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News: June 29, 2018

 

Tax Reform Is Working At a roundtable in Las Vegas, business and community leaders met with President Trump and U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta to talk about how tax reform and other pro-growth policies are creating jobs and opportunity for Nevada businesses and workers.

 

Health Coverage for Tennessee Families During a visit to Tennessee, Secretary Acosta joined Sen. Lamar Alexander and state officials for a conversation with Knoxville Chamber members about how Association Health Plans will help Tennessee families access quality, affordable health coverage.

 

13,000 New Manufacturing Jobs In Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, Secretary Acosta joined President Trump, Gov. Scott Walker, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, and members of the Cabinet for the groundbreaking of a new Foxconn Technology Group manufacturing facility. The expected 13,000 manufacturing jobs at this facility will add to the 17,600 that have already been created across the state since November 2016.

 

Growth in Construction Nearly 400,000 new construction jobs have been created across the U.S. since November 2016. At a United Brotherhood of Carpenters leadership conference in Las Vegas, Secretary Acosta discussed the U.S. Department of Labor's commitment to ensuring that all Americans have access to good, safe family-sustaining jobs.

 

Increasing Opportunities for Americans At the annual meeting of the Western Governors' Association in Rapid City, South Dakota, Secretary Acosta discussed Association Health Plans, helping individuals join the workforce as they recover from opioid addiction and re-enter society after incarceration, and increasing opportunities for Americans through occupational licensing reform and closing the skills gap.

 

Good Jobs for Military Spouses A new webpage, unveiled this week during an event at the White House, brings together resources from across the federal government to help military spouses navigate occupational licensing and credentialing regulations when moving from state to state.

 

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Streamlining Licensing To help states review and streamline their occupational licensing rules the Department has awarded $7 million in grants.	Joining the Workforce The Department awarded $84.4 million in grants to help individuals exiting incarceration learn the skills needed to re-enter the workforce.	Mine Safety Solutions MSHA is seeking information on technological improvements for powered haulage equipment that can improve the safety of miners.
Ensuring Wages Earned The Fair Labor Standards Act was signed 80 years ago this week, creating the Wage and Hour Division.	Healthcare Restitution After a Department investigation, a Florida substance abuse recovery center owner was sentenced to prison and ordered to pay $5,122,886 in restitutionfor healthcare fraud.	Fatal Trench Collapse OSHA cited an Ohio company, and proposed penalties of more than $200,000, after an employee suffered fatal injuries in a trench collapse.