May 5, 2022

Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report

In the week ending April 30, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 200,000, an increase of 19,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 180,000 to 181,000. The 4-week moving average was 188,000, an increase of 8,000 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 179,750 to 180,000.

May 4, 2022

US Department of Labor renews ‘Star Level’ designation of Acushnet Company, Custom Operations for workplace safety, health achievements

Participant:   Acushnet Company, Custom Operations. New Bedford, Massachusetts

May 4, 2022

US Department of Labor investigation finds Arizona landscaping company denied full wages, retaliated against workers

PHOENIX – Following a U.S. Department of Labor investigation that found a Phoenix-area landscaping company and its owner used illegal pay practices, lied to investigators and intimidated workers, a consent judgment has been entered in federal court to recover back wages and damages for employees and hold the employer accountable.

May 4, 2022

US Department of Labor recovers $143K in wages for 90 workers in New Orleans whose employer denied them overtime

Employer name:                    United Cerebral Palsy of Greater New Orleans Inc.

Investigation site:                  New Orleans, Louisiana

May 4, 2022

US Department of Labor issues willful citations to Edmond asphalt, concrete paving contractor after investigation into 18-year-old worker’s fatal injury

OKLAHOMA CITY – Federal workplace safety investigators found that a construction company’s failure to prevent sudden start-up of a conveyor system contributed to an 18-year-old worker’s fatal injuries after he was pulled into a hot asphalt silo as he tried to remove debris from the conveyor in Oklahoma City on Nov. 2, 2021.

May 4, 2022

US Department of Labor recovers $77K in wages, damages for restaurant workers denied overtime at nine Arkansas and Missouri locations

Employer name:                    3Pointe Restaurant Group Holdings LLC

Investigation sites:               4507 W Walnut St., Rogers, AR 72756

May 4, 2022

US Department of Labor will hold listening session for Midwest workers, advocates, union representatives on possible revisions to overtime regulations

CHICAGO The U.S. Department of Labor is holding a series of listening sessions with employees and their stakeholders on possible revisions to the regulations that enforce the Fair Labor Standards Act’s minimum wage and overtime exemptions for executive, administrative and professional employees.

May 3, 2022

US Department of Labor, LinkedIn Corp. enter agreement to resolve alleged pay discrimination on behalf of 686 female workers in California

SAN FRANCISCO The U.S. Department of Labor and LinkedIn Corp. have entered into a conciliation agreement to resolve allegations of systemic, gender-based pay discrimination by the operator of employment-oriented websites and mobile apps at its San Francisco and Sunnyvale, California, facilities.

May 3, 2022

US Department of Labor invites federal construction industry contractors, workers, other stakeholders to online forum on wage compliance, other issues

WHO:           U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division

WHAT:          Construction and Government Contracting Forum

May 3, 2022

US Department of Labor recovers $94K in back wages, damages for 33 underpaid employees of Las Vegas construction company

LAS VEGAS – A federal investigation has recovered $94,112 in back wages and liquidated damages for 33 workers of a Las Vegas construction company that denied them overtime wages by misclassifying the workers as independent contractors. The investigation also found that the employer denied a worker sick leave in violation of the Family First Coronavirus Response Act.

May 3, 2022

US Department of Labor recovers $87K in wages for pest control technicians denied overtime in Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas

Employer name:                    Arrow Pest Control of Baton Rouge Inc.,

                                                      doing business as Arrow Termite and Pest Control Co.

May 3, 2022

US Department of Labor announces $8M funding availability to advance equitable, inclusive workforce service delivery for people with disabilities

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of $8 million in funding over four years to manage the Leadership for the Employment and Economic Advancement of People with Disabilities Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Policy Development Center.

May 2, 2022

OSHA proposes $793K in fines for Philadelphia roofing contractor who exposed workers to fall hazards at 5 southern New Jersey locations

Company name:       

All Best Contractor Corp.

1403 Greeby St.

Philadelphia, PA

Inspection sites:        

30 Boardwalk Drive, Eastampton

108 Bridge Blvd., Eastampton

May 2, 2022

Las iniciativas del Departamento de Trabajo de Estados Unidos promueven la ‘seguridad’ de los salarios de trabajadores y el cumplimiento por empleadores durante la Semana Nacional de Seguridad en la Construcción

WASHINGTON - Los trabajadores en la industria de construcción de los EE. UU. construyen nuestras casas, carreteras, puentes y edificios. También se esfuerzan para expandir y fortalecer la infraestructura de información de la nación para conectarnos mejor y hacer que el país sea más resiliente en tiempos de crisis.

May 2, 2022

Unas empresas de instalación de cercas de White Plains pagan $206,000 en salarios y daños y perjuicios a 18 empleados para resolver violaciones de horas extras, mantenimiento de registros y clasificación errónea

WHITE PLAINS, NY - Después de una investigación de la División de Horas y Salarios del Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU., dos empresas asociadas de contratistas de instalación de cercas en White Plains pagó un total de $206,904 -$103,452 en salarios atrasados y una cantidad equivalente por daños y perjuicios- a 18 empleados para resolver violaciones de los requisitos de horas extras y mantenimiento de registros de la Ley de Normas Laborales Justas.

May 2, 2022

US Department of Labor initiatives promote ‘safety’ of industry workers’ wages, employer compliance during National Construction Safety Week

WASHINGTON – Hard-working people in the construction industry in the U.S. build our homes, erect our roads and bridges, and raise our buildings skyward. They also strive to expand and strengthen the nation’s information infrastructure to better connect us and make the country more resilient at times of crisis.

May 2, 2022

READOUT: Secretary Walsh visited Elyria, Ohio, to highlight Bipartisan Innovation Act, joined Boeing to announce $1M in workforce development funding

WASHINGTON – Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh joined local leaders at Lorain County Community College in Elyria, Ohio, on April 29, 2022, to highlight how the proposed Bipartisan Innovation Act will advance U.S. global leadership in the technologies of the future and build on the historic investments in President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.