May 17, 2023

US Department of Labor fines Topgolf USA Oregon location for allowing minor-aged employees to work on prohibited tasks

Employer:                                          Topgolf USA Hillsboro LLC

May 17, 2023

US Department of Labor will make $15M in funding available to support training needed to access good jobs in high-demand careers

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of $15 million in grants to help address challenges the workforce system faces in training people for good jobs in critical sectors including care, climate resiliency, and hospitality.

May 16, 2023

US Department of Labor cites 2 employers after workers show elevated levels of inorganic arsenic at Georgia chemical manufacturing facility

CONLEY, GA – A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has found that two companies operating at a Conley wood treatment chemical manufacturing facility exposed workers to chemical hazards.

May 15, 2023

US Department of Labor recovers $301K in back wages, damages after investigators find Fort Lee restaurant shortchanged 63 workers

FORT LEE, NJ The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered more than $300,000 in back wages and liquidated damages for 63 workers at a Fort Lee restaurant after an investigation found the employer’s pay practices violated federal minimum wage and overtime regulations.

May 12, 2023

Federal court issues consent judgment requiring Luzerne County manufacturer to pay former employee $13K in whistleblower case

PLAINS TOWNSHIP, PA – A federal district court in the Middle District of Pennsylvania has issued a consent judgment ordering a Luzerne County paper box manufacturer and its owner to pay a former employee $13,000 after the U.S.

May 12, 2023

US Department of Labor recognizes SNF Polychemie Inc. with ‘Star’ level designation for exemplary workplace safety programs at Illinois location

WHO:            U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration

                      SNF Polychemie Inc., Dolton, Illinois                           

May 12, 2023

US Department of Labor will hold advisory board meeting on compensation, medical benefits for current, former nuclear weapons workers

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor will hold a meeting of the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health for Part E of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act on May 17-18, 2023, in Idaho Falls.

May 11, 2023

US Department of Labor finds San Jose assisted living provider intentionally denied 16 workers overtime pay, recovers $211K in back wages, damages

SAN JOSE, CA – A federal investigation has recovered $211,064 in back wages and liquidated damages for 16 people employed by the owners and operators of three Bay Area assisted living facilities that deliberately failed to pay the required overtime rate when employees worked over 40 hours a week serving the needs of older adults in Santa Clara and San Jose.

May 11, 2023

US Department of Labor recovers $96K for 10 workers on Kauai after finding cleaning company denied pay for overtime, work travel

HONOLULU – U.S. Department of Labor investigators have found that a Lihue cleaning service failed to pay employees overtime wages when required and did not pay employees for time spent traveling between job sites, which has led to the recovery of $96,936 in unpaid wages and damages for 10 workers.

May 11, 2023

US Department of Labor announces 2023 themes to promote importance of advancing disability employment, honor landmark legislation’s anniversary

WASHINGTON – To mark two significant events in 2023 for people with disabilities, the U.S. Department of Labor today announced its Office of Disability Employment Policy has selected themes to promote National Disability Employment Awareness Month and honor the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

May 11, 2023

READOUT: US Department of Labor report finds impact of caregiving on mother’s wages reduces lifetime earnings by 15 percent

WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Labor and elected federal officials held a media briefing today to discuss the release of a report by the department’s Women’s Bureau on how caring for family has long-term impacts on a mother’s lifetime earnings.

May 11, 2023

US Department of Labor awards $78M for nursing programs to strengthen, diversify workforce to fill quality jobs in 17 states

WASHINGTON – As the nation honors their dedication and sacrifice during National Nurses Week, the U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $78 million in grants to support workforce training programs in 17 states and address staffing challenges nursing professionals face in the care economy.

May 11, 2023

Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report

In the week ending May 6, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 264,000, an increase of 22,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 242,000. This is the highest level for initial claims since October 30, 2021 when it was 264,000. The 4-week moving average was 245,250, an increase of 6,000 from the previous week's unrevised average of 239,250. This is the highest level for this average since November 20, 2021 when it was 249,250.

May 10, 2023

US Department of Labor will hold inaugural ‘Stand Down to Save Lives’ to promote, emphasize miner safety, health; stop rise in miner fatalities

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Mine Safety and Health Administration will hold its first “Stand Down to Save Lives” on May 17 as part of a national campaign to encourage the nation’s mining community to take steps to prevent injuries and illnesses and stop an alarming rise in the number of miners killed on the job in 2023.

May 10, 2023

Federal jury finds East Penn Manufacturing violated federal law; awards $22M in back wages, among largest wage verdicts in Department of Labor history

PHILADELPHIA – A federal court jury has awarded back wages of more than $22 million to the U.S. Department of Labor for more than 7,500 employees working for East Penn Manufacturing Company Inc. — one of the world’s largest battery manufacturers — after the department proved that the company failed to pay them overtime pay.

May 10, 2023

Department of Labor finds Texas Children’s Hospital failed to protect employees after security guard suffers serious assault by patient

Employer name:        Texas Children’s Hospital

                                            1919 South Braeswood Blvd.

                                            Houston, TX 77030