U.S. Department of Labor:update

 cruiting and hiring veterans. 

U.S. Department of Labor

November 10, 2022

Honoring employers for investing in America’s veterans More than 800 U.S. employers received the 2022 Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Medallion Awards. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh and Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and Training James Rodriguez recognized the recipients in a ceremony this week. Watch the HIRE Vets Medallion Awards Ceremony Learn more about the HIRE Vets medallion program So many apprenticeship options Interested in paid on-the-job training? Explore 10 occupations outside of construction with the most active apprenticeships. Unions in our communities Unions foster civic participation in our democracy and help build worker solidarity across racial lines. Learn more about how unions help keep our economy and democracy strong. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Child labor violations We have asked a federal court for a nationwide temporary restraining order against one of the nation’s leading providers of food safety sanitation to stop the company’s “oppressive child labor” violations at its processing facilities. Missing fall protection An OSHA investigation of a worker’s fatal fall into molten iron found the employer, Caterpillar, failed to install required fall protection at an Illinois foundry. Court order A Phoenix-based provider of non-medical home care services must pay 253 employees $521,905 after willfully denying them overtime pay. Manufacturing comeback Manufacturing’s historic resurgence continued in October with another 32,000 jobs added. The industry now provides more jobs than it did before the pandemic. Restoring tips and overtime We recovered $375,233 for 11 Oregon restaurant workers whose employer illegally kept their tips and denied them overtime wages. Growing STEM careers Did you know that STEM jobs are projected to grow more than twice as fast as non-STEM jobs over the decade? Learn about 10 growing STEM occupations. Care industry webinar Register to join a free webinar Nov. 17 focusing on Fair Labor Standards Act requirements in the care industry. Wages recovered After finding a New Hampshire home care service provider denied employees overtime wages, we recovered $374,640 for 46 healthcare workers. Restorative justice RecycleForce, a department grantee, has an innovative approach to reintegrating citizens who are returning to the workforce after involvement in the justice system. DATA SPOTLIGHT Job growth continues In October, the U.S. economy saw widespread growth with 261,000 jobs added – including notable job gains in health care, professional and business services, and manufacturing. Since President Biden took office, the economy has added 10.3 million jobs.

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