Department of Labor

Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed April 19, 2023

Industry On a Mission to Protect Pavement, Trench Workers

The DOL and OSHA are laser-focused on highway worker safety this construction season. The deaths of six Maryland highway workers on the job recently prompted demands that the feds realize workers, too, are vulnerable road users....

OSHA - Wed October 03, 2018

U.S. Department of Labor Updates National Emphasis Program on Trenching, Excavation Safety

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has updated the National Emphasis Program (NEP) on preventing trenching and excavation collapses in response to a recent spike in trenching fatalities....

Mon September 18, 2017

U.S. Labor Department to Provide Immediate Grants, Assistance for Irma Recovery

The U.S. Department of Labor, in cooperation with state and local partners, is setting aside funding and will be making grants to assess workforce needs in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Florida, and other states in response to Hurricane Irma....

Max Diamond - Thu September 07, 2017

Grant to Provide $1M Toward Training Low-Income Youth in Construction Jobs

If you're a young person in Raleigh, N.C., struggling to find work, you can now get job training and help the community. Capital Area Workforce Development (CAWD), an organization that runs youth programs, has received a $1 million grant from the United States Department of Labor to establish a youth work-training program....