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"November 27, 2024"



Collage shows young people wearing blazers and name tags speaking on a panel, dozens of people in suits posing for a photo at the White House, and the National Apprenticeship Week 2024 logo with the words 10 years of engagement, expansion and innovation. [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/11/26/highlights-of-a-record-breaking-national-apprenticeship-week-2024 ]



National Apprenticeship Week still breaking ground for workers in its 10th year [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/11/26/highlights-of-a-record-breaking-national-apprenticeship-week-2024 ]

We’ve come a long way from describing Registered Apprenticeship as the nation’s best kept secret. In the 10th year of celebrating National Apprenticeship Week [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/11/26/highlights-of-a-record-breaking-national-apprenticeship-week-2024 ], people around the nation hosted more than 1,500 events and issued nearly 900 proclamations to celebrate Registered Apprenticeship as a life-changing career development tool.



Acting Secretary Su speaks behind a dias while wearing a blazer [ https://www.instagram.com/p/DCxHpLdssRB/ ]



Acting Secretary Su visits Kansas City, Missouri to support women in the trades [ https://www.instagram.com/p/DCxHpLdssRB/ ]

Missouri is leading the charge to support women in the trades. A Department of Labor grant awarded to the Heartland Women in Trades is supporting women workers affected by gender-based bias, violence and harassment. Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su was in Kansas City last week [ https://www.instagram.com/p/DCxHpLdssRB/ ]to help unveil their equity plan to tackle these issues and uplift women in the trades.



A care worker helps an older person in a wheelchair [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/11/21/saluting-home-care-workers-during-care-at-home-month ]



Caring for care workers [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/11/21/saluting-home-care-workers-during-care-at-home-month ]

We recovered nearly $53 million in back wages and damages for care workers [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/11/21/saluting-home-care-workers-during-care-at-home-month ] in the last fiscal year.



Steel pipes are stacked in the foreground while a worker in a red sweatshirt with a yellow hard hat is visible in the background. [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20241122 ]



Settlement reached to correct safety failures that caused fatal and life-altering injuries [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20241122 ]

The department has entered into an agreement with Jindal Tubular USA LLC, a Mississippi steel pipe maker with a long history of safety failures [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20241122 ], to correct conditions that led a 25-year-old employee to suffer fatal injuries and to the medical amputations of a 20-year-old co-worker's legs after a stack of 2,000-pound pipes collapsed on them in January 2024. As part of the agreement, the company will accept citations for 26 violations, pay $442,815 in penalties and make extensive safety improvements.



Illustrated word cloud focused on opioids [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta/eta20241121-0 ]



Helping to rebuild Wisconsin communities and lives harmed by the nation’s opioid crisis [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta/eta20241121-0 ]

The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development has received a $4.3 million Department of Labor grant to support employment and training services [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta/eta20241121-0 ] to help people affected by the health and economic effects of widespread opioid use, addiction and overdose. The grant will support employment and training services for eligible individuals to reintegrate into the workforce or transition into professional fields that could impact the opioid crisis.



A woman wearing a blue t-shirt and tan pants stands in an open field and looks up at the blue sky. [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/11/25/empowering-domestic-violence-survivors-with-financial-resources ]



Empowering domestic violence survivors [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/11/25/empowering-domestic-violence-survivors-with-financial-resources ]

From Nov. 25 to Dec. 10 each year, 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/11/25/empowering-domestic-violence-survivors-with-financial-resources ] calls for global action to end violence against women. In support of this effort, our Employee Benefits Security Administration is helping survivors understand their rights in either their own or their spouse's job-based benefit plans and providing resources to support their financial future.



A man wearing a U.S. Air Force uniform smiles with his wife, who wears a blue top with a ruffled collar. [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/11/25/how-were-making-life-easier-for-military-spouses ]



Making military spouses’ lives easier [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/11/25/how-were-making-life-easier-for-military-spouses ]

As we honor veterans in November [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/11/25/how-were-making-life-easier-for-military-spouses ], we also recognize their families for making their service possible. Around the world, the career opportunities of nearly 580,000 military spouses – 90 percent of them women – depend on their spouses’ duty station assignments. Learn more about the challenges these spouses encounter firsthand and what the Biden-Harris administration does to help.



IN CASE YOU MISSED IT



Brunette female in white lab coat raises hands to protect herself. [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20241121-0 ]



Protecting care workers [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20241121-0 ]

OSHA is working with an Ohio employer to make its facility safer after a mental health nurse suffered facial cuts and stab wounds [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20241121-0 ] in a preventable patient attack.

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Acting Secretary Su at a table with a group of workers and local leaders, with some wearing purple [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/11/19/public-confidence-in-unions-soars ]



Confidence in unions soars [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/11/19/public-confidence-in-unions-soars ]

A new poll finds union support has reached 70 percent [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/11/19/public-confidence-in-unions-soars ] with disapproval at a 57-year low. Here’s why transparency and integrity are critically important.

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Man in uniform in thought seated in front of computer [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/vets/vets20241121 ]



Vets' employment resources [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/vets/vets20241121 ]

We expanded employment assistance for transitioning service members [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/vets/vets20241121 ], veterans and their spouses to offer more training and new partners.

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Two loaves of bread being sliced in an industrial slicing machine. [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20241119 ]



Rising bakery fines [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20241119 ]

OSHA has assessed $385,221 in penalties for New Jersey bakery [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20241119 ] after an inspection following a worker’s 2023 amputation injuries found the employer continued to ignore federal safety regulations.

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Several people engage in discussion around a table. [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/11/19/key-partnerships-strengthened-school-district-amid-crises ]



Strength in partnership [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/11/19/key-partnerships-strengthened-school-district-amid-crises ]

When a California school district faced multiple emergencies over several years, its strong labor-management relationship played a key role [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/11/19/key-partnerships-strengthened-school-district-amid-crises ] in weathering the storms.

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Collage features three women posing for photos outdoors. All are smiling. [ https://edit.blog.dol.gov/2024/11/26/garnished-tips-at-friendship-diner ]



Wages for diner workers [ https://edit.blog.dol.gov/2024/11/26/garnished-tips-at-friendship-diner ]

You might not think a business called the Friendship Diner would have a toxic work environment [ https://edit.blog.dol.gov/2024/11/26/garnished-tips-at-friendship-diner ], but investigators learned wage theft was on the menu after workers reached out for help.

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DATA SPOTLIGHT



Page with title Paid family leave and a gavel. [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/wb/wb20241121 ]



New research shows national paid family and medical leave helps reduce poverty [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/wb/wb20241121 ]

We’ve announced new research that underscores the benefits of paid family and medical leave [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/wb/wb20241121 ].



POST OF THE WEEK



??The holiday season is a busy time for warehouses. Make sure new and temporary workers are trained to recognize and address potential hazards. Ensure everyone comes home safe during the holiday season with the help of these OSHA resources. ?? https://lnkd.in/eqh-NFss 

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IN THE NEWS




* *MSN.com*: Target fined $176K by OSHA after worker dies from fall at Burlington location [ https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/target-fined-176k-by-osha-after-worker-dies-from-fall-at-burlington-location/ar-AA1ukyFZ? ]
* *Providence Journal*: Are you owed back wages? where you can find out [ https://www.yahoo.com/news/owed-back-wages-heres-where-133213846.html ]
* *UPI*: Filipino labor leaders inducted into Labor Department's Hall of Honor [ https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/11/20/labor-department-hall-of-honor/8381732140903/ ]
* *Las Vegas Review Journal*: Nevada adopts first-ever regulation to protect workers from heat [ https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/nevada-adopts-first-ever-regulation-to-protect-workers-from-heat-3215623/ ]
* *Star News*: State announces all-time record-high number of apprentices in 112-Year history [ https://www.centralwinews.com/starnews/2024/11/20/state-announces-all-time-record-high-number-of-apprentices-in-programs-112-year-history/?destination=star-news ]

 

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