November 25, 2013

ETA News Release: Job Corps education and training centers in New Mexico are accepting students [11/25/2013]

DALLAS — The U.S. Department of Labor's Job Corps program is accepting applications throughout the autumn and winter months. The program provides free education and training for eligible young people, ages 16 to 24, to help them start a career, earn a high school diploma or equivalent credential and find and keep a good job.

November 25, 2013

ETA News Release: Job Corps education and training center in Colorado is accepting students [11/25/2013]

DALLAS — The U.S. Department of Labor's Job Corps program is accepting applications throughout the autumn and winter months. The program provides free education and training for eligible young people, ages 16 to 24, to help them start a career, earn a high school diploma or equivalent credential and find and keep a good job.

November 25, 2013

ETA News Release: Job Corps education and training centers in Arkansas are accepting students [11/25/2013]

DALLAS — The U.S. Department of Labor's Job Corps program is accepting applications in Arkansas throughout the autumn and winter months. The program provides free education and training for eligible young people, ages 16 to 24, to help them start a career, earn a high school diploma or equivalent credential and find and keep a good job.

November 25, 2013

ETA News Release: Job Corps education and training centers in Oklahoma are accepting students [11/25/2013]

DALLAS — The U.S. Department of Labor's Job Corps program is accepting applications throughout the autumn and winter months. The program provides free education and training for eligible young people, ages 16 to 24, to help them start a career, earn a high school diploma or equivalent credential and find and keep a good job.

November 21, 2013

ETA News Release: Job Corps education and training centers are accepting students [11/21/2013]

ATLANTA — The U.S. Department of Labor's Job Corps program is accepting applications throughout the autumn and winter months. The program provides free education and training for eligible young people, ages 16 to 24, to help them start a career, earn a high school diploma or equivalent credential and find and keep a good job.

November 21, 2013

ETA News Release: Job Corps education and training centers are accepting students [11/21/2013]

ATLANTA — The U.S. Department of Labor's Job Corps program is accepting applications throughout the autumn and winter months. The program provides free education and training for eligible young people, ages 16 to 24, to help them start a career, earn a high school diploma or equivalent credential and find and keep a good job.

November 20, 2013

OSHA News Release: US Department of Labor announces rules to update regulations and decrease burden on businesses [11/20/2013]

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced four rules designed to reduce unnecessary burdens on employers by updating or rescinding obsolete regulations and requirements. A rule from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration updates and streamlines the standards for the use of mechanical power presses while the remaining three rules from the Employment and Training Administration rescind outdated Foreign Labor Certification regulations for the H-2A, F-1 and H-1A programs.

November 20, 2013

OPA News Release: From Ben Franklin to Betty Friedan, from "Of Mice and Men" to "The Devil Wears Prada," U.S. Department of Labor launches Books that Shaped Work in America [11/20/2013]

WASHINGTON — From Ben Franklin's "Poor Richard's Improved" to Sonia Sotomayor's "My Beloved World," nearly 100 titles of fiction, nonfiction, plays and poetry begin the initial roll of Books that Shaped Work in America—a Centennial project of the U.S. Department of Labor in partnership with the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress.

November 19, 2013

OSHA News Release: Judge orders North Canton-based Star Air, Akron Reserve Ammunition, owner to pay more than $300,000 to 2 terminated Ohio truck drivers [11/19/2013]

NORTH CANTON, Ohio — Under terms of a consent judgment, a now defunct North Canton, Ohio-based company, Star Air Inc., and owner Robert R. Custer, will pay two Ohio truck drivers $302,000 to resolve a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Labor for terminating two of the company's drivers in violation of the 1982 Surface Transportation Assistance Act's whistleblower provisions.

November 19, 2013

OSHA News Release: Judge orders North Canton-based Star Air, Akron Reserve Ammunition, owner to pay more than $300,000 to 2 terminated Ohio truck drivers [11/19/2013]

NORTH CANTON, Ohio — Under terms of a consent judgment, a now defunct North Canton, Ohio-based company, Star Air Inc., and owner Robert R. Custer, will pay two Ohio truck drivers $302,000 to resolve a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Labor for terminating two of the company's drivers in violation of the 1982 Surface Transportation Assistance Act's whistleblower provisions.

November 19, 2013

ETA News Release: Youth CareerConnect Grants [11/19/2013]

WASHINGTON — To compete in today's global economy, America's students need deep knowledge and skills that will prepare them for college and the jobs of the future. Yet far too many of America's students are not meaningfully engaged or motivated in their academic experience while in high school. Many high school graduates lack exposure to learning that links their work in school to college and careers — especially in the critically important fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

November 18, 2013

US Labor Department files suit against former chief executive of Baltimore Behavioral Health to restore employee retirement plan contributions

BALTIMORE – The U.S. Department of Labor has sued William Kristen Hathaway, former chief executive officer of Baltimore Behavioral Health Inc. and fiduciary to the company’s retirement plan, for failing to remit employee contributions, in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. 

November 18, 2013

US Labor Department files suit to recover funds for participants in Milwaukee-based Omni Resources Employee Stock Ownership Plan

MILWAUKEE – The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court to recover funds from the fiduciaries of Omni Resources Inc., a Milwaukee-based information technology company. The suit alleges that Omni Resources’ plan fiduciaries authorized the sale of the company’s stock to the Omni Resources Employee Stock Ownership Plan for $13.7 million, which far exceeded its fair market value. The sale resulted in personal financial gain to company owner Veronica Mueller, who was also a fiduciary to the plan.

November 18, 2013

OSHA News Release: Crowd management measures are critical during major sales events; US Labor Department's OSHA sends reminder to retail associations [11/18/2013]

WASHINGTON — In advance of the holiday season, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is encouraging retail employers to take precautions to prevent workplace injuries during major sales events, including Black Friday.

November 18, 2013

ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor awards $14.7 million to ILO for two multicountry grants to reduce child labor [11/18/2013]

WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs today announced a $2 million grant award to improve compliance with labor laws in the Democratic Republic of Georgia. The grant provides funding for a project that will be developed and implemented through a cooperative agreement between the department and the International Labour Organization.

November 18, 2013

ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor awards $14.7 million to ILO for two multicountry grants to reduce child labor [11/18/2013]

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs today announced the award of two cooperative agreements to the International Labor Organization to address the worst forms of child labor by providing direct technical assistance to governments in 20 countries and support for updating statistics related to child labor in another 100 countries.

November 17, 2013

MSHA News Release: Statement of US Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez on the death of two miners [11/17/2013]

ARLINGTON, Va. — U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued the following statement on the death of two miners at Star Mine Operations LLC's Revenue Mine in Ouray, Colo.:

November 15, 2013

US Labor Department secures appointment of independent fiduciary for abandoned Boston, Mass. 401(k) plan

Date of Action: Oct. 10, 2013

Type of Action: Default Judgment

Name(s) of Defendant: Invenio Technologies Inc.

November 15, 2013

US Labor Department files suit to recover losses to and obtain independent fiduciary for White Plains, NY, 401(k) plan

Date of Action: Nov. 13, 2013

Type of Action: Complaint

Name(s) of Defendants: Mark Pasdon, Oxygen Electronics LLC and the Oxygen Electronics LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan  

November 14, 2013

US Labor Department obtains consent judgment securing the restoration of over $90,000 to Ayer, Mass., SIMPLE IRA plan

Date of Action: November 1, 2013

Type of Action: Consent Judgment and Order

Name(s) of Defendant: Goldsmith, Prest & Ringwall, Inc., Calvin R. Goldsmith and Bruce D. Ringwall