Tag: U.S. Department of Labor
U.S. Department of Labor announces funding to help states modernize unemployment...
Funding aims to combat fraud, promote equity, ensure timely benefits
Washington – The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced a series of actions to...
Labor Department announces $1.5M in grant funding to help low-wage female...
Washington – The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a $1.5 million grant program for community-based organizations and other non-profits that provide outreach to...
Biden moves to ax Trump rule on financial oversight of unions
The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed rescinding a Trump-era rule that subjected union funds to stricter transparency requirements, a decision that the agency...
DOL proposes rescinding Trump-era rules undermining worker protections against wage theft
Washington – The U.S. Department of Labor has announced plans to rescind two Trump-era rules that weakened wage theft protections under the Fair Labor...
Missouri Wendy’s fast food franchisee fined $160K for using child labor
An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor uncovered federal child labor law violations at local Wendy’s restaurant locations in nine states, including Missouri.
Missouri...
New Trump administration joint-employer rule has $1 billion price tag for...
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), on Jan. 12, announced a final ruling on the joint-employer standard under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)...
At least $2 billion in stolen wages recovered in ’15, ’16
Represents only a fraction of total stolen wages
A new report by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) finds that employers stole about $2 billion from...