April 16, 2024

US Department of Labor provides support to families of fallen workers, stresses importance of workplace safety on Workers Memorial Day

LINCOLN, NE Fifteen years after the fatal, work-related incident that took the life of Waverly High Alumni Tonya Malley Ford’s uncle, she has turned her family’s loss into a national event. 

April 16, 2024

Department of Labor issues final rule reducing silica dust exposure, better protecting miners’ health from irreversible workplace illnesses

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration has issued a final rule to better protect the nation’s miners from health hazards associated with exposure to respirable crystalline silica, also known as silica dust or quartz dust.  

April 15, 2024

US Department of Labor announces proposed information collection to build online search tool to help find ‘lost’ retirement savings

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced today that its Employee Benefits Security Administration is proposing to collect information from plan administrators on a voluntarily basis to establish an online search tool to help America’s workers locate lost retirement savings they earned. 

April 15, 2024

US Department of Labor recovers $34K in back wages, benefits for 9 workers misclassified by subcontractor on federal project in District of Columbia

Employer name:       Day-Debut Mechanical Inc.

Employer address:    22421 Goshen School Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20882

April 15, 2024

US Department of Labor cites South Florida contractor for lack of heat illness prevention program after heatstroke claims 26-year-old worker’s life

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Making the trip from Mexico to South Florida, a 26-year-old man arrived in September 2023, ready to start a new job on a sugar cane farm in Belle Glade. Four days later, he suffered fatal heat-related injuries while working in an open field as the heat index reached 97 degrees.

April 12, 2024

El Departamento de Trabajo de EE. UU., en su búsqueda de salarios adeudados a los trabajadores, recupera USD 156,000 en beneficios negados por Libertytown, subcontratista de plomería, después de la investigación

LIBERTYTOWN, MD. Las personas empleadas por un subcontratista de plomería de Libertytown que trabajaron en un proyecto de construcción de Woodyard Station pueden optar a recibir su parte de los USD 156,495 en salarios y beneficios adicionales recuperados por una investigación del Departamento de Trabajo de EE. UU.

April 12, 2024

Li Roq Ruq'il li Awab'ejilal chirix li K'anjelak yoo xsik'b'aleb' li nakek'anjelak li maji' nakexk'ul xtojb'aleb' ut lix k'ajkamunkileb' chirix chik naq ak xe'ru xtawb'al $3.8 millones chi tumin rik'in laj eechal re li oob' (5) chi ninqi k'ay re kaxlan li

WEST COVINA, CA – Eb' li nakek'anjelak chaq sa' li oob' (5) chi ninqi k'ay re kaxlan aran La Puente ut City of Industry se' California naru' naketz'aqon sa' li $3.8 millones chi tumin re lix tojb'aleb' maji' xetoje' reheb' ut lix q’ajkamunkileb’  xb'aan li majewaak xexk'ul chaq, xtawman li tumin a'an sa' xk'ab'aheb' ut a'an Li Roq Ruq'il li Awab'ejil chirix li K’anjelak re li tenamit Estados Unidos li kipleetin  chaq rix choq reheb'.

April 12, 2024

Ja kye aq´nil njyon kyi’je aq´unal na´mx t-chjet kypwaq ti’jo pwaq $3.8 millones otaq txi najtaq toj 5 ja te aq’unab’il b’inchel eky’ o chi naj toj La Puente, City of Industrry.

WEST COVINA, CA – Aye aq´unal nchi aq´unan kyoje jwe’ ja te aq’unab’il nchi b´inchen eky´ toj California ex toj La Puente ex toj City Industry ch´ime at k’as kye tib’ajxe $3.8 millones kyi´je pwaq na´mx txi chjet kye ex ti´jo jni’ ma b´aj kyi´j ti´j tb´i ja kye aq´unel te Estados Unidos.

April 12, 2024

Federal safety inspections find Kansas construction contractor again failing to protect workers from potentially deadly fall hazards at Missouri homesites

WELLSVILLE, KS – Federal workplace safety inspectors found a Kansas roofing contractor again putting its employees at risk of falls from elevation — the construction industry’s deadliest hazard — by not providing required protective equipment at two residential worksites in October 2023. 

April 12, 2024

Departamento de Trabajo busca a trabajadores de 5 empresas avícolas de La Puente y City of Industry para darles su parte de $3,800,000 recuperados

WEST COVINA, CA - A empleados de cinco empresas avícolas de California en La Puente y City of Industry se les puede deber parte de más de $3,800,000 en salarios atrasados y compensación por daños recuperados para por el Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU.

April 12, 2024

Department of Labor seeking workers owed back wages, damages after recovery of $3.8M from owner of 5 defunct La Puente, City of Industry poultry companies

WEST COVINA, CA – Employees of five California poultry processing companies in La Puente and City of Industry may be owed a share of more than $3.8 million in back wages and damages recovered on their behalf by the U.S. Department of Labor.

April 11, 2024

US Department of Labor recovers $37K in back wages for 35 caregivers misclassified as independent contractors by Williston home care provider

Employer:       Circle of Love Home Care LLC 

Investigation site:  14102 Church St., Williston, SC 29853

April 11, 2024

US Department of Labor announces availability of $6M in grants to attract, retain women in Registered Apprenticeships, nontraditional occupations

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a funding opportunity of $6 million for up to 17 grants to attract and keep women in Registered Apprenticeship programs and industries where they are underrepresented, including manufacturing, construction and cybersecurity. 

April 11, 2024

US Department of Labor announces availability of $1M in grants to prevent, address workplace gender-based violence, harassment

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of $1 million in funding to support up to four grants to protect underserved and marginalized women workers from gender-based violence and harassment and to respond when it occurs. 

April 11, 2024

US Department of Labor settlement affirms 3 dozen workplace safety citations against Camden auto recycler, parts supplier; assesses $868K in penalties

CAMDEN, NJ – The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a settlement agreement with one of the East Coast's largest auto recyclers and used parts suppliers affirming 35 citations issued for workplace safety violations at its Camden facility and assessing related penalties.

April 11, 2024

El Departamento de Trabajo de EE. UU. recupera más de USD 518,000 para 54 trabajadores que recibían salarios inferiores a los correspondientes por parte de un subcontratista de New Hampshire en un lugar de trabajo en Massachusetts

BOSTON. El Departamento de Trabajo de EE. UU. recuperó USD 518,446 en salarios atrasados para 54 trabajadores tras haber descubierto que un subcontratista de New Hampshire no pagó los salarios vigentes ni las tasas de beneficios a los trabajadores de la construcción en un proyecto financiado por el Estado federal en el Natick Soldier Systems Center en Natick.

April 11, 2024

Proper planning, safeguards could have prevented New Bedford dock collapse, US Department of Labor inspection finds

BRAINTREE, MA – A Connecticut marine and heavy construction contractor could have prevented the October 2023 collapse of a 200-foot section of pier on Hervey Tichon Avenue in New Bedford — which plunged five workers into the Acushnet River and injured two of them — by adhering to legally required safety standards, a U.S. Department of Labor inspection has determined. 

April 11, 2024

US Department of Labor awards $4.7M grant to enhance compliance with international labor standards in Ecuador’s banana, cut flower sectors

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor announced the award of up to $4.7 million to Partners of the Americas, a private nonprofit that promotes decent work and acceptable work conditions in Latin America, to enhance compliance with international labor standards by Ecuador’s banana and cut flowers industries. 

April 11, 2024

US Department of Labor recovers more than $518K for 54 workers underpaid by New Hampshire subcontractor at Massachusetts worksite

BOSTON – The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $518,446 in back wages for 54 workers after finding a New Hampshire subcontractor did not pay prevailing wage and fringe benefits to construction workers on a federally funded project at the Natick Soldier Systems Center in Natick.