| Pension protections, safety enforcement, workforce development and more | 
U.S. Department of Labor | | December 15, 2022 |
| Investing in the battery industryâs bright future In Michigan this week, Deputy Secretary of Labor Julie Su, Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm and Sen. Gary Peters announced a Battery Workforce Initiative that will provide training based on industry-endorsed standards to create a talent pipeline for employment in clean energy sectors. The Department of Energy recently finalized a $2.5 billion loan to help pay for three new lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing facilities in Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee to support the growth of this emerging industry, which is expected to create 10 million jobs in the next several years. |
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| $1.4B+ recovered for retirement and healthcare plans and the workers and families who rely on them We recovered more than $1.4 billion for retirement, health and welfare benefits plans, participants and beneficiaries in the past year. âOur results in fiscal year 2022 show our commitment to safeguarding the security of the retirement, health and other work-related benefits of Americaâs workers and their families,â said Assistant Secretary for Employee Benefits Security Lisa M. Gomez. |
| Funding will support women workers and combat child labor Weâve awarded $9 million to improve labor conditions in West Africa, including: |
| Empowering workers worldwide At the global launch of the Multilateral Partnership for Organizing, Worker Empowerment and Rights initiative last week, Secretary Walsh announced that Argentina, Canada, Germany, South Africa and Spain have joined the initiative. M-POWER is the largest U.S. government commitment to advance worker empowerment and support trade union rights in the global economy. As part of M-POWERâs new action plan, partners have pledged to cooperatively respond to urgent threats against labor activists and organizations. |
|  | Confined space citations An Arkansas construction contractor failed to test oxygen levels before two workers entered a sewer and died because of a lack of oxygen, OSHA determined. |
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|  | Justice for whistleblower A federal whistleblower investigation found a Denver-based IT services provider retaliated against an employee who raised concerns about IRS violations. |
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|  | An app for that We are committed to making department resources and information more easily accessible to the public. Here are three apps workers should know about. |
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Now that the updated DOL-Timesheet App is available for Android and iPhone users alike, itâs never been easier to track work hours, break times and pay. Download it today! blog.dol.gov/2022/06/30/dol-timesheet-app-now-available-on-android |
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