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U.S. Department of Labor | | May 29, 2020 |
| Supporting Workers Impacted by the Coronavirus In response to the coronavirus public health emergency, the Department awarded another round of dislocated worker grants, bringing the total amount awarded to states and territories to $222,044,958. |
| Keeping Workers Safe Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Loren Sweatt testified before the House Education and Labor Committees Workforce Protections Subcommittee about OSHAs efforts to keep workers safe during the coronavirus pandemic. |
| Launching the Job Corps Scholars Program The Department of Labor has awarded nearly $24 million through the Job Corps Scholars Program to help at-risk youth learn in-demand job skills. |
| COVID-19 UPDATES AND RESOURCES |
|  | Benefits Settlement Trustees of a multi-employer benefit plan have agreed to pay $431,818 in unpaid benefits to former grocery store workers. |
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|  | Fire Citations OSHA has cited a Texas chemical manufacturer for safety hazards after a massive explosion and fire, issuing $514,692 in fines. |
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|  | Fiduciary Sentence An Indiana business owner must serve a suspended term of 180 days after Department investigators found he failed to remit employee contributions to their benefit plan. |
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|  | Savings Restored Fiduciaries for an Iowa trucking companys retirement plan must restore $35,032 to the plan following a Department investigation. |
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|  | Tower Fall Citation OSHA cited a tower company after a fatal fall at a Mississippi work site. |
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| COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE HIGHLIGHT |
| Interim Guidance OSHA has interim health and safety guidance for workers and employers in work situations that may have a higher risk of exposure to the coronavirus. |
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