WASHINGTON – A Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRM) panel established under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) found in favor of the United States in a determination regarding a labor dispute between Atento Servicios and Sindicato de Telefonistas de la República Mexicana (STRM) at the Atento call center in the Mexican state of Hidalgo. For the United States, this is the first panel victory under the RRM, and the first successful labor case under the dispute mechanism of a trade agreement.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of up to $250,000 in Brookwood-Sago grant funding to support the delivery of education and training to the nation’s mining community to help them identify, avoid, and prevent unsafe and unhealthy working conditions. 

In the week ending August 16, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 235,000, an increase of 11,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 224,000. The 4-week moving average was 226,250, an increase of 4,500 from the previous week's unrevised average of 221,750.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer this week visited the 26th state on her nationwide America at Work listening tour, meeting with Teamsters health care workers in Chicago and touring a family-owned quartz countertop manufacturer in Minnesota. During these two discussions, the Secretary heard directly from workers about the challenges facing their industries and discussed President Trump’s successful efforts to put American workers first throughout the past 200 days.

WASHINGTON – The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force, led by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security with interagency partners including the U.S. Department of Labor, today announced a new strategy to strengthen enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act and prevent goods made with forced labor in China from reaching American shores.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an incremental award of more than $1.3 million to continue employment and training services in response to automotive layoffs throughout Michigan.

In September 2023, the department issued Michigan a National Dislocated Worker Grant of up to $4,000,000 – with an initial award of $1,333,333, to enable the state to provide employment and training services to help displaced workers across the state affected by the impacts of automotive industry layoffs. 

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General today announced the successful recovery of approximately $520 million in suspected fraudulent unemployment insurance payments made during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

These funds, which had been frozen by a financial institution, have now been returned to the state of Maryland as a result of a coordinated recovery effort involving the department’s Office of Inspector General, the Employment and Training Administration, and Maryland’s Labor Department.

In the week ending August 9, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 224,000, a decrease of 3,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 226,000 to 227,000. The 4-week moving average was 221,750, an increase of 750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 220,750 to 221,000.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the historic launch of a performance dashboard that provides the American people with information on the effectiveness of federally-funded Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Adult, Youth, and Dislocated Worker programs. 

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration has rescinded a Dec. 21, 2021, supplemental statement that discouraged fiduciaries from considering alternative assets in 401(k) retirement plan investment menus.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Departments of Labor, Commerce, and Education today published a milestone report, America’s Talent Strategy: Equipping American Workers for the Golden Age, which presents a bold vision and concrete actions to transform the federal government’s approach to workforce development.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of up to $30 million in funding in the Industry-Driven Skills Training Fund grant program to accelerate workforce innovation and address critical workforce needs across the country.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced its Mine Safety and Health Administration is making $10.5 million in grant funding available to help provide mine safety training for the nation’s miners.

MSHA will award these grants as part of its fiscal year 2025 State Grants Program to fund the delivery of federally mandated training and re-training for miners who work at surface, underground coal, and metal and nonmetal mines throughout the U.S.

KEARNY, NJ – The U.S. Department of Labor cited a commercial laundry company for alleged workplace safety hazards after an employee injury at its Kearny facility.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer last week completed a four-state swing through Idaho, Utah, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, as part of her America at Work listening tour where she met directly with manufacturers, miners, construction workers, business leaders, and local officials to discuss the Trump Administration’s efforts to expand workforce training and connect hardworking Americans with good-paying, in-demand jobs. 

WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Deputy Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling released the following statements today applauding President Trump’s latest Executive Order, “Democratizing Access to Alternative Assets for 401(k) Investors.”

SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has certified Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton as a “Star” employer in its Voluntary Protection Programs.

In the week ending August 2, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 226,000, an increase of 7,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 218,000 to 219,000. The 4-week moving average was 220,750, a decrease of 500 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 221,000 to 221,250.

DALLAS – A federal whistleblower investigation found that Union Pacific Railroad Co. violated the Federal Railroad Safety Act by terminating a railroad engineer after the employee reported and sought medical care for a work-related injury. 

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today awarded an additional $4 million to help support continued disaster-relief jobs, as well as employment and training services for Kentucky residents suffering from the aftermath of severe storms over the past year.