Want to stay up to date on all the HR industry news affecting the US, Nevada, and your business? Here you can get links to all the vital updates from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, OSHA, and the Department of Labor.
U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission
- Total Employment and Management to Pay $276,000 to Resolve EEOC National Origin, Retaliation Chargeby EEOC.gov on March 29, 2023
LONGVIEW, Wash. – R & SL, which does business as Total Employment and Management (TEAM), an employment firm based in Washington and Oregon, has agreed to pay $276,000 and take other actions to conciliate a national origin discrimination and retaliation charge filed with the U.S. Equal […]
- EEOC Sues PRC Industries for Racial Harassment and Retaliatory Terminationby EEOC.gov on March 29, 2023
RENO, Nev. – E-commerce remanufacturer PRC Industries (PRC) violated federal law by tolerating racial harassment of two Black workers and firing them in retaliation for reporting the harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
- EEOC Sues Total Systems Services for Disability Discrimination and Retaliationby EEOC.gov on March 29, 2023
ATLANTA – Total Systems Services, LLC, a global payments processing company based in Columbus, Georgia, violated federal law by denying repeated requests by an employee with a disability for remote work as a reasonable accommodation due to increased risks related to COVID-19, the U.S. Equal […]
OSHA News Releases
- US Department of Labor, HC Beck LTD School of Construction sign alliance to educate employers, keep workers safeby US Department of Labor, HC Beck LTD School of Construction sign alliance to educate employers, keep workers safe on March 29, 2023
March 29, 2023
- Deadly gamble: North Dakota contractor supervised workers in unprotected trenches, failed 3 inspections in 32 days, ignored warnings, faces $505K in fines
- Appleton roofing general contractor, Kaukauna subcontractor cited for repeatedly failing to protect employees from exposure to deadly fall hazards
Department of Labor News Releases and Briefs
- US Department of Labor announces $5M cooperative agreement to promote worker voice, labor rights in Brazil, Paraguayon March 31, 2023
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of a $5 million cooperative agreement to the International Labor Organization to strengthen the capacity of worker and civil society organizations in Brazil and Paraguay to increase worker voice and representation and address […]
- Un tribunal aprueba un fallo por consentimiento que obliga a unos restaurantes a pagar $911,000 en salarios atrasados y daños y perjuicios a 99 trabajadores mal pagos en Massachusetts y Nuevo Hampshireon March 31, 2023
CONCORD, NH - Un tribunal federal ha aprobado un fallo por consentimiento que obliga al propietario y operador de tres restaurantes en Nuevo Hampshire y Massachusetts, con sede principal en Concord, Nuevo Hampshire a pagar $911,568 en salarios atrasados y daños y perjuicios a 99 empleados tras una […]
- Deadly defiance: Ocala framing contractor’s refusal to comply with safety standards continues despite fatal 2020 incident, 35 violations since 2019on March 31, 2023
TAMPA, FL – Federal workplace safety inspectors have found that an Ocala framing contractor’s history of defying required safety standards continues with their employees’ safety and lives at risk. Since February 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health […]
Official Blog of the U.S. Department of Labor
- What Does the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Mean for Health Benefits?by Misra.Aishwarya@dol.gov on March 29, 2023
What Does the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Mean for Health Benefits? Over three years have passed since the start of the COVID-19 public health emergency in January of 2020. We have come a long way from the time of businesses being closed and mandatory quarantine periods. While […]
- Five Important Changes to Your Health Coverage Once the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Endsby Misra.Aishwarya@dol.gov on March 29, 2023
Five Important Changes to Your Health Coverage Once the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Ends The COVID-19 public health emergency and national emergency are likely to end on May 11, 2023. This means some of the policies put in place to respond to the public health emergency will conclude. […]
- Celebrating Women’s History Monthby McGinnis.Laura.K@dol.gov on March 29, 2023
Celebrating Women’s History Month First celebrated as Women's History Week in 1980, following a Proclamation by then-President Carter, March marks Women’s History Month, a time to celebrate women’s historic contributions to all aspects of our society. In the last 12 months, we confirmed the […]
YouTube Videos from the U.S. Department of Labor
- Seguridad con escaleras: 6 consejosby USDepartmentofLabor on March 29, 2023
- No Democracy Without Unions: Labor Movements as Defenders of Democratic Rightsby USDepartmentofLabor on March 28, 2023
- OSHA's U & T Visa Certification Program Kickoffby USDepartmentofLabor on March 24, 2023