits, services in 7 states | 06/10/2022 |
| US Department of Labor issues guidance, announces FY22 funding allotments for state foreign labor certification activities | 06/10/2022 |
| El Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos emite una “Guía de Reclutamiento Justo” como parte del esfuerzo de múltiples agencias para promover el reclutamiento ético de trabajadores migrantes temporales | 06/10/2022 |
| US Department of Labor issues ‘Fair Recruitment Guidance’ as part of multi-agency effort to promote ethical recruitment of temporary migrant workers | 06/10/2022 |
| US Department of Labor finds Miami electrical subcontractor underpaid eight workers $37K in pay, benefits | 06/09/2022 |
| US Department of Labor cites Swainsboro pillow manufacturer for 7 repeat, 4 serious violations; proposes $190K in penalties | 06/09/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $348K in back wages, liquidated damages for 144 Arizona construction workers willfully denied overtime pay | 06/09/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $31K for 93 workers following investigations at senior residential facilities in Alabaster, Anniston | 06/09/2022 |
| US Department of Labor cites metal buildings’ manufacturer for willfully exposing employees to amputation hazards following worker’s serious injury | 06/09/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $161K in back wages, damages for 19 Georgia auto shop workers after finding minimum wage, overtime violations | 06/09/2022 |
| US Department of Labor takes action to reduce miners’ exposure to silica dust as work continues on an improved health standard | 06/08/2022 |
| Court sentences Ohio businessman to 2 years in prison for failing to forward federal payroll taxes, stealing workers’ healthcare contributions | 06/08/2022 |
| US Department of Labor cites New York agricultural products manufacturer after worker’s partial grain silo engulfment | 06/08/2022 |
| Federal judge finds Michigan home healthcare provider liable for $93K in overtime back wages, damages to 23 workers | 06/08/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $166K in back wages for 732 convenience store workers in Oklahoma charged for uniforms, register shortages | 06/08/2022 |
| US Department of Labor, McCarthy Building Companies to promote workplace safety, health at University of Georgia Poultry Science Complex | 06/08/2022 |
| Federal court orders Arizona construction employer to pay coercive fines of up to $120K every three months if it continues to falsify employee time records | 06/07/2022 |
| US Department of Labor, Associated General Contractors of Missouri renew 25-year partnership to train, protect construction workers on job sites | 06/06/2022 |
| United States seeks Mexico’s review of alleged freedom of association, collective bargaining violations at Teksid Hierro facility | 06/06/2022 |
| Federal court sentences Florida pharmacy owner to pay $865K in restitution after US Department of Labor finds healthcare fraud | 06/06/2022 |
| Padlocked, blocked emergency exit doors endangered workers at Wisconsin, Ohio Dollar General stores | 06/03/2022 |
| Statement by US Secretary of Labor Walsh on May Jobs Report | 06/03/2022 |
| US Department of Labor announces $50M grant funding availability to help close equity gaps, expand access to training needed for good-paying jobs | 06/02/2022 |
| US Department of Labor awards $9.1M to Texas to promote equitable access to state’s unemployment insurance system | 06/02/2022 |
| US Department of Labor cites Orlando contractor after 67-year-old worker fatally struck by collapsing roof trusses at Orange City building site | 06/02/2022 |
| Central New Jersey facility to pay $273K, take corrective actions to resolve COVID-related respirator violations | 06/02/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers more than $78K in back wages, damages for 80 Florida workers denied overtime by construction contractor | 06/02/2022 |
| US Department of Labor awards more than $57M to help veterans overcome, avoid homelessness; reenter the workforce | 06/01/2022 |
| US Department of Labor renews ‘Star Level’ designation of Wieland Metal Services LLC in Warwick for workplace safety, health achievements | 06/01/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $38K in back wages for 6 Pinellas Park restaurant workers after finding minimum wage, overtime violations | 06/01/2022 |
| Statement by US Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh on vote by workers at GM’s Silao, Mexico auto plant to approve collective bargaining agreement | 06/01/2022 |
| Bronx contractor whose worker suffered fatal fall to take corrective actions, pay $169K in penalties, after US Department of Labor investigation, litigation | 06/01/2022 |
