🟢 December 19, 2025 Open Waste Management of Washington, Inc. Election
Open, The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Teamsters Local 690
Read more
🗞️ DOL American Manufacturing Apprenticeship Incentive Fund Launched to Expand Skilled Trade Training
The U.S. Department of Labor launched the American Manufacturing Apprenticeship Incentive Fund on December 19, 2025, through a $35.8 million, four-year cooperative agreement with Arkansas. The program offers $3,500 per apprentice to incentivize employers nationwide.
🗞️ DOL Recovers $17K After Ma's Kitchen Owners Steal Workers' Tips
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division recovered $17,311 in back wages from Ma's Kitchen (Naya Ding Inc.) in Rowland Heights, California, after finding the restaurant operated an unlawful tip pool where owners retained a portion of servers' tips and failed to pay overtime.
🗞️ DOL-USDA Partnership to Connect SNAP Recipients with Workforce Training Programs
The U.S. Departments of Labor and Agriculture signed a Memorandum of Understanding on December 17, 2025, to better coordinate job training and employment opportunities for SNAP recipients through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
🗞️ NLRB ALJ Decision: Motorola Can't Fire Worker Who Lied About Discussing Wages
NLRB Administrative Law Judge Charles J. Muhl ruled that Motorola Solutions unlawfully discharged employee Elisa Sheley for lying during an investigation about her protected discussions of coworker wages.