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- Department of Labor announces approximately $35M in additional funding available for 2nd round of Building Pathways to Infrastructure Jobs grants https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta/eta20240515 2 comments politics
- US Department of Labor awards $696K to continue employment, training services for coastal communities in 6 counties affected by layoffs in Maine https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta/eta20240506 2 comments politics
- Popeyes franchisee pays $212K after US Department of Labor investigation finds child labor, overtime violations https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20240207-1 21 comments politics
- Court orders Connecticut sports bar, owner to pay $359K for retaliating against employees https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20240207-0 10 comments politics
- US Department of Labor recovers $200K for employee illegally terminated by Georgia county health agency for exercising rights to protected leave https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20240206 8 comments politics
- US Department of Labor fines Michigan Popeyes franchise $48K; restaurant allowed children to work hours that violate child labor laws https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20240206-0 17 comments politics
- US Department of Labor recovers $320K in back wages, damages for 59 employees of restaurant in Boston’s Fenway neighborhood https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20240205-2 7 comments politics
- US Department of Labor recovers $181K for 70 nurses, assistants denied overtime after Michigan company misclassifies them as contractors https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20240205-0 6 comments politics
- US Department of Labor recovers $167K in back wages, damages for 17 workers denied overtime pay by West Virginia restaurant https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20240201-1 9 comments politics
- US Department of Labor investigation recovers more than $460K in wages, damages for 104 Houston supermarket employees https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20240201-0 4 comments politics
- US Department of Labor announces final rule on classifying workers as employees or independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20240109-1 17 comments politics
- Joint statement by Acting Secretary of Labor Su, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Burrows on anniversary of PWFA, PUMP Act https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osec/osec20240108 2 comments politics
- Department of Labor recovers $1.1M for 165 garment workers after sewing contractors withheld overtime wages, falsified records https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20240103-1 11 comments politics
- National Database of Childcare Prices https://www.dol.gov/agencies/wb/topics/childcare 3 comments datasets
- Unemployment Report Thurs June 22nd, 2022 https://www.dol.gov/ui/data.pdf 14 comments wallstreetbets
- TIL I learned why my salary is only $28/hr and FLSA is some bullshit https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/field-assistance-bulletins/2006-3 143 comments sysadmin
- Not enough work to do. Can my employer force me to use PTO time for hours with no work assigned? Exempt, Salaried. (USA) https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/70-flsa-furloughs 10 comments personalfinance
- Jobless claims over 6 million https://www.dol.gov/ui/data.pdf 20 comments politics
- News Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta/eta20200319 12 comments politics
- Frequency of Payroll - Small S Corp https://www.dol.gov/whd/state/payday.htm 3 comments tax
- Pro Rata or Per Capita 401(k) Administration Fees? https://www.dol.gov/sites/default/files/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-activities/resource-center/publications/understanding-retirement-plan-fees-and-expenses.pdf 5 comments personalfinance
- Despite the flowery language, the Department of Labor is trying to give businesses the ability to redistribute server’s tips as they see fit. There is a 30 day period where you can voice your concerns about this. https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20171204 44 comments politics
- Misclassified as independent contractor? https://www.dol.gov/whd/workers/Misclassification/myths-main.htm 7 comments personalfinance
- Think people need to see this. https://www.dol.gov/featured/minimum-wage/mythbuster 3 comments politics
- Girlfriend may be getting screwed out of wages... need advice. https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs2.htm 5 comments personalfinance
- Any Of You Have Experience With USERRA/ESGR? https://www.dol.gov/vets/programs/userra/fileaclaim.htm 22 comments army
- What will the DOL's new Overtime Guidelines mean for IT workers? https://www.dol.gov/featured/overtime 42 comments sysadmin
- What do you think of the new Department of Labor Conflict of interest in giving retirement plan advice? http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/regs/conflictsofinterest.html 4 comments law
- How to Get Marketing Experience Before You Graduate http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs71.htm 17 comments marketing
- DOL issued an IB today on state sponsored retirement plans. I'm not happy about their reasoning. http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/ 4 comments law
- US minimum wage 1938-2012 in 2012 dollars http://www.dol.gov/minwage/chart1.htm 4 comments economy
- Work says if they OFFER a 401K, whether I enroll or not, I can no longer contribute tax free to an IRA. This true? http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/health-plans/erisa.htm 345 comments personalfinance
- Overtime Exempt Status as a "Sysadmin" http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/fairpay/fs17a_overview.htm 74 comments sysadmin
- PSA: As sysadmins, you may be incorrectly classified as exempt from overtime. http://www.dol.gov/whd/overtime/fs17e_computer.pdf 199 comments sysadmin
- List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor: 353 Cases Worldwide http://www.dol.gov/ilab/reports/child-labor/list-of-goods/ 5 comments worldnews
- Is this unpaid internship allowed? http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs71.htm 9 comments cscareerquestions
- Do you think unions are ruining America? Then I hope you refuse to take Labor Day off on principle http://www.dol.gov/opa/aboutdol/laborday.htm 315 comments politics
- "Less than half of you have calculated how much you'll need to save for retirement. One in ten of you can participate in a 401(k)...and don't. I may not be able to take care of you when you're older. Read this." - Department of Labor http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/publications/10_ways_to_prepare.html 22 comments personalfinance
- TIL that the Bush Administration passed an exemption to labor law just for computer programmers http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/fairpay/fs17e_computer.htm 6 comments politics