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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).
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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.
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Administrative Law Judge Brian D. Gee ruled that Oak Harbor Freight Lines must pay $19.7 million in delinquent trust fund contributions plus $3.9 million in liquidated damages for unlawfully discontinuing employee health benefits from 2009-2018
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Seasonally adjusted initial unemployment claims decreased to 224,000 for the week ending December 13, down 13,000 from the previous week's revised level of 237,000
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Two Teamsters-affiliated railroad unions representing approximately 20,000 workers (53% of unionized employees at both companies) announced opposition to the proposed $85 billion merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern.
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The U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA has established a [voluntary strategic partnership] with Harvey Construction Corp. to enhance worker safety during construction of the Mark Stebbins Community Center in Manchester, New Hampshire.
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The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division determined that Howard & Sons Inc., a San Bernardino roofing and painting contractor, failed to properly compensate 62 employees for certain work activities. The company will pay $267,177 in back wages and a $53,010 civil penalty.
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OSHA has cited New Horizons Baking Company, an Ohio-based commercial bakery, for multiple workplace safety violations with proposed penalties totaling $394,849
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The U.S. Department of Labor announced on December 15, 2025, that it will deploy a specialized strike team to conduct an onsite review of Minnesota's Unemployment Insurance (UI) program following discoveries of massive fraud across multiple Minnesota benefits programs.
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OSHA cited Sound Construction Inc., an Easton, Connecticut earthwork contractor, for the second time in two years following a worker's death in December 2023.
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The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division cited Lucky Growers Inc., a San Marcos, California agricultural employer, for violations of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA).
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Penn State faculty filed with the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board to unionize approximately 6,000 faculty members with SEIU Local 668.