U.S. Department of Labor

Press Releases June 29, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General Defendant Possessed Spreadsheets of Personally Identifiable Information of Thousands of U.S. Residents United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced that LE VAN HUNG, a/k/a “Hung Van Le,” a/k/a “Van Hung Le,” pled guilty to participating in a conspiracy to commit identity theft based on his role in a transnational scheme to launder at least...

HOUSTON – The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed more than $3.5 million in fines against three companies after federal inspectors determined they failed to protect workers during post-emergency response cleanup after a chemical spill at the BWC Terminals industrial facility in Channelview. The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration initiated three inspections after a Dec.

Press Releases June 24, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General Veronica Yaraset Molina Assumed Stolen Identity of U.S. Citizen for Nearly Two Decades to Fraudulently Obtain Approximately $800,000 in Federal Benefits United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, Special Agent in Charge of the Boston-New York Field Division of the Social Security Administration, Office of Inspector General (“SSA OIG”), Amy Connelly, Acting...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs is inviting public comment on the comparative reliability and validity of hearing testing methods and best practices for evaluating occupational hearing loss.

FRANKLIN, TN – The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $1,730,598 in back wages for 1,666 workers after an investigation found that a multi-trade contractor failed to pay them their full wages, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Investigators with the department’s Wage and Hour Divisiondiscovered that The State Group Industrial (USA) Ltd. Inc.

PORTLAND, ME – A federal court has entered a consent order requiring three sports bars to pay $51,775 in back wages to 47 employees, and $31,436 in civil money penalties, resolving the U.S. Department of Labor’s case alleging the employers violated federal wage and child labor law.

Press Releases June 18, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General Investigation alleges over a decade-long pattern of violence, drug trafficking, robbery, firearms offenses, fraud schemes, and other criminal conduct PROVIDENCE, R.I. – First Assistant United States Attorney Charles C. Calenda and Thomas A. Greco, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Boston Field Division, in partnership with Colonel Oscar L.

Press Releases June 18, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General is sending an unambiguous message to fraudsters, traffickers, and bad actors across the country: we are coming for you and there will be consequences. Working alongside President Donald Trump and Vice President Vance’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, Inspector General Anthony P.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $1 million in grant funding to support disaster-relief jobs and employment and training services for residents of the Northern Mariana Islands in response to the severe impacts of Super Typhoon Sinlaku. Beginning April 11 and continuing through April 18, 2026, Super Typhoon Sinlaku, a Category 5 storm, caused widespread devastation throughout the Northern Mariana Islands, including Rota, Saipan, and Tinian.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today issued guidance clarifying that employer contributions made to a minor child’s Trump Account will not generally be subject to Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.