November 4, 2024

US Department of Labor recovers $877K in wages, benefits for 36 employees underpaid by contractors on federally funded projects in New York City

NEW YORK  The U.S. Department of Labor recovered a total of $877,834 in back wages and fringe benefits from three Long Island contractors for 36 employees who were underpaid for their work on two New York projects funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. 

November 4, 2024

McKesson Corp. subsidiary to pay $448K in back wages, interest to resolve alleged systemic racial hiring discrimination in Grapevine

GRAPEVINE, TX – The U.S. Department of Labor’s  Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has entered into an agreement with McKesson Medical-Surgical Inc., one of the nation’s largest distributors of medical supplies, to resolve alleged systemic hiring discrimination against nearly 900 Black, Hispanic and white applicants at its Grapevine distribution facility.

November 1, 2024

US Department of Labor reports distressed pension assistance program has protected benefits for more than 1.2M workers, retirees, families

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Employee Benefits Security Administration has issued a report illustrating how the American Rescue Plan has protected the financially distressed pension plans of more than 1.2 million U.S. workers, retirees and their families, ensuring they receive the retirement benefits they earned. 

November 1, 2024

Statement by Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su on October jobs report

WASHINGTON – Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su issued the following statement on the October 2024 Employment Situation report: 

October 31, 2024

Department of Labor honors more than 800 employers committed to veterans’ employment with 2024 HIRE Vets Medallion Awards

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today recognized more than 800 employers for their commitment to employing and supporting the nation’s service members by presenting them with the 2024 Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Medallion Award.

October 31, 2024

US Department of Labor finds Temple City home care company ignoring overtime requirements for 3rd time, recovers $145K in unpaid wages, damages

Employer:      T.G.H. Management Group Inc., operating as Temple Garden Homes

                        5120 Baldwin Ave.

October 31, 2024

US Department of Labor recovers $109K in back wages, benefits from Maryland contractor that underpaid 55 workers at Eglin AFB

Employer:   Crystal Enterprises Inc.

Employer address:    10837 Lanham Severn Road, Glenn Dale, MD 20769

October 31, 2024

Department of Labor completed impact inspections at 8 mines in 7 states with histories of repeated health, safety violations in September 2024

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration completed impact inspections in September 2024 at eight mines in Indiana, Kentucky, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin and issued 112 violations. 

October 31, 2024

Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report

In the week ending October 26, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 216,000, a decrease of 12,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 227,000 to 228,000. The 4-week moving average was 236,500, a decrease of 2,250 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 238,500 to 238,750.

October 30, 2024

US Department of Labor recovers $53K in back wages, damages from cleaning service that misclassified 59 workers as independent contractors

Employer:                              Finichel LLC, operating as Finichel Cleaning Services 

Investigation site:                  801 Mohawk Drive

West Columbia, SC 29169

October 29, 2024

Department of Labor finds construction contractors failed to protect rigger from fatal 30-story fall at Fort Lauderdale high-rise

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – A U.S. Department of Labor investigation found two contractors could have prevented a crane collapse at a Fort Lauderdale residential construction site in April 2024, which caused a 27-year-old rigger to suffer fatal injuries after falling approximately 30 stories.

October 29, 2024

US Department of Labor to host Veteran Resource and Opportunity Fair in Buffalo for military members, spouses seeking career growth

BUFFALO, NY – The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs will mark the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Act and Veterans Day 2024 by holding a Veteran Resource and Opportunity Fair on Nov. 6, 2024. 

October 29, 2024

Department of Labor investigation into worker’s fatal grain engulfment finds Missouri farm cooperative lacked adequate rescue equipment

HAMILTON, MO ‒ A Missouri grain cooperative could have prevented an employee’s fatal engulfment in a storage bin in May 2024 had it followed federal workplace safety requirements, the U.S. Department of Labor determined.

October 28, 2024

Department of Labor seeks Kentucky highway construction industry’s input to set accurate prevailing wage, fringe benefits for workers

LOUISVILLE, KY – The U.S. Department of Labor encourages employers and others in Kentucky’s highway construction industry to complete a statewide prevailing wage rates survey to help its Wage and Hour Division establish accurate pay and fringe benefits for workers on federally funded and assisted construction projects.

October 28, 2024

US Department of Labor signs memorandum with Kenyan government to promote labor cooperation, strengthen ties between two countries

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor and Kenya’s Ministry of Labor and Social Protection today signed a memorandum of understanding to advance labor cooperation between the two countries.

Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs Thea Lee and Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Labor and Social Protection Alfred N. Mutua met for a signing ceremony at the ministry’s Nairobi headquarters.

October 28, 2024

US Department of Labor awards $5M for temporary jobs, workforce training to continue Hurricane Idalia support to Florida

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $5 million in funding to support continued disaster-relief employment and workforce training for Florida residents as the state continues to recover after Hurricane Idalia.

October 24, 2024

US Department of Labor announces collaboration with New York to promote labor law compliance, child labor enforcement

Date of action:           Oct. 3, 2024 

Participants:              U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division 

                        New York State Department of Labor, Division of Labor Standards

October 24, 2024

Judge affirms serious violations against Rochester roofing contractor that exposed workers to 4-story falls from Village of Newark municipal building

SYRACUSE, NY – An administrative law judge has ordered a Rochester commercial roofing company to pay $16,782 in penalties for two serious fall protection and ladder safety violations, after an investigation and litigation by the U.S. Department of Labor.

October 24, 2024

Departments of Labor, Commerce, Education renew memorandum of understanding with Switzerland to expand Registered Apprenticeship in US

WASHINGTON – The U.S. and Swiss governments have renewed a memorandum of understanding to expand and strengthen quality apprenticeships and pathways to good jobs, including Registered Apprenticeships, among Swiss companies and Swiss-invested companies in the U.S.

October 24, 2024

Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report

In the week ending October 19, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 227,000, a decrease of 15,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 241,000 to 242,000. The 4-week moving average was 238,500, an increase of 2,000 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 236,250 to 236,500.