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MSHA launches enhanced safety standards enforcement to encourage better...
MSHA launches enhanced safety standards enforcement to encourage better examinations by industry’s operatorsHeightened focus starts July 1 in effort to protect miners, prevent fatalities ARLINGTON, Va....
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Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez’s statement on Supreme Court denying...
Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez’s statement on Supreme Court denying challenge to minimum wage, overtime protections for home care workers WASHINGTON– U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez today...
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Founding father of modern mine safety honored at centennial event
Founding father of modern mine safety honored at centennial eventJoseph A. Holmes Safety Association created in 1916BRANSON, Mo. – More than a century ago, a legendary and passionate safety advocate...
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US Department of Labor files suit requiring fiduciaries to restore $5.9M in...
US Department of Labor files suit requiring fiduciaries to restore $5.9M in losses to Triple T Transport Employee Stock Ownership PlanCOLUMBUS, Ohio – A federal lawsuit alleges action taken by...
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Labor Department announces availability of $15.6M in grants to help youth,...
Labor Department announces availability of $15.6M in grants to help youth, adults with disabilities to thrive in the workforceState workforce agencies must apply by Aug. 1, 2016, deadlineWASHINGTON –...
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No mines eligible for a Pattern of Violations, MSHA screening shows
No mines eligible for a Pattern of Violations, MSHA screening showsAssistant Secretary Main: ‘POV regulation reins in chronic violators, protects miners’ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s...
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Ohio auto parts manufacturer faces $3.42M in fines after OSHA finds company...
Ohio auto parts manufacturer faces $3.42M in fines after OSHA finds company willfully exposed temporary workers to machine hazardsSunfield Inc. faces near record penalty for an automotive parts...
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US Mine Safety and Health Administration announces results of special impact...
US Mine Safety and Health Administration announces results of special impact inspections in May 2016Who: U.S. Mine Safety and Health AdministrationWhat: The Mine Safety and Health Administration...
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US Department of Labor announces new rules to adjust civil penalty amounts
US Department of Labor announces new rules to adjust civil penalty amountsWASHINGTON– In 2015, Congress passed the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act to advance the...
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Obama administration announces new regulations to strengthen employment and...
Obama administration announces new regulations to strengthen employment and training opportunities for millions of AmericansWASHINGTON – The U.S. Departments of Labor and Education today made publicly...
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US Department of Labor announces ApprenticeshipUSA Industry Intermediary...
US Department of Labor announces ApprenticeshipUSA Industry Intermediary Contracts to expand apprenticeshipsPart of $90M in apprenticeship funds to grow ‘earn-while-you-learn’ model...
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Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report
In the week ending June 25, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 268,000, an increase of 10,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised...
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Division of Norfolk Southern settles charges of hiring discrimination at...
Division of Norfolk Southern settles charges of hiring discrimination at Roanoke facility in agreement with US Labor DepartmentFederal contractor to pay nearly $500K to 2,086 African-American...
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Department announces $1m program to strengthen labor law enforcement in Georgia
Department announces $1m program to strengthen labor law enforcement in GeorgiaThe U.S. Department of Labor will provide $1 million in assistance for an International Labor Organization program, which...
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$8.4M awarded to provide safety and health training to miners in 47 states,...
$8.4M awarded to provide safety and health training to miners in 47 states, Navajo Nation to reduce accidents, injuries and illnessesARLINGTON, Va. – Forty-seven states and the Navajo Nation will...
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El Azteca restaurant group to pay $700K in back wages, damages to 129 workers...
El Azteca restaurant group to pay $700K in back wages, damages to 129 workers at four Wisconsin eateriesWorkers in Appleton, De Pere and Neenah often earned less than minimum wageAPPLETON, Wis.– After...
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Cement producer agrees to improve safety at Puerto Rico facilities, pay...
Cement producer agrees to improve safety at Puerto Rico facilities, pay nearly $300K for 119 MSHA violationsLabor Department reaches settlement with CEMEX de Puerto Rico ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S....
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Labor Department awards $81M to provide training, support and housing...
Labor Department awards $81M to provide training, support and housing assistance to seasonal farmworkersProgram provides services for nation’s agricultural workersWASHINGTON– The U.S. Department of...
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Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report
In the week ending July 2, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 254,000, a decrease of 16,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up...
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Bureau of International Labor Affairs issues report on submission under the...
Bureau of International Labor Affairs issues report on submission under the North American Agreement on Labor CooperationResponds to submission by labor rights advocates WASHINGTON– A report released...
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