LAKE WORTH, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor has cited a Land O’ Lakes-based petroleum tank services contractor for exposing workers to chemical and respiratory hazards after an employee was fatally exposed to benzene and toluene when they entered a fuel storage tank at a Lake Worth worksite in July 2025.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration today announced that it is extending the public comment period for its proposed rule on pharmacy benefit manager fee disclosures until April 15. 

MIAMI – The U.S. Department of Labor has cited a concrete manufacturer for exposing workers to hazards after an employee suffered fatal injuries after entering the unprotected area of a concrete block cubing machine in July 2025.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division today announced a proposed rule designed to help workers and employers better understand how to determine when a worker is an employee and when the worker may be classified as an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act and related federal laws. 

In the week ending February 21, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 212,000, an increase of 4,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 206,000 to 208,000. The 4-week moving average was 220,250, an increase of 750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 500 from 219,000 to 219,500.

REDWOOD CITY, CA – The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a settlement agreement with the operator of a Little Caesars restaurant in Redwood City to pay $409,457 in back wages to 32 workers after an investigation found the employer failed to pay them the required minimum wage and overtime, in violation of federal wage law. 

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced the availability of approximately $81 million in grant funding to assist people reentering their communities after being incarcerated by helping them gain experience and secure employment in skilled trades and high-demand industries. 

DENVER – A U.S. Department of Labor investigation of a full-service restaurant in Aurora found the employer violated federal child labor law and denied 19 chefs, kitchen staff, and other workers their earned overtime pay.

DENVER – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited three companies after its investigation determined workers died after exposure to hazardous gas at Prospect Ranch in Weld County, Colorado.

GIBSON CITY, IL – Federal safety inspectors have found a central Illinois grain company endangered workers and violated federal law by failing to properly guard and lockout/tagout dangerous machinery during grain bin entry, which led to a seasonal laborer suffering a serious foot injury. 

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In the week ending February 14, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 206,000, a decrease of 23,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 227,000 to 229,000. The 4-week moving average was 219,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 500 from 219,500 to 220,000.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced steps it will take to address fraud and improper payment concerns related to California’s Unemployment Insurance program. 

PITTSBURGH – The U.S. Department of Labor has cited two Pennsylvania employers after a federal investigation into an August 2025 explosion at a United States Steel Corp. worksite that injured 12 and claimed the lives of two employees. 

The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration concluded United States Steel Corp. and MPW Industrial Services Inc. exposed workers at the Clairton Coke Works plant to unsafe working conditions including explosion, struck-by, and high-pressure injection hazards.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor has launched a modern open data portal at data.dol.gov, making it more transparent and efficient for users to access data related to the American workforce. The portal helps bring the department into alignment with the OPEN Government Data Act of 2019 and the Federal Data Strategy established during President Trump’s first administration.

BIRMINGHAM, AL – A U.S. Department of Labor investigation found numerous safety hazards at a Mobile worksite where Construction Labor Services Inc. workers were exposed to sewage gases, resulting in two fatalities.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of $65 million in funding to support programs that help community colleges develop high-quality, short-term training programs that meet employers’ and workers’ skill development needs. 

WASHINGTON –  U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer concluded a four-state swing on her “America at Work” listening tour yesterday, where she met with engineers, farmers, and manufacturers to learn more about their unique experiences in the labor force.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a funding opportunity of up to $145 million for organizations interested in administering its Pay-for-Performance Incentive Payments Program to further expand the national apprenticeship system. 

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration today published a framework for Artificial Intelligence literacy, providing a foundation to guide nationwide AI literacy efforts across workforce and education systems.