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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

ESA Press Release: Labor Department Changes Regulations To Improve Service And Reduce Burden On Federal Contractors [08/18/1997]

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

ESA Press Release: Herman Appoints Committee To Review Minimum Wage Rates In American Samoa [05/29/1997]

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

ESA Press Release: U.S. Labor Department Continues Aggressive Nationwide Enforcement in the Garment Industry [05/14/1997]

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The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that five recent enforcement sweeps in the nation's major garment centers have identified more than 500 employees who are owed more than $320,500 in back wages and overtime.

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

ESA Press Release: OFCCP Sues Ford Motor Company For Discriminating Against Women at Louisville, Ky., Assembly Plant [05/07/1997]

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The U.S. Department of Labor has filed an administrative complaint against Ford Motor Company alleging that in 1993 the company discriminated against female applicants at its assembly plant in Louisville, KY.

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

ESA Press Release: Reinvention Improves Protections for Whistleblowers and Farm Workers OSHA, ESA, Division to Swap Certain Duties Feb. 3 [01/30/1997]

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

ESA Press Release: Labor, Justice Join to Combat National Origin Discrimination [01/08/1997]

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In a move to protect legal workers' opportunities and rights, two federal agencies signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) today that will help prevent national origin discrimination in the workplace while curtailing the national problem of undocumented workers.

Pacific Telesis, San Francisco will be recognized for its successful affirmative action program and a number of executive and management development programs that produced a diverse workforce and helped women and minorities break the glass ceiling. Pacific Telesis, with more than 50,000 employees, has demonstrated a commitment to empower its diverse workforce by supporting programs designed to increase awareness and appreciation of various cultural differences and their impact in the workplace.

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

ESA Press Release: Labor Department Seeks Comments on Proposal to Continue Suspension of Davis-Bacon Helper Regulations [07/31/1996]

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

ESA Press Release: Massachusetts Temp Firms Ordered To Pay $150,000 In Civil Money Penalties For Willful Violations Of Federal Wage & Hour Law [06/12/1996]

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

CEREMONY TO HONOR FEDERAL CONTRACTORS SET FOR SEPTEMBER 19 [01/31/1996]

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The Labor Department's annual program to honor federal contractors for leadership in ensuring equal employment opportunities will be held in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 19, Deputy Assistant Secretary Shirley J. Wilcher announced today.

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

RENE A. REDWOOD JOINS LABOR DEPARTMENT'S OFFICE OF FEDERAL CONTRACT COMPLIANCE [01/26/1996]

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION

MINIMUM WAGE RATES INCREASED FOR AMERICAN SAMOA

Mon., Sept. 25, 1995

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Mandatory minimum wage rates for American Samoa will increase Thursday, Sept. 28, the U.S. Labor Department announced today.

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

LABOR SECRETARY REICH HONORS EMPLOYERS FOR LEADERSHIP IN DEVELOPING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE, INCREASING NATION'S PRODUCTIVITYWed., Sept. 13, 1995

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

LABOR SECRETARY ROBERT B. REICH MEETS WITH FARMWORKERS AT FRESNO AREA VINEYARD, TOURS IMPROVED HOUSING FACILITYTues., July 11, 1995

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U.S. Labor Secretary Robert B. Reich today met with area farmworkers to discuss enforcement initiatives and to tour a housing facility representative of an emphasis on improving housing and working conditions.

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

CONNECTICUT EMPLOYER ORDERED TO PAY $8 MILLION IN BACK WAGESTues., June 20, 1995

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

SUMMER JOBS SEASON BRINGS RENEWED EMPHASIS ON CHILD LABOR LAWSWed., June 14, 1995

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The U.S. Department of Labor is conducting a national drive to prevent child labor abuse during the summer months when more than three million youth get jobs.

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

SMITH & WESSON, INC., TO PAY $450,000 IN BACK WAGES IN GENDER DISCRIMINATION CASEMon., June 5, 1995

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Smith & Wesson, Inc., of Springfield, Mass., has agreed to pay up to $450,000 in back wages to 1,600 women who were denied jobs over a two-year period because of unfair hiring practices, Secretary of Labor Robert B. Reich announced today.

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

REICH APPOINTS COMMITTEE TO REVIEW MINIMUM WAGE RATES IN AMERICAN SAMOA Thurs., May 25, 1995

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

COMPUTER SERVICES FIRM SUBJECT TO DEBARMENT, ASSESSED $117,000 IN FINES AND BACK WAGES AS A RESULT OF IMMIGRATION LAW VIOLATIONS; ALJ UPHOLDS LABOR DEPARTMENT RULING ON ANOTHER COMPUTER FIRMWed., April 12, 1995

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT FINAL REGULATIONS TAKE EFFECT TODAYThursday, April 6, 1995

For more information call: (202) 219-8743.

The final regulations for the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 take effect today.