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Us Department Of Labor Finds Upstate South Carolina Restaurant Chain Denied Overtime Pay, Recovers $567k In Back Wages, Damages For 215 Employees
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Us Department Of Labor Finds Upstate South Carolina Restaurant Chain Denied Overtime Pay, Recovers $567k In Back Wages, Damages For 215 Employees
Court Orders Philadelphia Home Care Provider To Pay More Than $7m In Back Wages, Damages After Denying Overtime To 1,230 Current, Former Employees
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Prestige Home Care Agency, owner failed to pay workers for work-related travel
Federal Court Orders Kansas Operators Of 17 Sonic Locations To Stop Child Labor Violations After Federal Investigators Find Repeated Abuses
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
BBR Investments LLC paid $139K in penalties to resolve violations in two investigations
Corrected: Us Department Of Labor Investigations Of Labor Contractors, Vineyard Yield $231k In Penalties, Recover $129k In Back Wages For 353 Agricultural Workers
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Violations of federal programs for migrant, seasonal workers found
Us Department Of Labor Recovers $100k In Back Wages From Truck Stop Operator Who Denied Overtime Pay To 15 Jersey City Gas Station Attendants
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division determined that the employer failed to pay an overtime premium to gas station attendants for hours worked over 40 in a work week, as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act.
US Department of Labor invites businesses, workers to share best workplace safety, health practices
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Seeks input on increasing worker participation, reducing injuries, fatalities
Federal workplace safety inspectors find Illinois contractor continues to expose roofing workers to deadly fall hazards, despite 2019, 2022 violations
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
JZ Exteriors and Repairs LLC faces $66K in additional penalties for workplace safety failures
Illinois contractor ignored city's safety warnings about deadly trench hazards, federal inspectors cite five willful, serious violations, propose $77K in penalties
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Department of Labor investigators find workers exposed on five occasions
US Department of Labor finds Dollar General in West Texas exposing employees to fire hazards, other concerns
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
National discounter faces more than $21M in penalties since 2017
US Department of Labor announces 15 members of Advisory Committee on Construction Safety, Health
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor announced today the appointments of 15 people to serve as members on the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health.
Department of Labor finds Dollar General continues to discount safety after inspections in Alabama, Florida yield 8 repeat violations, $1M penalties
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
National retailer has faced more than $21M in proposed penalties since 2017
US Department of Labor will provide worker safety, health experts in areas hardest hit in Guam by Typhoon Mawar to protect recovery workers
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor will send experts from its Occupational Safety and Health Administration to areas of Guam hardest hit by Typhoon Mawar to protect the safety and health of recovery workers as part of the federal response and recovery effort after the storm struck the island in late May.
US Department of Labor finds Dollar General blocked emergency exits, allowed other safety hazards at 4 southern Pennsylvania stores
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Nationwide discounter faces $227K in additional penalties, more than $21M since 2017
Democrats Vote Against Fully Funding the VA
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 7, 2023
This week, Republicans on the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee displayed their continued support for our veterans by introducing and subsequently approving the Subcommittee’s Fiscal Year 2024 bill.
Granger Statement on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Bill
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 7, 2023
The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration Appropriations bill works to lower costs and grow our economy by supporting America’s farmers, ranchers, and rural communities.
Harris Remarks at Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Bill Markup
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 7, 2023
Good morning. The Subcommittee will come to order. I want to welcome everyone to the Subcommittee Markup of the Fiscal Year 2024 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill.
Granger Remarks at FY24 Homeland Security Bill Markup
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 7, 2023
Chairman Joyce, thank you for presenting the Homeland Security bill for Fiscal Year 2024. I appreciate the great work that you have done in your first year chairing this Subcommittee.
Joyce Remarks at FY24 Homeland Security Bill Markup
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 7, 2023
Welcome to the subcommittee markup of the Fiscal Year 2024 Homeland Security Appropriations bill.
Health Subcommittee Chairman Buchanan Opening Statement – Hearing on Why Health Care is Unaffordable: Anticompetitive and Consolidated Markets
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 7, 2023
“Today’s hearing will focus on the health care marketplace and how it’s become more consolidated and less competitive in recent years, leading to higher prices and fewer options for patients.
House Passes Fiscal Responsibility Act Capping Wasteful Washington Spending and Holding Biden Admin Accountable
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 7, 2023
For the second time, the Republican-controlled House voted to address responsibly the debt ceiling and rein in wasteful Washington spending. The Fiscal Responsibility Act delivers important fiscal and economic policy victories for the American people, including caps on federal spending, work requirements to help lift Americans out of poverty, eliminating this year’s expanded IRS enforcement budget, clawing back tens of billions of COVID-19 funds – the largest rescission of previously authorized taxpayer dollars in history – and holding President Biden to account for his executive spending spree.