Tag: U.S. Department of Labor
709,000 seek U.S. jobless aid as pandemic escalates
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of people seeking United States unemployment benefits fell last week to 709,000, a still-high level but the lowest figure...
Ex-federal employee admits to collecting fraudulent disability benefits
PROVIDENCE – A former federal air marshal has admitted in federal court that he concealed his self-employment and his role in a Middletown-based martial...
Brown joins legal brief to block new federal visa rules
PROVIDENCE – Twenty-five colleges, including Brown University, filed an amicus brief in U.S. District Court in California on Oct. 30 asking the court to...
Brown joins legal brief to block new federal visa rules
PROVIDENCE – Twenty-five colleges, including Brown University, filed an amicus brief in U.S. District Court in California on Oct. 30 asking the court to...
R.I. Department of Labor and Training awarded $1.3M opioid crisis grant
PROVIDENCE – A $1.3 million federal grant awarded to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training will help provide jobs and training to address...
Locke Lord enters into agreement following allegations of gender pay discrimination...
PROVIDENCE – Locke Lord LLP has agreed to resolve allegations of pay discrimination at its Providence office, the U.S. Department of Labor announced Thursday.
The...
DLT to receive $2.3M for worker assistance
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Labor and Training will receive $2.3 million in federal Dislocated Worker Grants as part of the Coronavirus Aid,...
Los Andes ordered to pay $775K over alleged overtime pay violations
PROVIDENCE – Los Andes LLC, doing business as Los Andes Restaurant, must pay $775,000 to the U.S. Department of Labor for violations of overtime...
Commitment to diversity and inclusion a major part of CVS’ mission...
PBN Diversity & Inclusion Awards 2019
HEALTH CARE: CVS Health Corp.
AS ONE OF the nation’s premier health innovation companies serving more than 100 million...
3 R.I. nursing facilities pay $261.4K in back wages, fines
PROVIDENCE – Three Rhode Island nursing care facilities operated by Centers for Care LLC, a Bronx, N.Y.-based company have paid $192,622 in back wages...

















