United States Department of Labor :update

 

U.S. Department of Labor February 12, 2021 Combating Fraud The department is providing $49 million in grants to help 28 states and territories combat unemployment insurance fraud. A More Inclusive Economy With the unemployment rate at 6.3%, many working families are still in crisis. Our new chief economist shares how a more inclusive economy could benefit all Americans. Disaster Recovery Grants An additional $2,935,100 in grant funding will help support continued employment in California for disaster-relief cleanup and recovery after severe winter storms in 2019. Improving Investment Advice Our Employee Benefits Security Administration has confirmed that an exemption for investment advice fiduciaries will go into effect as scheduled on Feb. 16, 2021. Military Spouse Workshops A new monthly series of free career workshops will provide employment assistance to transitioning military spouses. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Prevailing Wages A federal contractor working at Nevada’s Tonopah Test Range has paid $293,051 in back wages and fringe benefits to 69 employees after a department investigation. Wages Restored The owner of eight residential care facilities in California will pay $135,092 in back wages to 56 employees and $27,872 in civil penalties for minimum wage and overtime violations. Fair Labor Grants The department issued three grants to fight labor abuses around the world. $4.5 million to reduce child labor in Madagascar’s mica-producing communities $8 million to combat child labor in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana’s cocoa industries $8 million to trace supply chains in India, Pakistan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo Overtime Enforcement An Ohio health care service provider has paid $92,275 in back wages after investigators found it regularly failed to pay its employees overtime wages. Embezzlement Sentence A federal court in Texas has sentenced a former train engineers’ union secretary-treasurer to six months incarceration for embezzlement, and ordered him to pay $61,386 in restitution. Questions? Contact Us