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U.S. Department of Labor | | December 18, 2020 |
| Improving Investment Advice and Choices The Department announced a new exemption for investment advice fiduciaries that will clarify standards to be upheld by investment advice providers. This new rule will help improve investment advice and enhance financial choices for workers and retirees. Read Secretary Scalias Wall Street Journal op-ed. |
| Discussing Unemployment Insurance Reform Secretary Scalia discussed unemployment insurance reform during a virtual event with the American Enterprise Institute this week. |
| Expanding Apprenticeship The Department announced an additional nine Standards Recognition Entities to oversee the development of high-quality Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs. |
| COVID-19 UPDATES AND RESOURCES |
| Safety Tips: A new OSHA Alert provides tips to keep farmworkers transported in employer-provided vehicles safe. Release: Three Oregon agricultural operators will pay $11,418 in back wages after wrongly denying paid sick leave to employees who were advised to self-quarantine. |
| | Faith-Based Organizations Rule The Department announced a joint final rule regarding the equal treatment of faith-based organizations in federally funded social service programs. | | |
| | USMCA Grants Two new grants totaling $20 million will help Mexico meet its labor obligations under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. | | |
| | YouthBuild Grants The Department announced the availability of approximately $89 million in grant funding for YouthBuild apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship projects. | | |
| | New Program to Protect Workers OSHA has implemented a new inspection program to keep workers safe by focusing enforcement resources on establishments with the highest rates of injuries and illnesses. | | |
| | OSHA Highlights In fiscal year 2020, OSHA conducted 21,674 safety and health inspections and recovered $30.1 million for employees through the whistleblower protection program. | | |
| | Training Site A new website, TrainingProviderResults.gov, will provide data on career-related training completion, credential attainment, employment and wages. | | |
| | Back Wages An investigation recovered $173,851 in overtime back wages owed to 89 workers of a Florida commercial electrical contractor. | | |
| | Conciliation Agreement An Indianapolis sportswear and equipment provider has agreed to pay $600,000 to more than 3,000 job applicants to resolve allegations of hiring discrimination. | | |
| | Wage Enforcement A court has ordered three Kalamazoo area restaurants to pay $225,000 in back wages to 82 workers. | | |
| COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE HIGHLIGHT |
| Winter Safety When temperatures drop, follow these five tips to keep workers safe from cold stress. |
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