The most recent press release, "Middlefield contractor faces more than $414K in fines for repeatedly failing to protect roofing employees from exposure to deadly fall hazards," was submitted on Nov. 30.
The U.S. Department of Labor published 61 releases the month before, marking a 4.9 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 November
| Title | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| US Department of Labor extends deadline for West Virginia highway construction projects’ prevailing wage surveys to Dec. 18 | 11/30/2022 |
| Middlefield contractor faces more than $414K in fines for repeatedly failing to protect roofing employees from exposure to deadly fall hazards | 11/30/2022 |
| US Department of Labor’s 2023 Summer Fellowship offers emerging researchers opportunities to support independent evaluations, research | 11/30/2022 |
| US Department of Labor announces $90M funding opportunity to support delivery of academic, skills training, employment services for young people | 11/30/2022 |
| US Department of Labor obtains court judgment ordering Pennsylvania restaurant, owner to pay 68 employees $193K in back wages, damages | 11/30/2022 |
| US Department of Labor announces $12M cooperative agreement to strengthen labor rights, empower workers in Brazil, Colombia, Peru | 11/29/2022 |
| Roofing contractor continues to expose workers to potentially deadly fall hazards, US Department of Labor inspections in Appleton area find | 11/29/2022 |
| US Department of Labor inspection finds employees at TJ Maxx store in Pooler exposed to fire, entrapment, struck-by hazards | 11/29/2022 |
| US Department of Labor finds overtime, tip violations; recovers $80K in back wages for 52 workers at 5 Carolina restaurants | 11/29/2022 |
| Courts order Idaho quarry to pay nearly $1M in back wages, liquidated damages for 60 workers after investigation finds multiple labor violations | 11/29/2022 |
| OSHA grants first Ambassador Alliance Program status in region to El Paso Community College for continued commitment to safety, health | 11/29/2022 |
| Federal court orders gas station operator to pay $226K in back pay, damages for six New Jersey gas station attendants denied full wages | 11/28/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $32K in back wages for 42 workers after Florida landscaper fails to pay required overtime rates | 11/28/2022 |
| Schaumburg, Illinois, contractor again found exposing workers to deadly trench cave-in hazards, this time at Broadview worksite | 11/22/2022 |
| US Department of Labor announces final rule to remove barriers to considering environmental, social, governance factors in plan investments | 11/22/2022 |
| READOUT: Deputy Undersecretary of Labor Thea Lee visits Vietnam to resume labor dialogue; promote labor law reform, worker protections | 11/22/2022 |
| Inspection at Dollar General store in Columbus finds familiar hazards, dangers as company continues to expose workers, violate federal law | 11/22/2022 |
| US Department of Labor, Cooper Health System enter agreement to resolve allegations of hiring, compensation discrimination | 11/21/2022 |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp. will pay $1.9M in back wages, interest to resolve compensation discrimination allegations at Jersey City location | 11/21/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $1.15M in back pay for 710 workers after Indiana RV manufacturer miscalculates overtime wages | 11/21/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $134K in wages for Mississippi Delta farmworkers, assesses agricultural employers $122K in penaltiesUS Department of Labor recovers $134K in wages for Mississippi Delta farmworkers, assesses agricultural employers $122K in | 11/21/2022 |
| US Department of Labor seeks public comments on proposed improvements to Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program for employers | 11/18/2022 |
| US Department of Labor awards $1.2M to help Kentucky’s workers, employers avoid layoffs when economy falters | 11/18/2022 |
| Deputy Labor Secretary Su stresses Registered Apprenticeships’ ability to expand access to good jobs for women, marginalized workers | 11/18/2022 |
| Dollars to doughnuts: Krispy Kreme to pay more than $1.1M to 516 workers after US Department of Labor finds systemic overtime violations | 11/17/2022 |
| US Department of Labor, state and national brewers align to educate New York employers, protect industry workers | 11/17/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers more than$162K in overtime back pay, damages for Louisiana home healthcare workers denied overtime | 11/17/2022 |
| Court approves judgment ordering two Pennsylvania facilities to pay a total of $513K in back wages, damages to 231 nursing workers denied proper overtime pay | 11/17/2022 |
| US Department of Labor grants Alliance Ambassador status on Great Plains OSHA Education Center for continued commitment to safety, health | 11/16/2022 |
| Department of Labor initiative finds violations in 80% of care industry investigations; recovers $28.6M for nearly 25K workers, mostly women | 11/16/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $1.2M in back wages for 599 home healthcare workers employed by four agencies in Texas, Louisiana | 11/16/2022 |
| US Department of Labor issues statement following sentencing of Northeast Carpenters Benefit Funds’ former plan administrator | 11/16/2022 |
| US Department of Labor highlights the benefits of Registered Apprenticeships as National Apprenticeship Week 2022 launches | 11/14/2022 |
| US Department of Labor urges vigilance by first responders, recovery crews, public to protect themselves from hazards in tropical storm recovery | 11/14/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $47K in back wages, damages for workers shortchanged overtime pay by Beaver County home healthcare agency | 11/14/2022 |
| READOUT: First Lady, Secretaries Walsh, Cardona, Raimondo kick off National Apprenticeship Week in Chicago | 11/14/2022 |
| US Department of Labor, LAZ Parking California reach agreement to resolve alleged hiring discrimination at Southern California locations | 11/14/2022 |
| US Department of Labor announces nationwide effort to prepare students at Job Corps centers for Registered Apprenticeship programs | 11/14/2022 |
| US Department of Labor seeking Maryland home healthcare workers who may be owed back wages, damages in $1.13M recovery | 11/10/2022 |
| US Department of Labor cites two contractors for demolition, asbestos hazards after mezzanine collapse at former South Boston power plant | 11/10/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $12K for employee after Spring Hill nutritional manufacturer failed to accommodate need for intermittent leave | 11/10/2022 |
| US Department of Labor awards $6.85M to promote equitable access to unemployment insurance benefits in Delaware, Montana, Wyoming | 11/10/2022 |
| Chicago-area contractor faces $277K in fines for repeated failures to protect roofing employees from exposure to deadly fall hazards | 11/10/2022 |
| US Department of Labor awards nearly $2.7M to provide employment, training services for transitioning military, spouses at Fort Hood | 11/10/2022 |
| US Department of Labor initiative seeks to protect food processing workers in Illinois, Ohio amid significantly higher injury rates | 11/09/2022 |
| Eastern Massachusetts roofing contractor again found exposing workers to fatal falls at Boston worksite | 11/09/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recognizes 2022 HIRE Vets Medallion recipients | 11/09/2022 |
| US Department of Labor seeks nationwide court injunction to stop Packers Sanitation Services’ ‘oppressive child labor’ violations at processing facilities | 11/09/2022 |
| Federal workplace safety investigation of Mapleton foundry worker’s fatal fall into molten iron finds Caterpillar failed to install required fall protection | 11/09/2022 |
| Court orders Arizona home care provider to pay $521K in back wages, damages to 253 employees after Department of Labor finds wage theft | 11/08/2022 |
| Statement by US Secretary of Labor Walsh on October Jobs Report | 11/04/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $22K in back wages for 28 workers after Florida security provider fails to compensate all hours worked | 11/03/2022 |
| US Department of Labor offers webinar in education, enforcement campaign to address alarming violations in Southeast’s care industries | 11/03/2022 |
| Court orders Lyndhurst staffing agency to pay $65K in damages to employee after US Labor Department investigates illegal termination, retaliation | 11/03/2022 |
| Federal investigation recovers $374K in back wages, liquidated damages from New Hampshire employer who denied 46 home care workers overtime | 11/03/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $375K for 11 Oregon restaurant workers whose employer kept tips, denied overtime wages illegally | 11/03/2022 |
| US Department of Labor awards nearly $1.8M to provide employment, training services to Kentucky communities affected by layoffs | 11/02/2022 |
| US Department of Labor, Swank Enterprises align to promote workplace safety, health at University of Montana construction project | 11/02/2022 |
| READOUT: Deputy Undersecretary Lee visits Jordan to meet labor officials, stakeholders; reflects on country’s 20 years of labor rights advances | 11/02/2022 |
| Jury decides Westmoreland County restaurant, owner willfully denied 15 servers, kitchen workers full wages over 5-year period | 11/02/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recognizes Chatham Village Foods for workplace safety, health excellence with ‘Star’ designation | 11/02/2022 |
| Court enters consent order requiring New Hampshire home healthcare business to stop retaliation, intimidation alleged by US Department of Labor | 11/02/2022 |
| Profit Over People: Alarming trend continues at Dollar General stores where seven Southeast inspections again find willful violations | 11/01/2022 |
| US Department of Labor recovers $88K in back wages, damages for 90 caregivers denied overtime by Nampa home care agency | 11/01/2022 |
