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Updated : DOL\'s OSHA announces intent to establish Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee The U.S. Department of Labor?s Occupational Safety and Health Administration today announced its intent to establish a Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee.The committee will advise, consult with and make recommendations to the secretary of labor and the assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health on ways to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and transparency of OSHA?s administration of whistleblower protections. Publ.Date : 17 May 2012 12:30:00 EDT DOL\'s MSHA files complaint against mining company in Thomaston, ME, to reinstate miner unlawfully discharged The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration has filed a complaint with the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission against Ferraiolo Construction Inc. to reinstate a worker to his former position and provide compensation for wages lost as a result of his being unlawfully fired. Publ.Date : 17 May 2012 11:00:00 EDT Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report In the week ending May 12, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 370,000, unchanged from the previous week's revised figure of 370,000. The 4-week moving average was 375,000, a decrease of 4,750 from the previous week's revised average of 379,750. Publ.Date : 17 May 2012 8:30:00 EDT DOL provides grant to assist Idaho workers affected by closure of Clearwater Paper\'s sawmill in Lewiston The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $947,841 National Emergency Grant to provide re-employment services to about 125 workers affected by the closure of Clearwater Paper Corp.?s sawmill in Lewiston, Idaho. Publ.Date : 16 May 2012 01:15:00 EDT DOL provides grant increment to continue assisting Florida workers impacted by end of Space Shuttle Program The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $7.2 million National Emergency Grant increment to continue providing re-employment assistance to approximately 3,200 workers in Florida who were affected by layoffs resulting from the termination of NASA?s Space Shuttle Program. Publ.Date : 16 May 2012 01:15:00 EDT Joint VA/Labor Department program launches to retrain 99,000 unemployed veterans Unemployed veterans between the ages of 35 and 60 can now apply for new benefits to cover education costs for up to one year through a joint U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Labor program that focuses on retraining 99,000 veterans for high-demand jobs. Publ.Date : 16 May 2012 12:00:00 EDT DOL alleges Idaho plan administrator misused funds The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho against Matthew D. Hutcheson alleging that he violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.The complaint alleges that, toward the end of 2010, Hutcheson used more than $3.2 million representing the retirement plan savings of workers from multiple employers for his own personal expenses and in an attempt to purchase an interest in the Tamarack Resort ? a failed ski and golf resort in Idaho.This prohibited transaction has left affected retirement plans without sufficient funds to pay participants all the benefits owed to them.Hutcheson also faces a separate criminal indictment, which was filed in the same court on April 10, in connection with the same transaction. Publ.Date : 16 May 2012 9:30:00 EDT |