Secretary Scalia delivered a speech in Ohio to commemorate Columbus Day.

$150 million is 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. Grant applications close on Nov. 12.

In Pennsylvania this week to highlight workforce development and apprenticeship expansion, Secretary Scalia toured JWF Industries in Johnstown with Reps. John Joyce and Glenn Thompson and met with company leaders and apprentices. Following the stop in Johnstown, Secretary Scalia traveled to Mechanicsburg to meet with apprentices at the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the Independent Electrical Contractors.

• Release: An Atlanta condo management company has paid an employee back wages after denying coronavirus-related paid sick leave.
• Release: OSHA has cited 85 establishments for coronavirus-related violations this year.

Flu activity tends to rise in October and then peak between December and February. OSHA has tips to keep workers safe and limit the flu's spread.

Kentucky Bankers Association must pay $1,561,818 in losses to its benefits plan after Department investigators found violations.

A restaurant chain will pay $563,350 in back wages to 120 workers to resolve minimum wage, overtime and recordkeeping violations at three Tennessee locations.

OSHA has ordered CSX Transportation Inc. to reinstate and pay back wages and damages to an employee who was terminated for reporting a hazard and an injury.

An online celebration on Oct. 20 will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the National Disability Employment Awareness Month and the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Up to $40 million is available to address healthcare workforce shortages in rural areas by creating sustainable employment and training programs in behavioral and mental healthcare.

In a conciliation agreement, Comcast Corp. will pay $295,000 in back pay and interest and make salary adjustments to resolve allegations of pay discrimination.

A compliance assistance guide for workers and employers describes Labor Department agencies and their work.