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US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ANNOUNCES REPORT FINDING NEARLY HALF OF ACCOMMODATIONS FOR DISABLED WORKERS HAVE NO COST
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
‘Accommodation and Compliance: Low Cost, High Impact’ analyzes employers’ efforts
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
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
OSHA to hold public meeting June 15 to discuss modernizing, improving, expanding its Voluntary Protection Programs
By DOL Newswire | May 12, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold a stakeholder meeting on Thursday, June 15 in Washington, D.C., to discuss modernizing, improving and expanding the agency's Voluntary Protection Programs.
Department of Labor finds Texas Children’s Hospital failed to protect employees after security guard suffers serious assault by patient
By DOL Newswire | May 12, 2023
News Release: Department of Labor finds Texas Children’s Hospital failed to protect
Federal court finds US Postal Service wrongfully fired employee who reported workplace injury, violated federal worker protections
By DOL Newswire | May 12, 2023
News Release: TACOMA, WA - A federal court in Tacoma has ruled that the U.S. Postal Service retaliated against an employee who reported an injury to supervisors and applied for workers' compensation benefits in 2019 while on probation as a new postal employee.
US Department of Labor, Holder Construction Group LLC partner to promote safety at data center project
By DOL Newswire | May 9, 2023
News Release: Participants: U.S. Department of Labor's. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Holder Construction Group LLC. Partnership description: OSHA's area office in Fort Worth, Texas, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Holder Construction Group LLC to focus on preventing work-related...
US Department of Labor partners with Georgia agencies, employers to promote safety stand-downs to address workplace mental health awareness
By DOL Newswire | May 8, 2023
News Release: Participants: U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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
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