Labor Department puts spotlight on child labor in slaughterhouses with 3 settlements this week
The problem of kids working in dangerous slaughterhouses continues to be a concern as the Labor Department announced its third agreement this week with a company in the industry agreeing to pay a ...
Metro Detroit Little Caesars franchisee fined $26K for violating child labor laws
Investigators reportedly found that JMP Pizza Inc. allowed three children to work longer and later hours than laws permit.
US Labor Department enters deal with JBS to assist those affected by child labor
The U.S. Department of Labor said it entered an agreement with JBS USA in which the meatpacker will provide $4 million to ...
Perdue Farms, Labor Department ink $4 million deal in child labor investigation
Perdue Farms and a staffing agency will pay more than $4 million to settle claims that they employed children in hazardous ...
U.S. Department Of Labor To Allocate $25M For Pre-Release Training, Employment Services For Incarcerated Individuals
The U.S. Department of Labor is allocating $25 million to support the future endeavors of incarcerated citizens before and ...
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U.S. Dept. of Labor says employer 'could have prevented' worker's death
A storm pipe cleaning, maintenance employer could have prevented the death of a 24-year-old worker at a worksite last year in ...
Tragedy, exploitation, growth, labor. Can Iowa find a middle ground on immigration?
Immigration in Iowa promises state, communities growth, projection shows. But the road's rocky, paved with tragedy, concern ...
Labor shortages have helped H-2A visa program grow. Here's how it works
Arizona farm owners hire workers under the H-2A program to plant, weed, thin, harvest and pack crops, filling jobs that would otherwise go vacant.
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U.S. Sanctions Huafu Fashion in ‘Largest Ever’ Expansion of Forced Labor Blacklist
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., and Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, got into a heated exchange at a House hearing Tuesday that ...
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‘We Obviously Need Foreign Labor’: Farmers battle every year to get enough legal workers
With not nearly enough Americans interested in ag work, farmers must spend thousands of dollars each year to bring in foreign ...
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Report: US imports high percentage of goods made with forced labor
A research firm contracted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has issued a report on forced labor in the global supply chain, the role it plays in international trade and how the U.S. can ...