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Key Employment Law Issues Employers Need to Watch in 2025
As the United States enters a new administration, changes in workplace regulations and enforcement priorities are on the ...
Meatpacking giants to pay $8 million for child labor violations
JBS USA and Perdue Farms will each pay $4 million for employing children through third-party staffing agencies, officials ...
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DOL Issues Opinion Letter on Applicability of the FMLA Substitution Rule When Employee on FMLA is Receiving PFML Benefits
On January 14, 2025, the Department of Labor issued an Opinion Letter regarding the applicability of the Family and Medical Leave Act ...
Labor Department puts spotlight on child labor in slaughterhouses with 3 settlements this week
OMAHA, Neb. — The problem of kids working in dangerous slaughterhouses continues to be a concern as the Labor Department ...
US Labor Department enters deal with JBS to assist those affected by child labor
The U.S. Department of Labor said it entered an agreement with JBS USA in which the meatpacker will provide $4 million to ...
Meatpacking Companies to Pay $8 Million for U.S. Child Labor Violations
Perdue Farms and JBS have settled with the Labor Department after relying on migrant children to do dangerous work in their ...
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A federal telework success story faces uncertain future
Aliyah Levin, president of AFGE Local 2391, which represents over 1,000 Department of Labor field bargaining unit employees in the western United States, provided a frontline perspective on this ...
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OSHA’s Doug Parker Issues Statement on Latest BLS Data on Worker Fatalities
OSHA Assistant Secretary has issued a statement on the latest BLS data regarding a decrease in worker injuries since the ...
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JBS, DOL agree to $4 million plan over child labor issues
The U.S. Department of Labor has reached an agreement with JBS USA to provide $4 million to support individuals and ...