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Filipino labor leaders honored, grants awarded and wages recovered

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"November 21, 2024"



Acting Secretary Su applauds from the front row of an event in the White House’s Indian Treaty Room. The seats behind her are full of people in business attire. [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta/eta20241118 ]



For 10 years, National Apprenticeship Week has highlighted bright career pathways [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta/eta20241118 ]

In its 10th year, National Apprenticeship Week [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta/eta20241118 ] features thousands of events and proclamations reflecting the theme, “Celebrating 10 Years of Engagement, Expansion and Innovation.” The week collectively highlights Registered Apprenticeship’s ability to unite stakeholders across the country to meet critical workforce needs and connect job seekers to career pathways in high-growth, high-demand industry sectors such as infrastructure, cybersecurity, healthcare, construction and education. Since its inception in 2015, more than 1.4 million people have participated in over 10,000 National Apprenticeship Week events.



Dozens of people in business clothes and nametags pose, smiling, on the steps of a federal building.



Apprentice Trailblazers celebrate a year of promoting Registered Apprenticeship

We launched the Apprentice Trailblazer initiative last year to create a national network of apprentices and apprenticeship graduates to spread the word about the benefits of Registered Apprenticeship. This week, Trailblazers from around the country gathered at the White House, where Acting Secretary Su and department representatives applauded their accomplishments over the past year.


* Apprentice Trailblazers took over the department’s Instagram account [ https://www.instagram.com/p/DCg8cDxOGsU/ ]
* Watch a video from Acting Secretary Su at the Trailblazer event [ https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCiE_HBtWOk/ ]
* Learn more about the Apprentice Trailblazer initiative [ https://www.apprenticeship.gov/apprentice-trailblazer-initiative ]
* See what the Trailblazers have accomplished over the past year [ https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCjvqECNHKV/ ]


National Apprenticeship Week. 10 Year Anniversary. November 17-23, 2024. 10 years of engagement, expansion & innovation [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/11/19/national-apprenticeship-week-2024-10-years-of-celebrating-opportunity-security-and-dignity ]



National Apprenticeship Week [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/11/19/national-apprenticeship-week-2024-10-years-of-celebrating-opportunity-security-and-dignity ]

Learn about our Office of Disability Employment Policy’s [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/11/19/national-apprenticeship-week-2024-10-years-of-celebrating-opportunity-security-and-dignity ] efforts to promote disability-inclusive apprenticeship programs.



An illustration of Larry Itliong, Philip Vera Cruz and Peter Gines Velasco with grapes and the sun in the background.



Honoring Filipino labor leaders

On Nov. 20, we inducted the latest members of the Department of Labor's Hall of Honor in Washington. Labor leaders Larry Dulay Itliong, Philip Vera Cruz and Peter Gines Velasco organized Filipino farmworkers and in 1965 led the Delano Grape Strike. They were early leaders of the United Farm Workers union and fought for greater protections, fairer wages and humane treatment for these essential workers.


* Learn more about their courageous efforts [ https://www.dol.gov/general/aboutdol/hallofhonor/2024-filipino-farm-workers ]
* Watch Acting Secretary’s remarks during the ceremony [ https://www.youtube.com/live/3xac7lEuzVY ]


The words “childcare” spelled out in magnet letters with a paper doll family and money. [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/11/19/new-data-childcare-costs-remain-an-almost-prohibitive-expense ]



The high price of childcare [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/11/19/new-data-childcare-costs-remain-an-almost-prohibitive-expense ]

The newly updated National Database of Childcare Prices shows [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/11/19/new-data-childcare-costs-remain-an-almost-prohibitive-expense ] the price of childcare for U.S. families is more than a month’s rent for many, forcing parents with younger children to spend a significant portion of family income on these expenses. Nationwide, the NDCP finds families spend between 8.9 percent and 16 percent of their median income for full-day care for one child with 2022 annual prices ranging from $6,552 to $15,600. “Families are struggling, and women are disproportionately impacted. The American Rescue Plan has helped but more federal investments are needed to ensure childcare is accessible and affordable for all,” said Women’s Bureau Director Wendy Chun-Hoon.



A U.S. Navy vessel at the San Diego shipyard. [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20241119 ]



Investigation recovers over $1.4M from San Diego shipyard [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20241119 ]

A Department of Labor investigation found a subsidiary of General Dynamics Corp. [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20241119 ], one of the world’s largest defense contractors, brought 36 engineers from a Mexicali subsidiary to San Diego to install power plants, engines and machinery; complete structures and finish and furnish interiors aboard U.S. naval vessels and paid them in pesos below the federal minimum wage rate. The employer paid the engineers $719,135 in back wages and an equal amount in damages and signed a comprehensive compliance agreement to avoid future violations.



Grants awarded



Grants awarded for jobs, training and to address child and forced labor

We awarded more than $10 million this week, including:


* $5 million for dislocated worker grant funding for temporary jobs, workforce training to Kentucky after 2023 severe storms [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta/eta20241118-0 ]
* $5 million to the International Labour Organization to address child and forced labor and improve working conditions [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/ilab/ilab20241118 ]


IN CASE YOU MISSED IT



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Older man with white hair and mustache crouching next to commercial fishpond. [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20241119-0 ]



Ending worker abuses [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20241119-0 ]

A federal court has forbidden a Mississippi fish farm from hiding and falsifying evidence, and threatening workers [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20241119-0 ] with physical harm, deportation or firing if they communicate with our investigators.

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Time sheets, a coffee mug, pen, glasses, calculator and folders labeled ‘Overtime,’ ‘Payroll’ and ‘Salary.’ [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20241115 ]



Wages recovered [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20241115 ]

An Ohio logistics company failed to include bonuses in wages when calculating overtime [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20241115 ], leading the Wage and Hour Division to recover over $56K in back wages and damages for workers in four states.

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Male worker in protective gear removes melting iron in from a high temperature furnace. [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20241115 ]



Historic foundry cited [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20241115 ]

OSHA has again cited an iron foundry in New York [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20241115 ] for violating federal regulations by exposing workers to fire and explosion dangers.

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Blue paper cutout of a family with a mom, dad, daughter and son held in the hands of a medical professional wearing a white coat. [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/11/19/take-advantage-of-your-open-enrollment-period-to-get-the-coverage-you-need ]



Open enrollment tips [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/11/19/take-advantage-of-your-open-enrollment-period-to-get-the-coverage-you-need ]

The open enrollment period is an opportunity for many to review their job-based coverage and make changes [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/11/19/take-advantage-of-your-open-enrollment-period-to-get-the-coverage-you-need ] to protect themselves and their family.

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A gavel sits on a pile of dollars. [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/ebsa/ebsa20241118 ]



Health plan to return $12M [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/ebsa/ebsa20241118 ]

A federal court approved a plan to make a final distribution of $12 million in assets to health plan participants and medical providers in 36 states. [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/ebsa/ebsa20241118 ]

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An accountant using electronic invoice software on a desktop computer. [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/ebsa/ebsa20241118-0 ]



Retirement savings database [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/ebsa/ebsa20241118-0 ]

We're requesting information from retirement plan administrators via an online search tool to help America’s workers locate lost retirement savings [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/ebsa/ebsa20241118-0 ] they earned.

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DATA SPOTLIGHT



Apprenticeship Starts by Fiscal Year. Graph shows 185,521 new apprentices in FY21, 273,314 in FY22, 307,506 in FY23 and 311,225 in FY24. [ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/11/15/a-proclamation-on-national-apprenticeship-week-2024 ]



1M+ apprentices – and counting [ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/11/15/a-proclamation-on-national-apprenticeship-week-2024 ]

The Biden-Harris administration has invested more than $730 million [ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/11/15/a-proclamation-on-national-apprenticeship-week-2024 ] to expand Registered Apprenticeships, leading to the hiring of more than one million apprentices across the country since President Biden took office.



POST OF THE WEEK



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IN THE NEWS




* *SHRM: *DOL Publishes Skills-Based Hiring Guide [ https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/news/talent-acquisition/dol-publishes-skills-based-hiring-guide ]
* *HR Dive: *Feds fine logistics company for failing to include bonuses in workers overtime rates [ https://www.hrdive.com/news/feds-fine-logistics-company-failing-include-bonuses-overtime/733251/ ]
* *Boston.com: *Target fined $176K by OSHA after worker dies from fall at Burlington location [ https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/11/18/target-fined-176k-by-osha-after-worker-dies-from-fall-at-burlington-location/ ]
* *Long Island Press: *OSHA considering changing fire brigade laws [ https://www.longislandpress.com/2024/11/15/osha-considering-changing-fire-brigade-laws/ ]
* *Virginia Business: *Smithfield Foods to pay $2M to settle child labor claims [ https://virginiabusiness.com/smithfield-to-pay-2m-to-settle-child-labor-claims/ ]
* *KWTV-DT: *Oklahoma CareerTech Expands Apprenticeship Opportunities With Federal Grant [ https://www.news9.com/story/67396fac89076a294d352396/oklahoma-careertech-expands-apprenticeship-opportunities-with-federal-grant ]

 

 

 

 

 

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