NEWARK, DE – The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has entered into a conciliation agreement with Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. to resolve alleged pay discrimination against female employees at its manufacturing facility in Newark. A routine OFCCP compliance review found that, beginning Jan. 1, 2020, the employer paid females in system engineer roles less than male counterparts in similar positions at the laboratory diagnostics manufacturing center. Such action violates Executive Order 11246, which prohibits federal contractors from discriminating in employment decisions based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.In addition to paying eight female system…
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Assistant Secretary for Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability Mallory Stewart will travel to Warsaw, Poland from September 30-October 5. She will participate in the Warsaw Security Forum and the 19th NATO WMD Conference. At the Warsaw Security Forum, Assistant Secretary Stewart will take part in a panel discussion on a “Global Perspective on Rules-Based International Order: Divided Into Camps” in order to highlight Russian behavior that undermines the rules-based international order. Source_link
Legacy Cooperative faces $536K in penalties, cited for 2 willful, 22 serious violationsHEMINGFORD, NE ‒ Federal investigators found life-threatening hazards at a Nebraska grain cooperative, where workers faced risks of fire and explosions due to the company allowing a buildup of combustible dust and failing to maintain effective dust collection systems, leading to more than $500,000 in proposed penalties. Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration responded to a complaint of unsafe working conditions at Legacy Cooperative’s Hemingford grain elevator and opened its inspection in March 2024, under the agency’s regional emphasis program for grain-handling facilities in Nebraska. Specifically,…
The European Union launched three EU-supported investment programmes valued at €700+ million which will mobilise €6.3 billion in public and private investments, taking a big step towards closing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) investment gap. The programmes, which all reflect a strong commitment towards climate resilience and inclusive economic prosperity, are all supported by the European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus (EFSD+), one of the financing tools of Global Gateway, promoting sustainable investments in partner countries. EDFI ‘Carbon Sinks’ ProgrammeEU and European Development Finance Institutions (EDFI) launch a new Global Gateway climate mitigation programme known as ‘Carbon Sinks’, aiming at mobilising €4 billion of forestry sector…
On behalf of the United States of America, it is my honor to congratulate the people of Germany as you celebrate 34 years of unity on this German Unity Day. German reunification in 1990 is a testament to the courage and determination of the German people in overcoming division and oppression, symbolizing the struggle for democratic ideals and the enduring power of freedom. The fall of the Berlin Wall was not just about breaking down barriers; it was a triumph of democracy and of the human spirit that inspired the world. The United States is grateful to have Germany as…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $1 million in grants to seven organizations in five states to support education and training initiatives that will help identify and prevent unsafe working conditions in and around the nation’s mines.Administered by the department’s Mine Safety and Health Administration, the Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety grant program will allow recipients to create accessible, comprehensive training materials in multiple languages, promote and conduct mine safety training or educational programs, and evaluate the effectiveness of their efforts. In awarding the grants, MSHA gave special emphasis to education and training programs that reach miners at smaller mines and…
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with United Kingdom Foreign Secretary David Lammy, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot, and Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani. They discussed Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel and the importance of coordinating on a response. They also discussed the importance of implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 to establish a security perimeter in southern Lebanon, strengthen UNIFIL, and establish the conditions for both Israelis and Lebanese to be able to return to their…
KANSAS CITY, MO – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration launched a regional emphasis program to address worker safety in the highly hazardous grain handling industry as preventable injuries and unchecked hazards continue to be a serious concern for workers in the region. The program in Missouri is identical to programs already in place in Kansas and Nebraska.Between Oct. 1, 2020, and Sept. 30, 2023, OSHA responded to three fatalities, 13 reported amputations and 36 hospitalizations among industry workers in the three states alone. During that period, the agency completed 104 inspections…
The United States is today taking additional action against affiliates of the Russia-based, U.S.-designated cybercrime group Evil Corp. The Department of the Treasury is designating seven individuals and two entities associated with the group. We are taking this action in coordination with the United Kingdom and Australia, who are concurrently designating select Evil Corp-affiliated individuals. Additionally, the Department of Justice has unsealed an indictment charging one of the Evil Corp members for his use of BitPaymer ransomware targeting victims in the United States. Today’s action coincides with the second day of the U.S.-hosted Counter Ransomware Initiative summit. The United States will…
DALLAS – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has completed changes to restructure its regional operations and created a new region to better protect workers and educate employers as businesses expand and workforces grow in communities in several southeastern states.Among the changes is the creation of a new region based in Birmingham to serve Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and the Florida Panhandle.OSHA has also expanded its existing San Francisco region by combining operations that had been designated as Regions 9 and 10. The agency will now also use geographic designations to identify its regions…