ANDREW R. FRISCH
Morgan & Morgan, P.A.
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Davie, FL 33314
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DOL News- DOL awards more than $183 million for technical skills training to help American workers fill jobs in high-growth fields [02/22/2012]Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced during a conference call with reporters more than $183 million in grants to 43 public-private partnerships serving 28 states through the second round of funding under the H-1B Technical Skills Training Grant Competition. The grants will provide education, training and job placement assistance related to high- […]
- DOL's OSHA cites 2 companies, proposes $288,000 in fines for workplace safety and health violations involving foreign students [02/21/2012]The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Exel Inc. for nine — including six willful — workplace safety and health violations at the Eastern Distribution Center III, a facility in Palmyra owned by the Hershey Co. and operated by Exel. Proposed penalties total $283,000. OSHA also has cited the SHS Group LP, do […]
- DOL extends comment period on proposed rule to provide minimum wage and overtime protections for in-home care workers [02/21/2012]The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has announced a 14-day extension of the comment period for its proposed rule to provide minimum wage and overtime protections for nearly 2 million workers who provide in-home care services. Currently, workers classified as “companions” are exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act's minimum wage […]
- DOL announces more than $12 million in grants available to states to improve workforce data quality [02/21/2012]Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced that $12 million is available for grants through the Workforce Data Quality Initiative, which will enable states to build or expand longitudinal databases that link workforce and education data to improve understanding about the performance of workforce development programs among those who benefit from and ma […]
- Statement by Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis on extension of Unemployment Insurance benefits and the payroll tax cut [02/17/2012]Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis has issued the following statement on congressional action today on the extension of Unemployment Insurance benefits and the payroll tax cut:
- Statement by Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis on workforce investment [02/16/2012]The Government Accountability Office recently released and testified today on its report titled Workforce Investment Act: Innovative Collaborations Between Workforce Boards and Employers Helped Meet Local Needs (GAO-12-97). Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis has issued the following statement.
- DOL awards grant increment to continue re-employment assistance for Texas workers impacted by aerospace layoffs [02/16/2012]The U.S. Department of Labor today awarded a $3,145,776 National Emergency Grant increment to continue providing re-employment assistance to about 600 workers impacted by layoffs at 21 Houston-area companies. The layoffs primarily resulted from the termination of the Space Shuttle Program by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Many of the work […]
- Compliance at metal and nonmetal mines improving, says MSHA assistant secretary [02/16/2012]The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced that overall compliance with safety and health regulations is improving among the nation's more than 12,000 metal and nonmetal mining operations. Preliminary data indicate a 14 percent decrease in citations and orders issued at these mines – 74,373 in 2010 compared […]
- DOL announces availability of funds to help young adult former offenders get on right track through training and service learning [02/16/2012]The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of approximately $30 million in grants through its Training and Service Learning program for projects to help young adult ex-offenders gain valuable jobs skills while giving back to their communities through service.
- Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report [02/16/2012]In the week ending February 11, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 348,000, a decrease of 13,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 361,000. The 4-week moving average was 365,250, a decrease of 1,750 from the previous week's revised average of 367,000.
- DOL awards more than $183 million for technical skills training to help American workers fill jobs in high-growth fields [02/22/2012]
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