News from June 2023
Labor Department publishes notice on June 27
By DOL Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Labor Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; PSM On-Site Consultation Agreements on June 27
By DOL Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on June 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
ED is Woefully Unprepared to Return Student Loan Borrowers to Repayment
By DOL Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), grilled Education Secretary Miguel Cardona for his department’s lack of preparedness to handle millions of student...
Foxx Celebrates Fifth Anniversary of Janus v. AFSCME Ruling
By DOL Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the fifth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Janus v. AFSCME, which gave workers the right to choose whether to pay fees to a union or not...
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Job Corps Placement Record discussed on June 27 by Labor Department
By DOL Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on June 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Fireworks, pyrotechnics industry employers strongly urged to make worker safety a priority on July 4
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
Since the founding fathers declared the colonies independent in 1776, cannons, fireworks and today, extensive pyrotechnic displays have become a July 4th fixture. Unfortunately, so have serious injuries and worse for people employed in the fireworks and pyrotechnics industry when important workplace safety standards are ignored.
US Department of Labor again cites Dollar Tree Inc. for failing to safeguard Rhode Island workers, this time at Coventry store
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
For the third time in three months, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited one of the nation's largest discount retail chains, Dollar Tree Inc. for allowing hazardous conditions at one of its Rhode Island stores, this one in Coventry.
OSHA announces upcoming fee changes for student course completion cards for Outreach Training Program
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced upcoming changes in fees for issuing new student course completion cards for its Outreach Training Program.
US Department of Labor, trade groups, unions partnering to protect workers from hazards in trenching, excavation
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration today signed an agreement with an alliance of trade organizations, labor unions and industry stakeholders to better protect people who do trenching and excavation work.
US Department of Labor invites small business owners, local governments to share input on potential heat standard to protect indoor, outdoor workers
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor urges small business owners and representatives from local government entities to join the department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and other government agencies for a series of upcoming discussions on the potential impacts of a workplace heat standard on small businesses.
US Department of Labor invites small business owners, local governments to share input on potential heat standard to protect indoor, outdoor workers
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor urges small business owners and representatives from local government entities to join the department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and other government agencies for a series of upcoming discussions on the potential impacts of a workplace heat standard on small businesses.
US Department of Labor cites Utah solar power company after inspectors find workers atop snow-covered Johnstown roof without fall protection
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
Cited 12 times since 2018 for endangering workers, a Utah-based solar provider allowed employees to work on an icy, snow-covered two-story roof in Johnstown without legally required fall protection in late December 2022, a U.S. Department of Labor safety investigation found
US Department of Labor cites Okeechobee labor contractor after heat illness claims the life of 28-year-old farmworker in Parkland
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
On Dec. 31, 2022, a 28-year-old worker arrived from Mexico with his work visa in hand, ready to start 2023 with a new job at a Parkland farm where vegetables awaited harvesting.
US Department of Labor settles whistleblower case against Delaware salvage yard that wrongly terminated employee for reporting safety concerns
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a settlement agreement with a Delaware salvage yard company and its owner after a federal whistleblower investigation found the company fired a smelter operator for reporting safety concerns.
Us Department Of Labor Awards $49.4m To 17 Organizations In 15 States To Provide Pre-, Post-release Job Training, Services For Reentry Population
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $49.4 million in grants to 17 organizations in 15 states to provide training, employment and supportive services to adults reentering the workforce following incarceration in a local jail or state correctional facility.
Us Department Of Labor Awards Initial $4.5m To Support Disaster-related Jobs, Other Assistance To Guam In Wake Of Typhoon Mawar
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the initial award of $4,549,554 in funding to support cleanup and recovery activities in Guam after Typhoon Mawar caused flooding and extensive damage in May 2023.
Us Department Of Labor Awards $11.6m In Grants To 4 States To Improve Delivery Of Workforce Services, Measure Effectiveness
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $11.6 million to help fund examinations of the outcomes and effectiveness of state education and workforce programs in Colorado, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Department Of Labor Recovers $505k For Mississippi Delta Farmworkers After Dozens Of Employers Violated Workers’ Rights, Assesses $341k In Penalties
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
In the summer of 2022, U.S. Department of Labor leaders heard from a group of Black farmworkers in the Mississippi Delta about allegations of abuse and exploitation of Black farmworkers in some of the nation’s poorest counties, including egregious violations of their workplace rights.
The Department Of Labor Recovers $ 142,000 In Overtime Back Wages Owed To 65 Health Workers In Oklahoma By California Diagnostic Provider
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
While dozens of health workers in Oklahoma tested many people for coronavirus in tents, hotel rooms, and other public spaces during the height of the pandemic, their employer misclassified them as independent contractors and denied them overtime wages, benefits, and protections that they earned the most.
Federal Court Orders Tennessee Security Provider To Pay More Than $632k To 105 Security, Traffic Control Workers Misclassified As Independent Contractors
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
– A federal court in Nashville has affirmed the findings of an investigation that determined a Tennessee security and traffic control services provider and its owner misclassified 105 workers as independent contractors, including some who worked as security guards in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.