Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced during a conference call with reporters more than $ 183 million in grants to 43 public-private partnerships serving 28 states through the second round of funding under the H-1B Technical Skills Training Grant Competition. The grants will provide education, training and job placement assistance related to high-growth [...]
DOL awards more than $183 million for technical skills training to help American workers fill jobs in high-growth fields [02/22/2012]
February 22, 2012 By
DOL announces more than $12 million in grants available to states to improve workforce data quality [02/21/2012]
February 22, 2012 By
Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced that $ 12 million is available for grants through the Workforce Data Quality Initiative, which will enable states to build or expand longitudinal databases that link workforce and education data to improve understanding about the performance of workforce development programs among those who benefit from and make [...]
DOL’s OSHA cites 2 companies, proposes $288,000 in fines for workplace safety and health violations involving foreign students [02/21/2012]
February 21, 2012 By
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Exel Inc. for nine — including six willful — workplace safety and health violations at the Eastern Distribution Center III, a facility in Palmyra owned by the Hershey Co. and operated by Exel. Proposed penalties total $ 283,000. OSHA also has cited the [...]
Statement by Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis on extension of Unemployment Insurance benefits and the payroll tax cut [02/17/2012]
February 18, 2012 By
DOL’s OSHA cites San Antonio-based produce company for exposing workers to electrical hazards [02/16/2012]
February 17, 2012 By
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Fresh From Texas with eight serious violations for exposing workers to numerous electrical hazards at the company’s facility in San Antonio, as well as two other-than-serious violations for inadequate record keeping. Proposed penalties total $ 40,500. DOL News Releases
DOL announces availability of funds to help young adult former offenders get on right track through training and service learning [02/16/2012]
February 17, 2012 By
Statement by Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis on workforce investment [02/16/2012]
February 17, 2012 By
The Government Accountability Office recently released and testified today on its report titled Workforce Investment Act: Innovative Collaborations Between Workforce Boards and Employers Helped Meet Local Needs (GAO-12-97). Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis has issued the following statement. DOL News Releases
DOL awards grant increment to continue re-employment assistance for Texas workers impacted by aerospace layoffs [02/16/2012]
February 16, 2012 By
The U.S. Department of Labor today awarded a $ 3,145,776 National Emergency Grant increment to continue providing re-employment assistance to about 600 workers impacted by layoffs at 21 Houston-area companies. The layoffs primarily resulted from the termination of the Space Shuttle Program by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Many of the workers were contractors [...]
DOL extends comment period on proposed rule to provide minimum wage and overtime protections for in-home care workers [02/21/2012]
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has announced a 14-day extension of the comment period for its proposed rule to provide minimum wage and overtime protections for nearly 2 million workers who provide in-home care services. Currently, workers classified as “companions” are exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s minimum wage and [...]