A new proposed rule would clarify employee and independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Secretary Scalia joined Vice President Mike Pence and Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, to visit a manufacturer and discussed how President Trump’s pro-jobs policies helped grow manufacturing, increase paychecks and expand payrolls.

The first 18 Standards Recognition Entities (SREs) for Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs mark a milestone in efforts to expand apprenticeship to more industries and workers. In Virginia this week, Secretary Scalia recognized the first group of SREs during a virtual roundtable at the headquarters of the National Institute for Metalworking Skills.

Secretary Scalia visited North Carolina this week, where he discussed manufacturing growth, apprenticeship expansion and the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

The Department is making $150 million available through the H-1B One Workforce Grant Program to invest in workforce training for key U.S. employment sectors, including information technology, cybersecurity, advanced manufacturing and transportation.

To support Hurricane Laura response efforts, the Department will provide $2.5 million in disaster recovery funding for Texas and $8 million for Louisiana.

Software solution provider Eightfold.ai has received the grand prize of the Veterans’ Employment Challenge to build an application to better match transitioning military service members’ skills with employer needs.

Farm Safety and Health Week, observed every year during the third week of September, provides an opportunity to reflect on practices to keep agricultural workers safe and healthy all year round.

OSHA urged response crews and residents in areas affected by Hurricane Sally to be aware of hazards created by flooding, power loss, structural damage, fallen trees and storm debris.

After a Department investigation, an Iowa manufacturer agreed to pay 150 workers $279,505 in back wages.

An Alabama franchisee has paid back wages to seven workers after denying them coronavirus-related paid sick leave.

The Department has entered an agreement with Microsoft Corp. to resolve alleged hiring discrimination affecting 1,229 applicants in Massachusetts, New York, Texas and Washington.

As National Preparedness Month draws to a close, OSHA reminds employers that planning for emergencies can help keep workers safe.