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

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.

Biden Is Betting on Government Aid to Change Corporate Behavior

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We’ve Been Talking About the Lab-Leak Hypothesis All Wrong

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US Department of Labor, McCarthy Building Companies sign alliance to target workplace hazards at St. Louis’ BJC Campus renewal project

US Department of Labor, McCarthy Building Companies sign alliance to target workplace hazards at St. Louis’ BJC Campus renewal project Who:             U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration                       McCarthy Building Companies Inc.                   What:            Alliance Background: OSHA Area Office Director William McDonald in St. Louis signed an alliance with McCarthy Building Companies Inc. to provide a safe work site during phase 3 construction of the BJC Healthcare Campus Renewal Project in downtown St. Louis. The alliance includes a partnership with the Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council, Missouri & Kansas Laborers’ District Council, and Building and Construction Trades Council. The project is a long-term initiative to transform Washington University Medical Center through new construction and renovations. The campus includes Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, and Washington University School of Med

US Department of Labor recovers $330K in back wages for 20 workers denied overtime pay by North Carolina contractor

US Department of Labor recovers $330K in back wages for 20 workers denied overtime pay by North Carolina contractor Employer:                               ELJ Inc. Investigation site:                  133 Batting Cage Trail                                                  Jacksonville, NC 28540 Investigation findings: Investigators with the department’s Wage and Hour Division found the North Carolina general contractor misclassified its employees as independent contractors and paid straight-time rates for all hours worked. By doing so, ELJ Inc. failed to pay employees the additional half time rate of pay for overtime  hours over 40 in a workweek, which violated the Fair Labor Standards Act’s overtime requirements. The employer also failed to maintain accurate and complete records with employees’ Social Security numbers, addresses, rates of pay and total earnings.   Back Wages and Liquidated Damages Recovered: $330,367 for 20 workers.                               Quote: “Employers wh

Biden Nominates Julie Su as U.S. Labor Secretary

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International African American Museum Sets Opening for June After Sudden Delay

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The CHIPS Act Is About More Than Chips: Here’s What’s in It

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Supreme Court to Hear Cases on Biden’s Student Loan Cancellation Plan

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Biden Administration to Impose Financial Restrictions for Chip Makers

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US Department of Labor announces final rule to modify how it sets adverse effect wage rates in the H-2A program

US Department of Labor announces final rule to modify how it sets adverse effect wage rates in the H-2A program WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced it will publish a final rule to amend how the Adverse Effect Wage Rates for the H-2A program are set to improve the rates’ consistency and accuracy based on the work actually performed by these workers and to better prevent H-2A workers’ employment negatively affecting the wages of U.S. workers in similar positions. The H-2A program allows employers to address temporary labor needs by employing foreign agricultural workers when a lack of U.S. workers for the positions exists, and as long as hiring non-U.S. workers does not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of U.S. workers in similar jobs. The program’s Adverse Effect Wage Rates is the wage below which there would be an adverse effect on the wages of U.S. workers.      The department uses the data for field and livestock workers combined as reported by

To Tap Federal Funds, Chip Makers Will Need to Provide Child Care

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New Earthquake Strikes Turkey, Rattling an Already Devastated Region

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As Oil Companies Stay Lean, Workers Move to Renewable Energy

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This Is Not How Pete Buttigieg Wanted to Visit Ohio

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West Bank Attack Kills 2 Israelis as Middle East Officials Meet in Jordan

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He Survived the Trade Center Bombing. ‘I Always Knew They’d Be Back.’

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Alone and Exploited, Migrant Children Work Brutal Jobs Across the U.S.

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Twin Brothers Face Prosecution as Manhattan Cracks Down on Wage Theft

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‘Radical Care’ for the Beings Around Us

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A Serene Oasis in the West Village, in Just 450 Square Feet

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East Palestine Crisis Tests a Trump-Backed Senator

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Europe Has Weathered an Energy Crisis, for Now

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Nikki Haley’s Run for the Presidency

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Chip Makers Turn Cutthroat in Fight for Share of Federal Money

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Joyce Theater Expands to the East Village

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$2.3 Million Homes in Virginia, Massachusetts and the District of Columbia

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Biden’s Economic Record

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New York’s Wind Power Future Is Taking Shape. In Rhode Island.

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Inside Taiwanese Chip Giant, a U.S. Expansion Stokes Tensions

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Pay and Plug: Federal Funds Spur Cleanup of Lost Oil Wells

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In Search for Sustainable Materials, Developers Turn to Hemp

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Transcript: Ezra Klein Interviews Rachel Zoffness

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We Were Too Late, and the Rubble Was Quiet

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An Extraordinary Memoir of a Black American Boyhood

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Your Tuesday Briefing: Biden Travels to Kyiv

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Protesters Head to Jerusalem as Israel’s Leaders Look to Rein in Judges

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What if Hale County, Ala., Is the Heart of America?

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Thomas Donahue, Influential Leader of Organized Labor, Dies at 94

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The Week in Business: A Chatbot Yearns for Existence

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The Next Hot Housing Market Is Out of This World. It’s in the Metaverse.

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A High-Maintenance Relationship for 637 Years, but Milan’s Duomo Is Still Adored

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Jimmy Carter, 98, Opts for Hospice Care

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Simile Irresistible

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Caves, Tents and Shipping Containers: Quake Survivors’ Desperate Hunt for Shelter

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Man Kills 6, Including Ex-Wife, in Rampage in Mississippi, Officials Say

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In Satellite Images and Video, Hidden Clues About an Iranian Air Force Upgrade

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The Weekender

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A Signature Ferragamo Clasp Becomes a Gravity-Defying Heel

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This Charity Fights Sex Trafficking. Bureaucracy Might Doom It.

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Department of Labor recovers more than $98K in back wages, damages for 137 employees of Florida electrical contractor who denied proper overtime

Department of Labor recovers more than $98K in back wages, damages for 137 employees of Florida electrical contractor who denied proper overtime Employer:                               Tri-City Electrical Contractors Inc. Investigation sites:                430 West Drive, Altamonte Springs, FL, 32714 (Headquarters)                                                 13891 Jetport Loop Road, Fort Myers, FL 33913                                                 5911 Breckenridge Parkway, Tampa, FL 33610 Investigation findings: Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found the employer – who provides residential electrical services in the Fort Myers, Orlando and Tampa areas – failed to include bonuses into the regular rate of pay when computing overtime. By doing so, Tri-City Electrical Contractors paid overtime at rates lower than the Fair Labor Standards Act requires. The employer also failed to maintain complete and accurate time and pay records. Back Wage

Biden Labor Secretary to Depart to Run N.H.L. Players Union

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As Demand for Open Space Soars, New York Gets a Public Realm Czar

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Behind China’s Balloons, a Push for Business to Serve the Military

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Bing’s A.I. Chat Reveals Its Feelings: ‘I Want to Be Alive. 😈’

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