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January 28, 2010
- What's Hot
  - Let's Chat: 2011 DOL Budget
  - Solis Hails High-Speed Rail
- News You Can Use: ILAB Fights Child Labor
- DOL in Action
  - US Department of Labor Leading the Way in Open Government Efforts
  - Superior Super Warehouse to Pay for Child Labor Violations
  - MSHA Cracks Down on Kentucky Scofflaw Operators
  - Cool Heads Under Fire
  - OSHA Proposes Rule Change to MSD
  - 128 Violations = $683K in Proposed Fines for Mississippi Companies
- Recovery Highlights: DOL and HHS Unite for Working Youth
- Spotlight on States: Wisconsin
- DOL Working for You: Job Corps Provides Ticket to Success for Oregonian Student

January 21, 2010
- What's Hot: Almost Half a Billion and Counting
- DOL Working For Job Corps Provides American Dream for Romanian Born Student
- News You Can Use: E-filing Goes Live for Benefit Programs
- National News: Reflecting on the 1st Year
- Around DOL: We Are "/open"
- DOL in Action: $1.6 Million for Floridians
- The Green Scene: ATL Women Going Green
- Recovery Highlights: Extension of COBRA Continuation Coverage

January 14, 2010
- What's Hot
- DOL Working For You: Funding Helps Michiganders Succeed In New Careers
- News You Can Use: New COBRA Model Notices Available
- DOL in Action
- Green Scene: Job Corps Off to a Green Start
- Spotlight on States: New York

January 7, 2010
- What's Hot
- DOL Working For You: Summer Job Ignites Solar Career
- News You Can Use
- DOL in Action
- National News: President Obama Continues "Educate to Innovate" Campaign
- Recovery Highlights
- Spotlight on States: Arkansas

December 23, 2009
- What's Hot
- DOL Working For You: Mine Academy Serves Stranded Citizens During Blizzard
- National News: Enactment of the Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act
- DOL in Action
- Spotlight on States: Texas

December 17, 2009
- What's Hot: Department Recovers More Than $1.7 Million in Fringe Benefits
- National News:
  - President Discusses Economic Impacts of Home Retrofits
  - The President on the Economy
  - VP Biden Supports $5 Bil for Clean Energy Manufacturing
  - Lemus Named to Task Force on Puerto Rico’s Status
- DOL in Action:
- Recovery Highlights

December 10, 2009
- What's Hot:
  - Solis Rolls Out Reg Agenda Online
  - BLS Looks at Next Decade Work
- National News:
  - President Obama on Job Creation and Economic Growth
  - White House Issues Open Government Directive
- Around DOL
- DOL Working For You: Former Pressman Leads on Lead
- DOL in Action: Department v. DirecTECH
December 3, 2009
- What's Hot: Secretary Solis to Host Web Chat on DOL’s Regulatory Agenda
- National News: White House Jobs Summit
- DOL Working For You: ARRA, Youth Program Leads Young Woman to Carpentry Success
- News You Can Use
- DOL in Action
- Recovery Highlights

November 24, 2009
- What's Hot
  - California Auto Workers Eligible for TAA
  - MSHA Black Lung Reduction Strategy
- National News
  - National Day of Thanksgiving
  - STEM Education Innovation
- DOL in Action
  - Tempel Grain Elevators LLP Fined More Than $1.6 Million
  - OSHA H1N1 Directive for Healthcare Workers
  - Department Certifies 2,900 Workers in 7 States for TAA
- Around DOL: DOL Rep Adds "Zip" to Vet's Job Prospects
- Spotlight on States: Oregon
- Steel City, Solis & CNBC: Be There For a Meeting of the Minds
- Solis Receives Nambe Eagle Leadership Award
- Future of America’s Cities
- Borzi on Inspiration & Service
- EBSA and W&H Go Live

November 19, 2009
- What's Hot: Green Jobs!
  - DOL Announces $55 Million in Green Job Grants
  - Women's Bureau Sponsors 'G.R.O.W' Workshop
  - Greening of Registered Apprenticeship
- DOL in Action
  - Department to Recover $1.5 Million for Airport Workers
  - OSHA Issues Final Rule on Acetylene Standard
  - Guidelines to Protect Retail Workers on "Black Friday"
  - Alarming GAO Report on Workplace Injuries and Illnesses
- Around DOL: DVOR Goes Beyond Duty’s Call to Help Veteran
- Spotlight on States: Ohio and Texas
  - $4,440,000 Grant to Assist Ohio Airline Workers
  - $2.5 Million Grant to Texans Impacted by BRAC
- FLOTUS & SECY: Mentors Matter!
- ILAB on the Hill
- "Farmworkers Feed Us All"
- Know a Future White House Fellow?
- Good Sites for Good Jobs
- Wage Theft: "No Excuse"
- USDOL Is “Fan”-tastic

November 12, 2009
- What's Hot
  - Administration Supports Healthy Families Act
  - OSHA Provides Workplace H1N1 Precaution & Protection
- Special Tribute: Military Families Month
  - From Red Tape to Reemployment: A VETS Success Story
  - President Obama Launches Veteran Employment Initiative
  - Interagency Council on Veterans Employment
- Around DOL: Community College Leaders Convene at DOL
- DOL in Action
  - Overtime Owed to Restaurant Workers
  - Grant to Assist Workers Affected by Layoffs at Hinckley Co.
  - DAL Global Services to Pay $100K to 110 Job Applicants
  - OSHA Cites Three Companies for Willful Violations
- Solis: Hire Our Heroes
- New Structure Strengthens Employment Standard
- Become Our Fan on Facebook
- Got the Best Job Search Site?
- Exhibit Showcases Farm Laborers
- 75th Anniversary of the NLRA

November 5, 2009
- What's Hot
  - OSHA Issues Record-Breaking Fines to BP
  - Caribbean International News Corp to Restore $1.2 million
  - Tyson Foods Violates FLSA
- Around DOL: Annual Salute to VETS
- DOL in Action
  - Maid Service Ordered to Clean Up Their Act
  - MSHA 2009 Winter Alert
- Spotlight on States: Massachusetts
- Solis Leads Verification Delegation in Honduras
- Hiring Our Heroes
- United We Ride Dialogue
- Tribal Leaders Convene at DOL and White House

October 29, 2009
- What's Hot: Workplace Illnesses and Injuries Down in 2008
- National News
  - VP Announces Reopening of Former GM Boxwood Plant
  - Sentinels of Safety: Outstanding Mining Operations
- Around DOL: Leadership Team Grows
- DOL in Action
  - $372K for GE Security Workers
  - 8,600 Workers in 16 States Eligible for TAA
  - Cracking Down on Child Labor Violations
- Spotlight on States: Kentucky
- Power Talk with Power Women
- Join DOL in a Salute to VETS!
- Solis Goes West...and Green
- Tribal Leaders at DOL Next Week
- Back By Popular Demand

October 22, 2009
- What's Hot
  - Proposed Rulemaking on Combustible Dust
  - $500K in Penalties for UAE Coalcorp Associates
  - Special Study: Nevada OSHA State Performance Plan
- Recovery Highlight: Unemployment Benefit Estimation Tool
- Around DOL: Stars Focus on Ability
- DOL in Action
  - More Than $3 Million in Grants for Massachusetts Workers
  - TAA Allocations Announced for the Coming Year
  - $24 Million to American Samoa for Tsunami Relief
- National News: VP Unveils Report Focused on Green Jobs and Energy Savings for Middle Class
- Spotlight on States: Oregon
  - Laid-off RV Workers Aided by NEG Grant
  - DOL Announces $1.4 Million to Help with Manufacturing Layoffs
- A Woman's Nation Changes Everything
- The Future of Retirement
- "Health Policy — The View from 200 Constitution Avenue."
- Prominent Latina Labor Economists Discuss "Good Jobs for Everyone"
- Working Drug-Free Works!
- Meeting with Tribal Leaders
- International Price Program
October 15, 2009
- What's Hot: OSHA H1N1 Guidance
- Around DOL
  - Swearing In Ceremony for Assistant Secretaries
  - Disability Awareness Month: ODEP Perspectives Conference
  - "President Santos," aka Jimmy Smits, in DOL PSAs
- DOL in Action: TAA Certifications
  - 8,600 Workers Certified for Trade Adjustment Assistance
  - 2,300 Workers in 14 States also Eligible to Apply for TAA
- Recovery Highlights: UI Grants for MT and CO
  - Montana Gets ARRA Funds for UI
  - DOL Release of $85 Million in UI Funds to Colorado
- Solis to Host Tribal Leaders
- Lights! Camera! Ability!: National Disability Employment Awareness Month
- Hispanic Heritage Month
- GovBenefits.gov Spotlights U.S. Department of Labor Programs
- Drug-Free Work Week

October 8, 2009
- What's Hot: DOL Proposes Exemption for Chrysler Retirees
- National News
  - National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
  - DOL Steps Up Efforts to Serve Workers with Disabilities
- Spotlight on States: Illinois
- Recovery Highlights: Laid Off Textile Workers in Maine Get ARRA Help
- Around DOL
  - Federal Agency Pro Bono Leadership Award
  - Chef Monique Williams: A Job Corps Success Story
  - In Memoriam: Linda Poole
- Inter-American Labor Ministers Meet in Argentina
- Hispanic Heritage Month: Panel to Explore Contributions/Challenges of Latino Workers
- Special Message to Former Standard Oil Workers in NJ

October 1, 2009
- What's Hot
  - OSHA Begins NEP on Recordkeeping
  - UI Technology Gets a Boost
  - 85,000 Children Worldwide Served by ILAB
  - Child Labor Violations at Market Research Firm
- National News
  - National Disability Employment Awareness Month
  - Vick To Repay Pension Plan
- Recovery Highlights: Michigan
- Spotlight on States: Delaware
- DOL in Action
  - Women’s Bureau Goes Green
  - Wage and Hour Recovers $1.5 Million
- Solis at Clinton Global Initiative
- Coming to You Via Satellite
- DOL Hosts Information Exchange
- One BIG State
- OSHA: GHS for USA

September 24, 2009
- What's Hot
  - OSHA & MSHA Training Grants
  - Plan Your Drug-Free Workplace Week Events
- Around DOL: It Happened on the Hill
  - Job Corps 45th Celebration
  - CBC: Strengthening Pathways Out of Poverty
  - Every Patient Matters
- Spotlight on States: Delaware
- Summer Success
- Hispanic Heritage Month
- Secretary's Event in San Diego

September 17, 2009
- What's Hot
  - MSHA Grants
  - New Health Plans for GM Retirees Proposed
- Spotlight on States: Michigan
- Around DOL: It Happened on the Hill
  - Hispanic Heritage Month
  - LMRDA 50th Anniversary
- Recovery Highlights: $11 Million for W.Va. UI Modernization
- Plight of Migrant Children in USA
- What are the PPI and CPI?
- VETS 9/11 Remembrance
- Moreales Stars in DOL PSA

September 10, 2009
- International Scene: Child Labor & Forced Labor Reports Released Today
- News You Can Use: Back to School
- In the News
  - Hispanic Heritage Month: Panel to Discuss the Plight of Migrant Farm Worker Children
  - ETA Research Conference
  - DOL Web Site Has a New Look
- Solis Marks Bittersweet History
- 9/11: A Day of Service & Remembrance

September 3, 2009
- What's Hot: Labor Day!
- In the News
  - ERISA Turns 35
  - Dispatches From the Front Lines of Reform
- In Action: OSHA Activities
- Solis Gets "Sirius" About Labor Day

August 27, 2009
- Special Tribute: Senator Edward Kennedy
- What's Hot: DOL Reform Agenda
- In the News
  - Job Corps Gives Extreme Makeover
  - TAA for 3,200 Workers in 14 State

August 20, 2009
- What's Hot: Fatal Work Injuries Report Released Today
- News You Can Use: Help with Health Benefits
- Recovery Highlights: Map the Recovery

August 13, 2009
- What's Hot: Unemployment Rate Dips
- National News: 45th Anniversary of Job Corps
- Recovery Highlights: Hawaii UI Modernization
- Spotlight on States: Iowa & North Carolina
- Jobs Top Energy Summit Agenda

August 6, 2009
- National News
  - DOL Partners with Atlantic Philanthropies to Train Older Workers
  - Grants Move Registered Apprenticeship into 21st Century
- Recovery Highlights: NEGs for Hard Hit Areas
- Health & Safety: OSHA "Watch List"
- Solis Visits West Virginia Coal Mine

July 30, 2009
- What's Hot: $26.5M in UI Re-employment Funds Announced
- What's Hot: DOL Certifies 1,000 Auto Workers in Michigan for TAA
- National News: Disability.gov: New Name and Look
- National News: EEOICPA Milestone on Eighth Anniversary
- Recovery Highlights: UI Modernization
- Spotlight on States: Delaware
- International Scene: U.S. — China Dialogue

July 23, 2009
- What's Hot: $220M for Health Care Training
- National News: Low Wage Workers Get a Raise
- Recovery Highlights: Auto Communities
- Spotlight on States: Iowa