| The Good Jobs Tour continues, more grant awards, health and financial benefit tips, and more | 
U.S. Department of Labor | | July 11, 2024 |
| Good jobs in clean energy On Wednesday, Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su and Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo toured a training facility in Philadelphia operated by Sheet Metal Workersâ Local 19. They met with workers, apprentices, union leaders and employers to discuss ways the Biden-Harris administration is creating good paying clean energy jobs. |
| More than $43M in grants We awarded more than $43 million in grants to support the nationâs workers this week, including: |
| Benefits tips for the LGBTQIA+ community We know that many LGBTQIA+ individuals face unique challenges to their health and financial security. The Employee Benefits Security Administration is sharing cost-effective tips to improve your health and well-being. |
| Employment growth continues The U.S. economy added 206,000 jobs in June, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, with notable gains in government, health care, social assistance and construction. The labor force participation rate for âprime-ageâ workers (ages 25-54) reached a 22-year high. |
|  | ð EMPLEO turns 20! This partnership has helped us recover more than $15 million in back wages for thousands of workers â and itâs more important than ever. |
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|  | Hoppy ending for workers We recovered $912,594 for 44 employees of a New Hampshire brewery and restaurant that illegally kept workersâ tips and denied some employees overtime pay. |
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|  | Mine safety funding Weâre making up to $1 million available in Brookwood-Sago grants to train the nationâs mining community to help identify and prevent unsafe working conditions. |
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|  | Total disregard for safety Four years after a double fatality, OSHA has cited a Texas tank cleaning contractor for the same hazards that claimed another employeeâs life. |
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|  | Children endangered OSHA investigators found the owner of a Pennsylvania roofing company risked the lives of two of his children by exposing them to falls while working atop an apartment complex roof. |
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|  | Breastfeeding rights Weâre teaming up with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to host eight workplace rights webinars during August, Breastfeeding Awareness Month, for expectant and new mothers. |
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|  | Illegal fees H-2A and H-2B visa workers: Did you know it's illegal to be charged any recruitment fees? Watch to learn about your rights. |
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|  | Safe + Sound Learn more about using a job hazard analysis and join âthe hunt for hazardsâ during Safe + Sound Week 2024, Aug. 12-18! |
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