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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a plan to reduce delinquent reporting among labor unions that are required to submit annual financial disclosure forms to the department. Every labor organization representing private sector employees is required to file a report with the department within 90 days of the end of its fiscal year, or further enforcement action will then be pursued. Each year, however, 30 to 40 percent of unions fail to submit their reports on time, and in some instances reports remain outstanding for over one year.

WASHINGTON — Paul DeCamp, administrator for the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division, which is responsible for enforcing the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, today released the following statement regarding passage of the Child Labor Protection Act of 2007, H.R. 2637, by the U.S. House of Representatives:

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BOSTON — Patni Computer Systems Inc. of Cambridge, Mass., has agreed to pay more than $2.4 million to 607 non-immigrant workers following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor.

An investigation by the department's Wage and Hour Division found that computer professionals employed under the H-1B visa program by Patni were not paid required wages for the period between January 2004 and December 2005.

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Employers learn about wide range of issues in post-Hurricane Katrina contex

NEW ORLEANS — Employers large and small today are participating in the U.S. Department of Labor's first-ever New Orleans area Employer Forum to learn more, in the post-Hurricane Katrina environment, about wages, pension protection, job safety, affirmative action, veterans' re-employment rights, and family and medical leave laws. The forum is taking place at the University of New Orleans' Lindy C. Boggs International Convention Center.

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DALLAS - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent order and judgment permanently barring fiduciaries of the Manufacturing and Industrial Workers Union Benefit Fund (MIWU) of Bryan, Texas, from serving in a fiduciary capacity to any employee benefit plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and appointing an independent fiduciary to oversee the health fund. The claims involve approximately 2,000 workers and their families in Arizona, Georgia, Illinois, Texas and other states.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao today announced that "Workers with Disabilities: Talent for a Winning Team!" will be the official 2007 theme for National Disability Employment Awareness Month, which is observed in October nationwide.

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor has announced finalization of an important interagency agreement with the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Library of Medicine that expedites evaluation of toxic substance, chemical and disease profiles for faster publication in Haz-Map, a major Internet-hosted occupational disease database.

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