| Were investing in safety, equity and nontraditional career paths. |
U.S. Department of Labor | | April 20, 2023 |
| Investing in nontraditional career opportunities for women Womens Bureau Director Wendy Chun-Hoon joined Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo in New York last week as part of the Biden-Harris administrations Investing in America tour. At Nontraditional Employment for Women, a community-based organization and Womens Bureau grantee, they announced a $5 million funding opportunity to increase gender equity in apprenticeships and nontraditional occupations. |
| Exploring AI and inclusive hiring The departments Office of Disability Employment Policy hosted an online think tank on artificial intelligence tools and hiring this week. Federal agencies, technology innovators, disability organizations and civil rights groups heard remarks from Assistant Secretary Taryn Williams and explored strategies for ensuring that automated hiring tools treat workers with disabilities and other underserved communities equally. |
| Prudential Insurance Company of America will revise life insurance practices that wrongfully denied hundreds of claims Prudential Insurance Company of America a subsidiary of Prudential Financial Inc. must revise its practices after investigators found the company collected life insurance premiums from participants, then denied numerous claims after the participants died, citing their failure to provide evidence of insurability when they enrolled. |
| Dollar General appears to prefer paying fines to protecting workers Living up to its designation as a severe violator of workplace safety law, Dollar General amassed an additional $552,486 in fines after racking up new safety citations at stores in Texas and Wisconsin. |
| | Making green Looking for a new career? If youre passionate about protecting the planet, check out these 10 good-paying jobs with an environmental focus. | | |
| | Supporting a new dad When employers disregard a workers rights to family and medical leave, the Wage and Hour Division takes action. | | |
| | Fatal electrocution OSHA found an Alabama paper mill willfully bypassed safety regulations, leading to the fatal electrocution of a 36-year-old worker. | | |
| | Visa violations A Pennsylvania swimming pool subcontractor must pay $317,097 in back wages to three U.S. and 56 Mexican workers after investigators found H-2B guest worker violations. | | |
| | Steam line safety failures Less than two years after two workers suffered fatal burns from a steam line at a Veterans Affairs healthcare facility in Connecticut, OSHA found similar hazards at a VA facility in Arizona. | | |
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