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U.S. Department of Labor Issues Stronger Workplace Guidance on Coronavirus (January 29, 2023)
ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers And Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (January 11, 2023)
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Guidance on Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation and Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation (January 6, 2023)
U.S. Department of Labor Publishes Guidance on Expiration of Paid Sick Leave and Expanded Family and Medical Leave for Coronavirus (December 31, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Announces New Guidance to States on Unemployment Insurance Programs (December 30, 2020)
ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers And Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (December 21, 2020)
ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers and Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (December 12, 2020)
ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers and Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (December 7, 2020)
ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers And Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (November 30, 2020)
ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers and Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (November 23, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Updates Frequently Asked Questions To Address Cloth Face Coverings as Personal Protective Equipment (November 18, 2020)
ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers and Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (November 16, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Guidance Alerting Employers to Frequently Cited Standards Related to COVID-19 Inspections (November 7, 2020)
ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers and Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (November 9, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Guidance Alerting Employers to Frequently Cited Standards Related to COVID-19 Inspections (November 7, 2020)
ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers and Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (November 2, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Respiratory Protection Guidance For Long-Term Care Facilities During the Coronavirus Pandemic (October 30, 2020)
ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers and Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (October 25, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Frequently Asked Question and Answer Confirming N95 Respirators Protect Against the Coronavirus (October 19, 2020)
ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers and Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (October 18, 2020)
ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers And Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (October 13, 2020)
ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers and Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (October 5, 2020)
ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers and Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (September 27, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Announces Phased Reopening Of Job Corps Campuses (September 25, 2020)
ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers and Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (September 20, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Awards Nearly $11.2 Million in Dislocated Worker Grants in Response to Coronavirus Public Health Emergency (September 15, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Continues Effort to Raise Awareness of Paid Sick Leave And Lawful Pay Requirements Amid Coronavirus Pandemic (September 14, 2020)
ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers and Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (September 13, 2020)
ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers And Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (September 7, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Provides $100 Million to States To Combat Unemployment Insurance Fraud (September 1, 2020)
ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers and Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (April 30, 2020)
As Schools Reopen, U.S. Department Of Labor Answers Questions About Eligibility for Paid Leave and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (April 27, 2020)
ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers and Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (April 24, 2020)
Statement by Secretary Scalia on the Lost Wages Assistance Program (April 18, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Additional Guidance for States on Lost Wages Assistance Program (April 17, 2020)
ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers and Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (April 16, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Announces Guidance for the Lost Wages Assistance Program to Provide Needed Relief to Americans (April 13, 2020)
ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers and Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (April 9, 2020)
Statement by U.S. Secretary of Labor Scalia on Presidential Memorandum Authorizing the Other Needs Assistance Program for Major Disaster Declarations Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (April 8, 2020)
ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers And Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (April 2, 2020)
ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers and Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (July 26, 2020)
U.S. Department Of Labor Publishes Additional Guidance on Wage And Hour Rules, Family and Medical Leave As Workplaces Reopen (July 20, 2020)
ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers and Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (July 19, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Offers Webinars for Employers, Employees in Mandarin, Cantonese on Paid Leave in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (July 16, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Offers Webinars for Business Owners, Employers and Other Stakeholders on Coronavirus-Related Paid Leave (July 15, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Offers Webinar for Business Owners, Employers and Other Stakeholders on Coronavirus-Related Paid Leave (July 15, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Awards $3 Million Dislocated Worker Grant In Response to the Coronavirus Public Health Emergency (July 13, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Launches Public Service Campaign to Promote Workers’ Rights to Paid Sick Leave, Safe Workplaces and Lawful Pay (July 13, 2020)
ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers and Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (July 12, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Poster to Keep Meat Packing, Poultry And Pork Workers Safe During the Coronavirus Pandemic (July 8, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Guidance to Employers to Help Protect Oil and Gas Workers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (July 7, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Using Public Service Announcements and Billboards to Promote Worker Safety and Health Amid Coronavirus (July 7, 2020)
ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers and Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (July 5, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Publishes Frequently Asked Questions and Answers To Help Keep Workers Safe During the Coronavirus Pandemic (June 2, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Offers Webinar on Families First Coronavirus Response Act’s Paid Leave Provisions for Employers and Employees (June 2, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Awards More Than $6 Million in Dislocated Worker Grants in Response to Coronavirus Public Health Emergency (June 30, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Offers Webinars for Business Owners, Employers and Other Stakeholders on Coronavirus-Related Paid Sick Leave (June 29, 2020)
ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers and Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (June 28, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Guidance on Child Labor; Paid Sick And Expanded Family and Medical Leave Amid School and Camp Closures (June 26, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor’s OSHA and CDC Issue Interim Guidance To Protect Seafood Processing Industry Workers (June 25, 2020)
U.S. Department Of Labor Announces Online Tool to Help Workers Determine Eligibility for Paid Sick Leave Due to Coronavirus (June 23, 2020)
ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers and Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (June 21, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Issues OSHA Guidance As Non-Essential Businesses Reopen and Employees Return to Work (June 18, 2020)
ICYMI: U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia Delivers Remarks On Department of Labor’s Coronavirus Response (June 16, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Further Guidance to Help States Improve Unemployment Insurance Program Integrity and Prevent Fraud (June 15, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Publishes 14 Additional Translations of OSHA Poster On Proper Workplace Use of Respirators (June 15, 2020)
As More Businesses Reopen, Worker Safety and Health Remains U.S. Department of Labor Priority (June 15, 2020)
ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers And Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (June 14, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Awards Nearly $239 Million in Dislocated Worker Grants in Response to Coronavirus Public Health Emergency (June 8, 2020)
ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers and Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (June 7, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor’s OSHA and CDC Issue Guidance to Help Agriculture Workers during the Coronavirus Pandemic (June 2, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Alert to Keep Stockroom And Loading Dock Workers Safe During Coronavirus Pandemic (June 2, 2020)
ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers and Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (May 31, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Alert on Social Distancing To Keep Employees Safe at Work During the Coronavirus Pandemic (May 28, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration Actions to Protect America’s Workers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (May 28, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Awards Nearly $24 Million in Dislocated Worker Grants in Response to COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (May 27, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor’s OSHA Issues Guidance to Help Construction Workers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (May 26, 2020)
ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers and Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (May 25, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Releases Quotes from Written Testimony from Postponed OSHA Hearing (May 20, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Adopts Revised Enforcement Policies For Coronavirus (May 19, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Offers Fraud Prevention Resources To Enhance Integrity of Unemployment Insurance Programs (May 19, 2020)
ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers and Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (May 17, 2020)
Statement by U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia on Being Added to the White House Coronavirus Task Force (May 15, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Awards Over $26 Million in Dislocated Worker Grants in Response to Coronavirus Public Health Emergency (May 15, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Alert to Keep Nursing Home and Long-Term Care Facility Workers Safe During Coronavirus Pandemic (May 14, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Alert to Help Keep Retail Pharmacy Workers Safe During the Coronavirus Pandemic (May 14, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Alert for Rideshare, Taxi And Car Service Safety During Coronavirus Pandemic (May 14, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Guidance and Reminders to States To Ensure Integrity of Unemployment Insurance Programs (May 11, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Alert to Help Keep Dental Industry Practitioners Safe During the Coronavirus Pandemic (May 11, 2020)
ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers and Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (May 10, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Provides Additional Guidance to States On the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Program (May 9, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Awards Over $10 Million in Dislocated Worker Grants in Response to the Coronavirus Public Health Emergency (May 6, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Offers New Video and Poster On Proper Workplace Use of Respirators (May 5, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Provides Additional Flexibility for Dislocated Worker Grants, Allowing Awardees to Use Funds for Contact Tracing (May 5, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Provides Additional Guidance and Assistance To States’ Unemployment Insurance Programs (May 4, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Publishes 11 New Translations of OSHA Poster To Help Prevent Workplace Coronavirus Exposure (May 4, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Additional Guidance About Short-Time Compensation Program Provisions (May 3, 2020)
ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers And Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (May 3, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Safety Alert for Restaurant, Food and Beverage Businesses Providing Curbside Pickup and Takeout Service (May 1, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Invites the Public to Participate in National Online Dialogue on Opening America’s Workplaces Again (April 30, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Awards Over $30 Million in Dislocated Worker Grants in Response to the Coronavirus Public Health Emergency (April 29, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Announces that all 50 States and the District of Columbia Are Paying Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Benefits (April 29, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Issues COVID-19 Relief and Guidance for Employee Benefit Plans (April 28, 2020)
Statement of Enforcement Policy by Solicitor of Labor Kate O’Scannlain and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for OSHA Loren Sweatt regarding Meat and Poultry Processing Facilities (April 28, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor’s OSHA and CDC Issue Interim Guidance To Protect Workers in Meatpacking and Processing Industries (April 26, 2020)
ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers And Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (April 26, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Additional Respirator Guidance for Healthcare During The Coronavirus Pandemic (April 24, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Alert to Help Keep Construction Workers Safe during The Coronavirus Pandemic (April 21, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Ends Temporary Non-Enforcement of Paid Leave Protections to Help American Workers During Coronavirus Pandemic (April 20, 2020)
ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers and Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (April 19, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Alert to Help Keep Manufacturing Workers Safe During Coronavirus Pandemic (April 16, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Awards More than $131 Million in Dislocated Worker Grants in Response to Coronavirus Public Health Emergency (April 15, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Announces OSHA Interim Enforcement Response Plan to Protect Workers During The Coronavirus Pandemic (April 13, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Takes Action to Help American Workers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (April 13, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Alert to Keep Package Delivery Workers Safe During COVID-19 Pandemic (April 13, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Publishes Latest Guidance Regarding Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation Program (April 10, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Enforcement Guidance For Recording Cases of COVID-19 (April 10, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Expands Temporary Guidance for Respirator Fit-Testing to All Industries During COVID-19 Pandemic (April 8, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Alert to Keep Retail Workers Safe During Coronavirus Pandemic (April 8, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Reminds Employers That They Cannot Retaliate Against Workers Reporting Unsafe Conditions During Coronavirus Pandemic (April 8, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Publishes New OSHA Poster Aimed At Reducing Workplace Exposure to the Coronavirus (April 6, 2020)
U.S. Department Of Labor Publishes Guidance on Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (April 5, 2020)
U.S. Department Of Labor Publishes Guidance on Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (April 4, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Guidance for Respirators Certified under Other Countries’ Standards During COVID-19 Pandemic (Aprl 3, 2020)
U.S. Department Of Labor Announces New CARES Act Guidance on Unemployment Insurance for States in Response to COVID-19 Crisis (April 2, 2020)
U.S. Department Of Labor Announces New Paid Sick Leave And Expanded Family and Medical Leave Implementation (April 1, 2020)
U.S. Department Of Labor Adds To Guidance for Workers and Employers Explaining Paid Sick Leave and Expanded Family and Medical Leave Benefits Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (March 28, 2020)
U.S. Department Of Labor Announces Additional Guidance Explaining Paid Sick Leave and Expanded Family and Medical Leave Under The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (March 26, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Invites Stakeholders to a National Online Dialogue on Paid Family and Medical Leave and Paid Sick Leave Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (March 25, 2020)
U.S. Department Of Labor Publishes Guidance Explaining Paid Sick Leave And Expanded Family and Medical Leave Under The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (March 24, 2020)
U.S. Department of the Treasury, IRS and the U.S. Department of Labor Announce Plan to Implement Coronavirus-Related Paid Leave for Workers and Tax Credits for Small and Midsize Businesses to Swiftly Recover the Cost of Providing Coronavirus-Related Leave (March 20, 2020)
USDA and DOL Announce Information Sharing to Assist H-2A Employers (March 19, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Announces Availability of Up to $100 Million In National Health Emergency Dislocated Worker Grants in Response to COVID-19 Outbreak (March 18, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Takes Actions to Facilitate Response Efforts For COVID-19 Outbreak (March 17, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Announces Temporary Pause In Job Corps Center Operations (March 17, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Temporary Enforcement Guidance for Respirator Fit-Testing in Healthcare during COVID-19 Outbreak (March 14, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Announces New Guidance on Unemployment Insurance Flexibilities During COVID-19 Outbreak (March 12, 2020)
U.S. Department of Labor Offers Guidance For Preparing Workplaces for Coronavirus (March 9, 2020)