Stories - Subject = USDOL News

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8/15/2022 Cultivating compliance - an agricultural guide to federal labor law
6/13/2022 H-2A expands; wages rise
5/20/2022 USDOL announces $2M funding opportunity to help women workers who earn low wages...
5/11/2022 USDOL listening session for Southeast employers, industry stakeholders on possible overtime...
5/2/2022 USDOL announces listening sessions for workers, advocates, union representatives on possible...
4/26/2022 USDOL offers webinars for assistance on labor-management standards for Southeast’s union...
4/7/2022 US Deputy Sec. of Labor visits Mexico to discuss worker rights, ending child, forced labor...
2/3/2022 USDOL announces plans to hire 100 investigators to support its wage and hour division’s...
1/31/2022 Proposed rule for H-2A wage differentiation means higher outlays for farmers
1/24/2022 US Secretary of Labor announces coordinated effort to improve job quality nationwide
1/20/2022 WHD Presents: Roundtable conversation on labor trafficking in agriculture Jan. 31
1/11/2022 USDOL assesses penalties in over 80 percent of cotton gin investigations in seven southeast...
1/10/2022 Comment on OSHA’s workplace heat safety rule by Jan. 26
1/7/2022 AEWRs, FLS, and OEWS
12/17/2021 USDOL amends regulations on the adjudication of temporary, seasonal...under the H-2A program
12/16/2021 New H-2A Wage Rates effective 12-29-2021
12/16/2021 OSHA’s preliminary top 10 most frequently cited workplace safety violations
12/13/2021 USDOL announces upcoming actions in Biden-Harris Administration fall 2021 regulatory agenda
12/8/2021 Secretary Walsh announces major global initiative to empower workers, ensure rights...
12/3/2021 USDOL extends comment period for rulemaking to protect indoor and outdoor workers from heat hazards
12/3/2021 USDOL cites one of the nation’s largest pork processors for exposing workers to repetitive motion...
12/2/2021 USDOL issues proposed rule for setting adverse effect wage rates for H-2A program
11/16/2021 Largest US pork processor agrees to develop, implement infectious disease preparedness plan...
11/11/2021 USDOL, National Labor Relations Board, US EEO Commission align to end retaliation, promote...
10/27/2021 USDOL initiates rulemaking to protect workers, outdoors and indoors, from heat hazards...
10/26/2021 USDOL: The heat is on
10/22/2021 New MSPA certificate of registration forms and resources
10/22/2021 Price chides federal agencies for lack of action decades after fatal NC chicken plant fire
10/1/2021 ‘They’re literally hot all the time.’ How a heat standard would help NC farmworkers
10/1/2021 USDOL cites CO dairy farm operator for violations after vacuum truck driver suffers fatal...
10/1/2021 USDOL releases annual report on worst forms of child labor, new tool to track illicitly...
9/27/2021 Biden administration announces plan to protect farmworkers and others from extreme heat
9/22/2021 Biden launches plan to address 'silent killer': extreme heat
9/22/2021 US Department of Labor announces update to minimum wage
9/13/2021 USDOL announces $7M funding opportunity to combat forced labor, child labor abuses in Mexico
9/8/2021 How OSHA's revised COVID-19 guidance affects agriculture and food processing Employers
9/7/2021 Essential workers of coronavirus pandemic to be inducted into US DOL’s Hall of Honor
9/3/2021 USDOL, Mexican government renew agreements to protect the rights of Mexican, Hispanic workers
8/10/2021 OSHA gets heat on temp regs
8/5/2021 NC farm labor contractor violates recruiting, pay, migrant housing laws at Delaware melon picking...
7/30/2021 USDOL final rule rescinds March 2020 joint employer rule, ensure more workers minimum wage...
7/26/2021 After six worker deaths at Georgia chicken plant, U.S. issues $1 million in fines
7/12/2021 US, Mexico announce enforcement of worker protection agreement
6/25/2021 USDOL announces availability of more than $21M in grants for training on workplace hazards...
6/21/2021 USDOL investigation finds Campbellsville tobacco, hemp farm shortchanged temporary...
6/14/2021 OSHA issues safeguards for health workers, but goals for others
6/11/2021 USDOL’s OSHA issues emergency temporary standard to protect healthcare workers from the coronavirus
5/25/2021 Essential Workers – Essential Protections: Webinar for NC Ag Workers, Organizations, Employers 5/27
5/24/2021 Options for Pender & Bladen county H-2A employers
5/24/2021 UD Departments of Homeland Security, Labor issue joint rule supplementing H-2B visa cap
5/14/2021 USDOL announces 18-month delay to rule affecting prevailing wage for certain immigrants...
5/7/2021 Proposed rulemaking for range herding, livestock production applications under the H-2A program
5/6/2021 USDOL issues guidance to allow flexibility for waiving the recovery of certain unemployment...
5/6/2021 US Department of Labor to withdraw independent contractor rule
5/4/2021 USDOL offers series of webinars for Southeastern employees, employers on workplace protections...
4/12/2021 Biden taps California workplace safety leader to head up OSHA
4/9/2021 USDOL announcement of new FLC and FLCE certificates
4/5/2021 USDOL publishes request for information for determining prevailing wages for certain immigrants...
3/31/2021 Updated FLC/FLCE certification cards
3/24/2021 Feds didn't need wage data in H-2A visa suit, judge says
3/24/2021 USDOL announces proposed 18-month delay to prevailing wage rule affecting certain immigrants...
3/23/2021 Senate confirms Marty Walsh to be Labor secretary
3/18/2021 OSHA, grain industry leaders say small changes have big impacts
3/17/2021 USDOL investigation results in judge debarring NC farm labor contractor for numerous guest worker...
3/16/2021 DOL watchdog: OSHA’s virtual inspections during pandemic likely led to dangerous workplaces
3/15/2021 OSHA launches program to protect high-risk workers from coronavirus, focuses on employers that...
3/12/2021 Labor Department moves to reverse Trump rules that narrow worker protections
3/11/2021 New H-2A subsistence rate effective 3-10-2021
3/9/2021 USDOL education, enforcement campaign seeks to increase Southeast agricultural industry’s compliance
2/25/2021 Labor Department raises H-2A wages
2/24/2021 USDOL to host virtual two-day seminar for agriculture industry employers, workers...
2/24/2021 New H-2A Wage Rates effective Feb. 23
2/23/2021 New H-2A Wage Rates effective 2-23-2021
2/23/2021 H-2A wage rate increase set
2/15/2021 People who refuse unsafe work can get unemployment benefits
2/12/2021 2021 "unofficial" H-2A wage rates
2/1/2021 US Department of Labor issues stronger workplace guidance on coronavirus
1/25/2021 Biden tells OSHA to issue new Covid-19 guidance to employers
1/21/2021 Biden administration: Labor issues offer pros and cons
1/21/2021 Trump labor board counsel fired after resisting Biden's call for resignation
1/20/2021 U.S. Department of Labor issues four Wage and Hour opinion letters
1/18/2021 U.S. DOL issues final rule to modernize H-2a temporary Agricultural Labor Certification Program
1/15/2021 Labor Department’s independent contractor rule may not stand for long
1/7/2021 USDOL announces final rule to clarify independent contractor status under the Fair Labor...
12/29/2020 Injunction granted on H2A wage freeze
12/28/2020 H-2A wages up in the air again
12/21/2020 Federal labor law enforcement in agriculture
12/21/2020 The H-2A program and AEWRs
12/2/2020 Farmworker groups file lawsuit over H-2A wages
12/1/2020 U.S. Department of Labor issues two wage and hour opinion letters
11/23/2020 DOL changes AEWR methodology
11/18/2020 Smithfield Foods, subcontractor fined $100,000 for COVID-19 violations in California
11/18/2020 OSHA comes under fire for 'paltry' fines and lax guidance to meat plants
11/4/2020 U.S. Department of Labor issues two wage and hour opinion letters
11/4/2020 Secretary Perdue statement on DOL’s H2A wage rule
11/3/2020 New AEWR rule
11/3/2020 Trump administration releases new H-2A wage method
11/2/2020 UFW wins preliminary injunction against USDA suspension of labor survey
10/19/2020 Lawsuit says Trump Administration tries to cut farm wages
10/12/2020 “It’s especially cruel during a pandemic”: Minimum wage uncertain for seasonal farm workers after...
10/9/2020 Suspended labor survey sows confusion over H-2A wage rates
9/16/2020 Blowback from industry and union on OSHA for Smithfield/JBS fines
9/15/2020 Labor Dept. revises Covid-19 leave regulations, broadening coverage for healthcare workers and...
9/11/2020 OSHA cites Smithfield for failing to protect employees from COVID-19
8/20/2020 OSHA pressed on ammonium nitrate action
8/17/2020 U.S. DOL and North American Meat Institute establish alliance to protect meatpacking workers
7/27/2020 Workers sue OSHA over conditions at meatpacking plant
7/23/2020 Guidance on Farmworker Safety during COVID-19
7/13/2020 U.S. DOL- Wage and Hour Division enforcement of Families First Coronavirus Response Act
7/13/2020 USDOL issues poster to keep meat packing, poultry and pork workers safe during pandemic
6/23/2020 U.S. Department of Labor to host compliance assistance webinars
6/22/2020 USDOL offers Spanish language webinars on coronavirus-related paid leave benefits for ag...
6/22/2020 USDOL issues OSHA guidance as non-essential businesses reopen and employees return to work
6/22/2020 USDOL debars Georgia berry farmer for violating guest worker visa requirements
6/5/2020 Webinar: Families First Coronavirus Response Act - US Department of Labor
6/4/2020 USDOL, CDC: Interim guidance for agricultural workers and employers
6/2/2020 Workplace infection rule could backfire, Labor Department says
5/25/2020 DOL releases final rule expanding bonus pay for workers with 'fluctuating' hours
5/13/2020 USDOL webinar on employer requirements under Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)
5/11/2020 USDOL issues COVID-19 relief and guidance for employee benefit plans
5/6/2020 DOL provides immediate relief & guidance for employee benefit plans
4/28/2020 USDOL and CDC issue interim guidance to protect workers in meatpacking...
4/20/2020 USDOL announces $91.8 million funding opportunity for migrant and seasonal farmworkers
4/13/2020 USDOL: H-2A requirement in order to use alternative housing UPDATED 4/13/20
4/10/2020 U.S Dept. of Labor publishes guidance on pandemic unemployment assistance
3/20/2020 Today's H-2A Update: USDA and DOL announce information sharing to assist H-2A employers
3/6/2020 Florida-based farm labor contractor violated guest worker visa requirements at 5 NC farms
3/5/2020 Farm labor union again suing U.S. Department of Labor on behalf of tobacco workers
1/16/2020 U.S. Department of Labor issues final rule to update FLSA’s joint employer regulations
12/26/2019 U.S District Court issues preliminary injunction against US DOL on H-2A drivers
12/26/2019 New H-2A Wage Rates effective 1-2-2020
10/21/2019 US DOL: Agriculture toolkit for wage/hour compliance
9/26/2019 Lower wages and housing deregulation in proposed rules for guest-farm labor
9/25/2019 NC Agribusiness Council comments on H-2A proposed regs
9/25/2019 Labor Department rule aims to extend overtime to more US workers
9/25/2019 NASDA presses for 21st century ag labor program
9/23/2019 More fruit companies sue over surprise wage hike
9/23/2019 USDOL announces final rule to improve the recruitment of American workers for temporary ag jobs
9/23/2019 State ag officials praise steps to modernize ag labor program
9/4/2019 H-2A provisions - contract impossibility
7/29/2019 U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) implemented its new system for the H-2B temporary workers
7/22/2019 Beware: DOL proposes "streamlining" H-2A alien farmworker program
6/4/2019 USDOL continues education and enforcement campaign to boost compliance in Southeast's ag industry
5/28/2019 Poultry industry works with OSHA on Safe+Sound Week
3/21/2019 U.S. District Court rules against NCAE in wage lawsuit
3/11/2019 DOL proposes new overtime rule
1/28/2019 OSHA eases injury-reporting rule
11/20/2018 Working with farm labor contractors
11/12/2018 Perdue on DOL rulemaking on H-2A program
11/12/2018 USDOL proposes requiring advertising jobs online for temporary labor certifications
11/12/2018 Some H-2A requirements going digital
10/19/2018 USDOL announces new compliance assistance tools to assist new and small businesses
9/21/2018 USDOL-WH Hurricane Florence Compliance Assistance: Contract impossibility
9/6/2018 Department of Labor increases H-2A (farmworker) program banishments
8/29/2018 USDOL debars NC farm labor contractor for wage and worker protection violations; assesses...
8/14/2018 USDOL obtains preliminary injunction to prevent agriculture employer from violating obligations...
8/14/2018 Company housed Missouri farmworkers in ‘inhumane and unhealthy’ former county jail
7/12/2018 USDOL debars two NC H-2A farm labor contractors for wage and worker protection violations
6/18/2018 US DOL debars GA farm labor contractor for H-2A violations, assesses $207,522 penalty
6/4/2018 US DOL debars kentucky tobacco farmer and assesses $35,755 penalty for visa program violations
5/29/2018 Lack of training could prompt OSHA ‘willful violation’
5/11/2018 U.S.DOL debars NC farm labor contractor, assesses $321,400 penalty for wage, worker protection...
5/2/2018 U.S. DOL debars NC farm labor contractor for H-2A violations, and assesses $17,309 penalty
3/12/2018 DOL eyes easing of health-plan groups
2/12/2018 H-2A position certifications rise, surprising no one
2/7/2018 Working lands for monarch butterflies
1/31/2018 How OSHA has changed under Trump administration: labor attorney
12/11/2017 Meat, poultry industry groups respond to GAO report
11/13/2017 Poultry industry continues to improve worker safety record
11/13/2017 USPOULTRY offers help on worker safety
11/10/2017 Department of Labor appeals overtime rule
9/6/2017 Long-awaited DOL Wage and Hour Division head named
9/4/2017 DOL overtime rule struck down
6/29/2017 USDOL reinstates wage and hour opinion letters
6/27/2017 Summer's here - and the time is right for "water, rest and shade"
6/26/2017 USDA Announces $20 Million for Jobs for Young People, Veterans
3/23/2017 Senate votes to block Labor Department rule
3/16/2017 OSHA notices disappear as Labor Dept. revamps under Trump: report
2/17/2017 Trump names Acosta as new choice to become labor secretary
2/1/2017 What to expect from OSHA now
1/24/2017 Top food safety job and others remain to be filled at USDA
12/21/2016 OSHA clarifies injury reporting rules
11/25/2016 Judge blocks Obama-backed rule extending overtime pay
11/25/2016 US businesses cheer overtime ruling; many already upped pay
11/17/2016 OSHA should come clean about union ties
10/6/2016 Court rules OSHA violated Occupational Safety and Health Act
9/28/2016 NC Commerce Department agrees to improve access to workforce programs
9/26/2016 Court rules OSHA must go through rulemaking on PSM change
9/22/2016 Legal challenges to new overtime rule heating up
9/14/2016 NC receives USDOL funding for poultry worker training
9/13/2016 OSHA PSM extension request letter
9/5/2016 Migrant workers appeal toss Of DOL prevailing-wage suit
7/8/2016 NC receives funding to provide training, support and housing assistance to seasonal farmworkers
5/26/2016 Worker safety improves, but data collection needs work: GAO
5/19/2016 Vegetable supplier to major grocery chains assessed over $1.4M in civil money penalties
5/13/2016 OSHA to develop PSM rule, won't reinstate retailer exemption
4/22/2016 OSHA finalizes whistleblower protection rule
4/19/2016 Poultry groups say expanded inspections exceed legal limits
2/15/2016 OSHA regs, injuries in the spotlight
1/11/2016 Groups seek permanent action on OSHA anhydrous retailer rule
12/22/2015 DOJ, Labor plan tougher enforcement of farm, mine safety laws
12/22/2015 Fertilizer dealers spared from OSHA rule
11/16/2015 Why amputation hazards are getting additional scrutiny from OSHA
10/28/2015 OSHA launches program to protect regional poultry workers
10/23/2015 Feed stores could fall under new OSHA guidelines
10/14/2015 US joins other G7 leaders in adopting declaration on sustainable supply chains
10/14/2015 DOL issues rules for workers who herd livestock on the range
10/8/2015 Ag groups oppose OSHA anhydrous facility changes
7/21/2015 $4.8M in funding to fight child labor in agricultural supply chains
5/6/2015 New report finds more enforcement of basic labor protections for farmworkers is needed
5/6/2015 Protecting farmworkers – a healthy start, room to grow
4/29/2015 New rules for the H-2B visa program announced by the US Departments of Labor and Homeland Security
3/19/2015 OSHA rejects call for work speed protections for plant workers
3/18/2015 Obama administration publishes final rule on excepted benefits
12/22/2014 Obama Administration publishes proposed rule on excepted benefits
11/14/2014 GAO: Labor laws shirked in nations with US trade pacts
11/13/2014 Feds lower unemployment tax increase for NC employers
10/10/2014 OSHA launches national dialogue on hazardous chemical exposures in the workplace
9/26/2014 Crop insurance focus for cotton in farm program
9/26/2014 OSHA finalizes injury-reporting rule
9/4/2014 OSHA updates small farm exemption memo
8/26/2014 OSHA, NIOSH announce recommended practices to protect temporary workers' safety and health
8/7/2014 $73.6M in YouthBuild grants awarded by the US Labor Department
8/4/2014 Protecting Workers & Preventing Unfair Competition
8/4/2014 Wage and Hour Investigators in the Fields to Protect Workers
7/30/2014 Court denies injunction on COOL
6/6/2014 US Labor Department solicits nominations for 2015 ERISA Advisory Council
5/15/2014 $53M in grants to expand and test unique workforce development strategies
4/4/2014 $1.8M funding opportunity to support women in nontraditional occupations
4/2/2014 OSHA announces final rule for electric power generation, transmission and distribution
3/17/2014 OSHA sets educational bulletin on injury recording for temporary workers
3/14/2014 Obama signs memo to strengthen overtime pay rules
3/12/2014 AMI opposes OSHA bid for electronic injury data
3/5/2014 US Department of Labor releases fiscal year 2015 budget request
3/4/2014 OSHA drops grain bin case against small farm
2/13/2014 DOL revokes controversial family-farming guidance
2/12/2014 OSHA withdraws 2011 guidance on farm grain facilities
1/27/2014 US Secretary of Labor on the Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2013 Union Membership Report
1/24/2014 OSHA responds to charges of overregulation on small farms
1/8/2014 OSHA updates guidance on prevention of MSDs in poultry plants
1/7/2014 Mining deaths sharply higher in 4th quarter, following record low fatality rates
12/9/2013 2014 AEWR projections
12/4/2013 US DOL seeks public comment on agency standards to improve chemical safety
11/21/2013 Dept. of Labor announces rules to update regulations and decrease burden on businesses
11/20/2013 Poultry industry injuries down in 2012
11/19/2013 US Department of Labor awards $14.7 million to ILO for two multicountry grants to reduce child labor
11/8/2013 Statement by US Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez
11/8/2013 OSHA announces proposed new rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses
11/7/2013 Grant to assist Idaho workers affected by the sale of potato processing operation
11/1/2013 Farm labor reform tops South Carolina fruit grower's concerns
11/1/2013 Unsafe work conditions lead to fines for Alabama manufacturer
11/1/2013 Judge orders restoration of more than $1.6 million to Sunkist Growers Inc. retirement plans
10/25/2013 OSHA releases new resources to better protect workers from hazardous chemicals
10/1/2013 DOL releases new report on international child labor and $26 million in grants
9/30/2013 DOL issues report on labor concerns in Dominican sugar sector, announces $10 million project in ag
9/17/2013 USDOL's OSHA working with agriculture community to promote safety education during Farm Safety Week
9/17/2013 $10.1 million in safety and health training grants awarded to 70 organizations by US DOL's OSHA
8/26/2013 US Labor Department hosts Affordable Care Act webcast
8/26/2013 USDOL's OSHA announces proposed rule to protect workers exposed to crystalline silica
8/9/2013 Heat app surpasses 100k downloads
8/8/2013 Wal-Mart signs corporate-wide settlement with US Labor Department
8/5/2013 President calls for improved chemical safety, security
7/1/2013 Employers must use revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification
6/13/2013 N.C. Telamon office receives funding for career training to migrant and seasonal farmworkers
2/25/2013 Tight market for farmhands
2/21/2013 Michigan farmers may face migrant worker shortage after last year's devastating weather
2/19/2013 US Department of Labor announces grant competition to provide career training to farmworkers
2/19/2013 Secretary Seth D. Harris regarding proposed unemployment Insurance legislation in NC
1/14/2013 DOL: FY 2013 new H-2A Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWRs)
1/10/2013 Labor Secretary Hilda Solis resigns
1/10/2013 Statement by US Department of Labor on resignation of Secretary Hilda L. Solis
12/28/2012 US Department of Labor awards $1.5 million to strengthen Colombia labor rights
12/28/2012 USDOL awards $2.2 million grant for projects to strengthen worker organizations in Haiti and Peru
12/20/2012 USDOL awards $5.35 million to implement forced child labor projects in Brazil and Peru
12/19/2012 USDOL awards $10 million to International Rescue Committee to combat child labor in Tanzania
12/19/2012 US Department of Labor awards $5 million grant to combat child labor in Burkina Faso
12/17/2012 USDOL releases toolkit to help businesses combat child and forced labor in global supply chains
12/14/2012 Secretary of Labor announces new members of Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee
12/6/2012 USDOL sues Sabana Grande fruit and vegetable growers for not paying workers minimum wage
10/26/2012 US Department of Labor awards $1.5 million to Tulane University’s Payson Center
10/24/2012 SPLC asks 4th US Circuit Ct to return millions to workers in North Carolina
10/18/2012 Landscapers employed by Texas company to receive nearly $107,000
10/15/2012 USDOL announces $2.2 in funding to strengthen worker organizations in Haiti & Peru, solicits grant
10/1/2012 US Labor Department settles lawsuit with Nash Finch for $188,500
9/14/2012 Nebraska auction company assessed more than $46,000 in penalties for child labor
8/24/2012 US Department of Labor announces availability of $10 million competitive solicitation
8/7/2012 US Department of Labor announces $10 million competitive solicitation
7/26/2012 C.J.’s Seafood of Breaux Bridge, La., to pay fines and back wages after USDOL investigations
7/24/2012 Office of Foreigh Labor Certification H-2A statistics
7/17/2012 USDOL announces $6 million grant solicitation to combat child labor in Liberia rubber industry
7/13/2012 USDOL reaches agreement resulting $2.3 million in back wages to temporary foreign ag workers
7/11/2012 DOL agreement results in more than $2.3 million in back wages to temporary foreign ag workers
7/9/2012 Statement by Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on June employment numbers
6/29/2012 USDOL announces $5 million grant competition to pilot test guideline forced labor in ag imports
6/29/2012 DOL announces $5 million grant competition to reduce child and forced labor in agricultural imports
























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