News from August 2023
DOL-ETA grant application closes on Jan. 31
By DOL Newswire | Aug 1, 2023
Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending grant opened on Aug. 1.
Department of Labor finds Miami company's safety deficiencies contributed to diver's drowning during dredging work in canal
By DOL Newswire | Aug 1, 2023
News Release: MIAMI - The U.S. Department of Labor has found that a Miami excavation contractor with a history of federal workplace safety violations could have prevented the death of a 48-year-old diver - who drowned while removing debris in a canal in 8 feet of murky water - by having required rescue procedures in place.
Public notices: Labor Department publishes 38 in June
By DOL Newswire | Aug 4, 2023
There were 38 notices published by the Labor Department in June, according to the Federal Register.
Department of Labor returns to normal workplace safety enforcement operations throughout Guam following Typhoon Mawar
By DOL Newswire | Aug 8, 2023
News Release: DEDEDO, GUAM - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has returned to normal enforcement operations throughout Guam in the aftermath of Typhoon Mawar.
Biden’s Davis-Bacon Rule is Nothing but Pork to Big Labor
By DOL Newswire | Aug 9, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after the Biden administration issued a final rule to update Davis-Bacon Act regulations on prevailing wages for federal construction projects...
Federal court requires Peoria dentist to pay $20K in back wages to employee terminated after alleging unsafe working conditions
By DOL Newswire | Aug 10, 2023
News Release: PEORIA, IL - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a judgment in federal court requiring a Peoria dentist to pay $20,000 in back wages for unlawfully terminating a dental assistant who complained about the risk of coronavirus infection, refused a work assignment they believed to be a risk for contracting coronavirus, and discussed workplace safety issues with coworkers.
Labor Department discusses Tribal Consultation; Federal-State Unemployment Compensation (UC) Program; Confidentiality and Disclosure of State UC Information on Aug. 9
By DOL Newswire | Aug 10, 2023
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Aug. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Department of Labor, Norfolk Southern Corp., Teamsters' railway union enter agreement to enhance safety at East Palestine, Ohio, derailment site
By DOL Newswire | Aug 10, 2023
News Release: CLEVELAND - After several U.S. Department of Labor workplace safety and health investigations at the East Palestine, Ohio, site where a Norfolk Southern Corp. train derailed in February 2023, the train's operator has entered into a settlement agreement with the department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division-International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
US Department of Labor, Alabama's builders, contractors form alliance to make construction workplaces safer
By DOL Newswire | Aug 10, 2023
News Release: US Department of Labor, Alabama's builders, contractors form alliance to make construction workplaces safer
Labor Department discusses Request for Information-SECURE 2.0 Reporting and Disclosure on Aug. 11
By DOL Newswire | Aug 12, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page proposed rule on Aug. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Defined Benefit Plan Annual Funding Notice discussed on Aug. 11 by Labor Department
By DOL Newswire | Aug 12, 2023
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Aug. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Public notices: Labor Department publishes 9 in week ending July 29
By DOL Newswire | Aug 13, 2023
There were nine notices published by the Labor Department in week ending July 29, according to the Federal Register.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration publishes 22 press releases in May
By DOL Newswire | Aug 14, 2023
There were 22 press releases published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in May.
Labor Department publishes notice on Aug. 14
By DOL Newswire | Aug 15, 2023
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Aug. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Federal investigators find Ohio foundry's failure to follow required safety procedures led to fatal steam explosion
By DOL Newswire | Aug 15, 2023
News Release: BEDFORD, OH - A federal workplace safety investigation into a Beford foundry explosion that caused the death of a maintenance supervisor and injuries to 15 other employees found the operator, I. Schumann & Co. LLC, failed to protect workers from the hazard of steam explosions.
Lowering Miners' Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica and Improving Respiratory Protection discussed on Aug. 14 by Labor Department
By DOL Newswire | Aug 15, 2023
The US Labor Department published a one page proposed rule on Aug. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
City of Monahans proclaims August 10 National Safe Digging Day
By DOL Newswire | Aug 15, 2023
News Release: City of Monahans proclaims August 10 National Safe Digging Day
Investigation into NLRB Widens as Alarming List of Misconduct is Uncovered
By DOL Newswire | Aug 15, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Chairman Lauren McFerran and General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo outlining dozens of instances of misconduct found in documents provided by NLRB whistleblower...
Settlement upholds citations against former New York contractor who willfully exposed employees to dangers that led to fatal 2018 Brooklyn trench collapse
By DOL Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: Settlement upholds citations against former New York contractor who willfully exposed employees to dangers that led to fatal 2018 Brooklyn trench collapse
Foxx, Kiley Slam DOL for Failing to Consider Regulatory Impacts on Small Businesses
By DOL Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) sent a letter to Department of Labor Acting Secretary Julie Su slamming the agency for failing to comply with rulemaking procedures under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA). The RFA requires the DOL to consider the impacts of its regulations on small businesses.