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U.S. Department of Labor | | November 6, 2020 |
| +906,000 Private Sector Jobs Payroll employment increased by 638,000 jobs in October, with private sector jobs increasing by 906,000, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released today. |
| Protecting U.S. Workers and Helping American Farmers A final rule will update the methodology for determining the annual Adverse Effect Wage Rates in the H-2A visa program. The rule protects U.S. workers and helps American farmers by providing better stability and predictability for farm wages. |
| New Opinion Letters Two new compliance assistance opinion letters address whether employees should be compensated for time spent in voluntary training programs and travel involving construction sites away from the employers principal place of business. |
| Resolving Potential Employment Discrimination The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced a final rule codifying procedures to resolve potential employment discrimination. The rule will increase transparency and help to strategically allocate limited agency resources. |
| $2.5 Million in Coronavirus Citations OSHA has cited 35 establishments for coronavirus-related violations between Oct. 23 and 29. In total, 179 establishments have received citations totaling $2,496,768. |
| COVID-19 UPDATES AND RESOURCES |
| | #NAW2020 The sixth annual National Apprenticeship Week kicks off on Sunday, Nov. 8, to celebrate and promote the value of apprenticeship in creating career opportunities. | | |
| | HIRE Vets Medallion Award Event The Department will recognize the latest recipients of the HIRE Vets Medallion Award in an online event on Nov. 10. | | |
| | Helping Americans Get Back to Work The Department of Labor is joining a multi-departmental initiative to shorten periods of unemployment and help Americans get back to work. | | |
| | Hurricane Recovery The Department will provide up to $5 million in disaster recovery funding to support Florida workers whose employment was impacted by Hurricane Sally. | | |
| | Equal Employment Opportunity To improve coordination on enforcing equal employment opportunity laws, the Departments Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has revised its memorandum of understanding with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. | | |
| | Discrimination Agreement Deloitte Services LP has agreed to pay $275,000 to resolve alleged wage discrimination found during a federal contractor compliance review. | | |
| Unemployment Rate Drops in October The unemployment rate dropped by 1% in October to 6.9%, according to the Employment Situation report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics today. |
| COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE HIGHLIGHT |
| Wage and Hour Assistance Our compliance assistance toolkit can help employers understand their obligations under federal wage and hour laws. |
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