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Department of Labor will celebrate benefits of Registered Apprenticeships as valuable pathway to good jobs during first Youth Apprenticeship Week

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Department of Labor will celebrate benefits of Registered Apprenticeships as valuable pathway to good jobs during first Youth Apprenticeship Week WASHINGTON – The Department of Labor today announced that the nation will celebrate the benefits of Registered Apprenticeships and the opportunities they create for youth and young adults with 320 special events and more than 70 proclamations scheduled across the U.S. to mark the first annual Youth Apprenticeship Week from May 5-11. Built on the success of National Apprenticeship Week, Youth Apprenticeship Week will give employers, unions, educators, state agencies, workforce partners, community-based organizations and other Registered Apprenticeship sponsors the opportunity to showcase their programs and successes in youth apprenticeships. The annual commemoration also offers youth apprentices a platform on which they can share their apprenticeship experiences and educate the public about the benefits of local youth apprenticeship programs.
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Vitaliy Kim, Master Motivator and Symbol of Ukraine’s Resistance

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In Athens Creativity in Art, Food and More Rises

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A Sculptor Takes His Craft to the Skies

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The End of Roe, the End of Trump

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Israel’s Parliament Dissolves, Paving Way for Another Election

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Men Are the New Men

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Five Takeaways From Tuesday’s Elections

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Fetterman 2022: The Steampunk Version of Biden in His Basement

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US Department of Labor recovers $61K in back wages for 79 air conditioning repair technicians in Texas

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US Department of Labor recovers $61K in back wages for 79 air conditioning repair technicians in Texas Employer name:                    Envirotech Mechanical Systems LLC                                                                                          Investigation site:                 270 Lake Meadows Drive                                                          Montgomery, TX  77316 Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found Envirotech Mechanical Systems LLC – a heating, ventilation and air conditioning contractor in Montgomery – failed to pay air conditioning repair technicians the overtime premium at one and one-half the regular rate of pay for hours over 40 in workweek as the Fair Labor Standards Act requires. Back wages recovered:         $61,591 in back wages to 79 employees                                          Quote: “By not paying the proper overtime, this employer denied employees their hard-earned wages,” explained the
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Georgia blasting, demolition contractor pays more than $5K penalty after allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to work near dynamite

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Georgia blasting, demolition contractor pays more than $5K penalty after allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to work near dynamite Employer:                                          Controlled Blasting Inc.                                                             1159 Finch Road                                                             Winder, GA 30680 Investigation findings: U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found Controlled Blasting Inc. – a blasting, demolition and construction contractor in Winder – allowed three 16- and 17-year-old employees to work in an area where explosives were stored and transported. The employer also directed these workers to drill and cover holes where dynamite was placed for demolition activities in and around Lawrenceville. The hazardous orders of federal child labor law prohibit these actions. Civil Money Penalties Assessed:     $5,592 to address the child labor violations.                                  Quote: “Employers st
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US Department of Labor begins rulemaking process to revise standards for occupational exposure to lead

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US Department of Labor begins rulemaking process to revise standards for occupational exposure to lead WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to revise its standards for occupational exposure to lead. Recent medical research on workplace lead exposure shows adverse health effects can occur in adults at lower blood lead levels than recognized previously in the medical removal levels specified in OSHA’s lead standards. The ANPRM seeks public input on modifying current OSHA lead standards for general industry and construction to reduce the triggers for medical removal protection and medical surveillance and prevent harmful health effects in workers exposed to lead more effectively. OSHA asks the public to comment on the following areas of the lead standards: Blood lead level triggers for medical removal protection. Medical surveillance provisions, including triggers
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In ‘Thrust,’ Talking Animals and Others Take Aim at Humanity’s Cruelty

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The Books About Sex That Every Family Should Read

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Federal court sentences Florida addiction recovery doctor to prison, to pay $31.3M in restitution after submitting $106M in fraudulent benefits claims

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Federal court sentences Florida addiction recovery doctor to prison, to pay $31.3M in restitution after submitting $106M in fraudulent benefits claims WEST PALM BEACH, FL – A federal court in Miami has sentenced the former medical director of a West Palm Beach residential addiction recovery center to prison and ordered more than $31 million in restitution paid as part of a healthcare scheme to obtain reimbursement for $106 million in false claims to more than 80 private insurance companies and federal healthcare benefit programs. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida sentenced Mark G. Agresti to 100 months in prison, and 36 months of supervised release. The court also ordered Agresti and his co-defendants to pay $31,041,938 in restitution. The action follows a multi-agency investigation that included the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration. It determined Agresti, then the medical director of Good Decisions Sober Living, submitted
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US Department of Labor cites 2 contractors after electrician preparing job bid suffers fatal fall at Caterpillar’s Mapleton foundry

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US Department of Labor cites 2 contractors after electrician preparing job bid suffers fatal fall at Caterpillar’s Mapleton foundry PEORIA, IL – Federal workplace safety inspectors investigating the fatal fall of a 50-year-old journeyman electrician at Caterpillar’s Mapleton foundry have determined that the lead contractor and a nested Caterpillar electrical contractor exposed workers to fall hazards. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration learned project lead contractor Illinois Crane Inc. of Peoria asked Tegco Inc. – doing business as Schaefer Electric of Peoria – to provide a bid to move an electrical junction box as part of a skip hoist construction project. While the electrician and the general foreman for Illinois Crane evaluated the proposed work on Dec. 23, 2021, the electrician fell 24 feet through a floor hole and suffered a fatal injury. OSHA determined employees were not protected from falls as required by law. OSHA cited Illinois Cran
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US Department of Labor signs partnership to promote construction safety during renovation of St. Louis’ historic Butler Brothers Building

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US Department of Labor signs partnership to promote construction safety during renovation of St. Louis’ historic Butler Brothers Building ST. LOUIS – Recognizing the importance of planning, preparing and training for safety on the job site, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, PARIC Corp., local labor unions and project developer Oliver Street Partners LLC have signed a strategic partnership to promote worker safety and health during the historic renovation of the Butler Brothers Building project in downtown St. Louis. PARIC is the project’s general contractor. The St. Louis Building and Construction Trades Council, the Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council and the Missouri Kansas Laborers District Council are also participating in the partnership. The partnership seeks to develop effective safety and health management systems during construction and ensure they apply to contractors and employees working on the job. The project converts a vac
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Redesign Around Notre-Dame to Keep Tourists Moving and Lower Temperatures

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A Soccer Team’s Success Puts Its Small Arab Village on the Map

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Can You Blame Poor Countries Like Mine for Turning to China?

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Colombian Bullfight Stand Collapse Kills at Least 6

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The Strange Tale of Tina Peters

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Transcript: Ezra Klein Interviews Dahlia Lithwick

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Ukraine War’s Latest Victim? The Fight Against Climate Change.

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NASA’s Return to the Moon Starts With Launching a 55-Pound Cube

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The Burger That Instagram Built

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A Detroit Designer Works From Home

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The Changing Grass at Wimbledon

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Following Recall, San Francisco School Board Reverses Course

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Crime, Taxes, Abortion: Where the 7 Candidates for N.Y. Governor Stand

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‘I’ve Never Seen a Flood Like This’: Bangladesh Reels from Heavy Rains

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Truck Beach Was For Locals. Then the Oceanfront Homes Arrived.

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Crime, Taxes, Abortion: Where the 7 Candidates for N.Y. Governor Stand

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These Homeowners Decided to Rent Again

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Overburdened Penn Station Needs More Tracks. But Where Could They Fit?

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‘We (Nous)’ Review: This Is Us

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7-Eleven Franchisee Who Rebelled Against Company Loses in Court

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The 25 Most Significant New York City Novels From the Last 100 Years

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East Williamsburg, Brooklyn: A ‘Gritty, Industrial Vibe,’ With Pliable Borders

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Biden Will Push Congress for a Three-Month Gas Tax Holiday

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The Real Enforcers of Gender Equity in Sports: Angry Parents

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Paying $40,000 a Month in Brooklyn, and Other Sky-High Rents

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Israeli Government Collapse Gives Netanyahu Another Chance at Power

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Israeli Government Collapse Gives Netanyahu Another Chance at Power

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Federal investigation finds framing contractor willfully exposed workers to fall hazards at Luzerne, Pennsylvania, state salt storage stockpile

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Federal investigation finds framing contractor willfully exposed workers to fall hazards at Luzerne, Pennsylvania, state salt storage stockpile LUZERNE, PA – Despite the dangers of falls – a leading cause of construction industry deaths – a Strasburg framing contractor ignored federal workplace standards and exposed workers to falls as high as 14 feet while working at a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation facility. An inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration began on Dec. 19, 2021, in response to a complaint alleging Level Edge Construction LLC exposed employees to fall hazards at the PennDOT salt storage stockpile. OSHA cited the company for two willful and five serious violations. The citations relate to the company’s failures to protect workers from falls as they performed carpentry work from elevated surfaces, to expose workers to falling or flying objects by not providing required eye, face and head protection, and for not t
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2 Forests, 2 Futures

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Can Natural Gas Be Used to Create Power With Fewer Emissions?

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Why These Middle-Of-The-Road Americans Refuse to Lose Hope

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A Giant Stingray May Be the World’s Largest Freshwater Fish

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$2.9 Million Homes in California

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Washington Is on the Brink of Doing Something Right for America’s Wildlife

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China’s Once-Sizzling Property Market Has Started to Cool

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Your Monday Briefing

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Gustavo Petro Wins the Election, Becoming Colombia’s First Leftist Leader

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Gustavo Petro wins the Colombian election, becoming the country’s first leftist president.

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Scenes from the polls as Rodolfo Hernández and Gustavo Petro cast their ballots.

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As Colombia votes, at stake is the fate of the third largest nation in Latin America.

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Drake Rebuilt Hip-Hop in His Image. Now He Wants You to Dance.

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