Putting workers first

We’ve come a long way from describing Registered Apprenticeship as the nation’s best kept secret. In the 10th year of celebrating National Apprenticeship Week, people around the nation hosted more than 1,500 events and issued nearly 900 proclamations to celebrate Registered Apprenticeship as a life-changing career development tool.

Missouri is leading the charge to support women in the trades. A Department of Labor grant awarded to the Heartland Women in Trades is supporting women workers affected by gender-based bias, violence and harassment. Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su was in Kansas City last week to help unveil their equity plan to tackle these issues and uplift women in the trades.

We recovered nearly $53 million in back wages and damages for care workers in the last fiscal year.

The department has entered into an agreement with Jindal Tubular USA LLC, a Mississippi steel pipe maker with a long history of safety failures, to correct conditions that led a 25-year-old employee to suffer fatal injuries and to the medical amputations of a 20-year-old co-worker's legs after a stack of 2,000-pound pipes collapsed on them in January 2024. As part of the agreement, the company will accept citations for 26 violations, pay $442,815 in penalties and make extensive safety improvements.

The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development has received a $4.3 million Department of Labor grant to support employment and training services to help people affected by the health and economic effects of widespread opioid use, addiction and overdose. The grant will support employment and training services for eligible individuals to reintegrate into the workforce or transition into professional fields that could impact the opioid crisis.

From Nov. 25 to Dec. 10 each year, 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence calls for global action to end violence against women. In support of this effort, our Employee Benefits Security Administration is helping survivors understand their rights in either their own or their spouse's job-based benefit plans and providing resources to support their financial future.

As we honor veterans in November, we also recognize their families for making their service possible. Around the world, the career opportunities of nearly 580,000 military spouses – 90 percent of them women – depend on their spouses’ duty station assignments. Learn more about the challenges these spouses encounter firsthand and what the Biden-Harris administration does to help.

OSHA is working with an Ohio employer to make its facility safer after a mental health nurse suffered facial cuts and stab wounds in a preventable patient attack.

A new poll finds union support has reached 70 percent with disapproval at a 57-year low. Here’s why transparency and integrity are critically important.

We expanded employment assistance for transitioning service members, veterans and their spouses to offer more training and new partners.

OSHA has assessed $385,221 in penalties for New Jersey bakery after an inspection following a worker’s 2023 amputation injuries found the employer continued to ignore federal safety regulations.

When a California school district faced multiple emergencies over several years, its strong labor-management relationship played a key role in weathering the storms.

You might not think a business called the Friendship Diner would have a toxic work environment, but investigators learned wage theft was on the menu after workers reached out for help.

We’ve announced new research that underscores the benefits of paid family and medical leave.

🎄The holiday season is a busy time for warehouses. Make sure new and temporary workers are trained to recognize and address potential hazards. Ensure everyone comes home safe during the holiday season with the help of these OSHA resources. 🔽 https://lnkd.in/eqh-NFss 

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• MSN.com: Target fined $176K by OSHA after worker dies from fall at Burlington location
• Providence Journal: Are you owed back wages? where you can find out
• UPI: Filipino labor leaders inducted into Labor Department's Hall of Honor
• Las Vegas Review Journal: Nevada adopts first-ever regulation to protect workers from heat
• Star News: State announces all-time record-high number of apprentices in 112-Year history