DOL Newswire Report News
US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ANNOUNCES FUNDING OPPORTUNITY FOR EMPLOYER-FOCUSED DISABILITY POLICY, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor announced today the availability of $2 million in funds for the first year of a cooperative agreement for an employer-focused, disability policy development and technical assistance center.
US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AWARDS $2.8M TO CONTINUE EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING SERVICES TO COMBAT OHIO OPIOID CRISIS
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
Funding supports disaster-relief employment, workforce training statewide
Federal Investigation Recovers $672k For 172 Firefighters, Paramedics After Department Of Labor Finds City Of Gary Misapplied Overtime Rules
By DOL Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Firefighters worked up to 120 hours per two-week pay period without being paid overtime
Three Mcdonald’s Franchisees In Kentucky Pay $212k In Fines After Federal Investigations Find 305 Minors — Including 10-year-olds — Working Illegally
By DOL Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Louisville-area franchisees employed minors to work later, longer than law permits
Three Mcdonald’s Franchisees In Kentucky Pay $212k In Fines After Federal Investigations Find 305 Minors — Including 10-year-olds — Working Illegally
By DOL Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Motion alleges district manager cursed at investigators, slammed door
Us Department Of Labor Recovers $101k For 10 Sushi Restaurant Workers In Hawaii After Employer Denied Overtime Pay By Misapplying Exemption
By DOL Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Imanas Tei in Honolulu also assessed $4K in penalties for deliberate actions
The Us Department Of Labor Recovers $ 333,000 In Back Wages And Damages For 51 Employed People Who Were Denied Overtime By A Long Island Maintenance Company
By DOL Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Professional Building Maintenance Corp. issued separate checks to hide violations
Us Department Of Labor Recovers $333k In Back Wages, Damages For 51 Workers Denied Overtime By Long Island Maintenance Company
By DOL Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Professional Building Maintenance Corp. issued separate checks to disguise violations
PBGC Approves SFA Application for Western States Office Pension Plan
By DOL Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Western States Office Pension Plan Will Restore Benefits Through Receipt of Special Financial Assistance
PBGC Approves SFA Application for Building Material Drivers Local 436 Plan
By DOL Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Local 436 Plan Averts Insolvency and Reduction of Benefits Through Receipt of Special Financial Assistance
PBGC Approves SFA Application for United Furniture Workers Fund A
By DOL Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
United Furniture Workers Fund A Will Restore Benefits Through Receipt of Special Financial Assistance
US Department of Labor announces national emphasis program to reduce, prevent workplace falls, a leading cause of workplace fatalities
By DOL Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
OSHA initiative aligns enforcement, outreach efforts to protect workers
OSHA schedules meeting of Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health on May 24
By DOL Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
MACOSH Shipyard and Longshoring Workgroups will meet May 23
US Department of Labor finds Amazon failed to provide injured employees proper medical treatment at Castleton, New York, fulfillment facility
By DOL Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Similar citation issued at company facility in New Jersey in 2016
US Department of Labor partners with Holder Construction Group LLC to promote workplace safety during Trilith community project in South Atlanta
By DOL Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Partnership to help prevent worker injuries during construction project
In Georgia, Small Businesses Share How GOP Pro Growth Tax Plans Continue to Make a Difference
By DOL Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
During a hearing held in an airplane parts manufacturing facility in Peachtree City, Georgia, small business owners told the Ways and Means Committee how the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has made a difference in their lives and livelihoods and Congress should immediately work to extend expiring provisions.
Four Key Moments from the Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Hearing on Countering Chinese Trade and Investment
By DOL Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
China’s unfair trade practices have repeatedly cheated American workers, farmers, and small businesses in its decades-long pursuit of dominance over the United States.
4 Key Takeaways from the Ways and Means Hearing on the U.S. Tax Code Subsidizing Green Corporate Handouts and the Chinese Communist Party
By DOL Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
Green welfare for the wealthy and well-connected is exploding under Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), as hundreds of billions of tax dollars are flowing to big banks, corporations, and the Chinese Communist Party, witnesses revealed during a hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday.