This Labor Day, the US Department of Labor celebrates 250 years of the American worker, our nation’s greatest asset

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This Labor Day, the US Department of Labor celebrates 250 years of the American worker, our nation’s greatest asset WASHINGTON – As America celebrates Labor Day and its 250th anniversary, the U.S. Department of Labor is honoring the generations of American workers whose skill, strength, ingenuity, and determination built the greatest nation and most powerful economy the world has ever known.For 250 years, American workers have built our cities, cultivated our land, powered our factories, forged our steel, laid our railroads, pioneered new technologies, and carried American industry to every corner of the globe. From the workshops and farms of 1776 to the factories, construction sites, small businesses, and cutting-edge industries of today, the American worker has always been the backbone of our nation.“American workers are the greatest workers in the world,” said Acting Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling. “For 250 years, their skill, ingenuity, determination, and hard work have built...
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Department of Labor offers online seminar on prevailing wages for employers, workers on federally funded projects Aug. 29

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Department of Labor offers online seminar on prevailing wages for employers, workers on federally funded projects Aug. 29
WASHINGTON – The Department of Labor today announced its Wage and Hour Division will offer contracting agencies, contractors, unions, workers and other stakeholders an opportunity to attend an online seminar on Aug. 29 on requirements for paying prevailing wages on federally funded construction and service contracts.Part of the division’s continuing effort to increase awareness and improve compliance, the day-long seminar will offer sessions on the labor standards protections in the Davis-Bacon Act and the Service Contract Act – including how the department sets and administers prevailing wages – and other topics. “Prevailing wage laws empower workers by ensuring that federally funded construction and service jobs are good jobs with fair wages and benefits,” said Wage and Hour Administrator Jessica Looman. “The Biden-Harris administration’s historic investments in our nation’s infrastructure means a significant increase in the number of federal and federally funded projects, and the Wage and Hour Division is committed to ensuring stakeholders understand the labor standards protections critical to these investments.”The seminar will be held online on Aug. 29, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT. The seminar is free to attend but registration is required. Additional information and a link to the online seminar will be sent to registered participants. Sign up to receive event updates. Learn more about the requirements for federal contractors.

Published at August 06, 2024 at 05:00AM
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