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Sentinel Security Group Inc. assessed $7K in civil money penalties SHREVEPORT, LA – While security workers sometimes face daunting challenges on the job in return for a median national wage of just $15.13 per hour, 58 industry workers are closer to getting wages owed to them by their Shreveport employer thanks to an action brought […]
SAN DIEGO – A federal investigation has recovered more than $169,000 in back wages and liquidated damages for 235 workers employed by a San Diego drywall contractor who illegally denied piece-rate and hourly workers overtime pay. The recovery follows a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation that found Polvera Drywall Corp. — operating […]
[1/3]Raindrops hang on a sign for Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., October 26, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Global markets rally on U.S. jobs data Amazon share surge boosts U.S. stocks
Your Comfort Zone Inc., Rosalind Godfrey also pay $36K fine for willful wage theft, prohibited from retaliation against workers MANCHESTER, NH – A federal investigation has recovered $950,000 in back wages and liquidated damages and $50,000 in punitive damages from a West Lebanon home healthcare business — with a history of unlawful pay practices — […]
Minneapolis CNN  — The US job market cooled back down in June, adding just 209,000 jobs, and fueling optimism that the economy is on course to nail that elusive soft landing of lowering inflation without . . .
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that it is seeking nominations for members to serve on the Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship for the 2023-2025 term. Authorized by the National Apprenticeship Act, the committee advises the Secretary of Labor on ways to expand, modernize and diversify Registered Apprenticeship programs and provide equitable access […]
Recent data show local workers earn 6% less than the average wage in the U.S. Medical workers actually earn more, however, NewsChannel 21’s Isabella Warren reports. Here’s the full report just issued by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Employment and Wages in Bend-Redmond — May 2022 Workers in the Bend-Redmond, OR Metropolitan Statistical […]
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the initial award of $4,549,554 in funding to support cleanup and recovery activities in Guam after Typhoon Mawar caused flooding and extensive damage in May 2023. Administered by the department’s Employment and Training Administration, the National Dislocated Worker Grant of up to $11,373,884 allows the Guam […]
Charls Reason, Antonia Novello, Colin Powell and A. Philip Randolph  During the month of June, we celebrate Caribbean Americans pioneers and advocates. Whether by blazing a trail in a new field or advocating for civil rights, equality and better working conditions, they’ve helped make America’s workplaces better for all workers. Charles L. Reason was […]
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Division of Coal Mine Workers’ Compensation will host a series of outreach events on available benefits for current and former coal miners and their survivors in Arizona and New Mexico from June 27 to 29, 2023. Held in the Four Corners region, the events will […]