Tag: U.S. Department of Labor
$1.3M grant to help R.I. workforce affected by opioid crisis
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Labor and Training will receive $1.3 million in federal funding to help create jobs for people who lost...
Goldin to join Biden administration, resigns from R.I. Senate
PROVIDENCE – Sen. Gayle L. Goldin, D-Providence, has resigned from the state Senate, effective immediately, to take a position in President Joe Biden's administration...
DLT gets $4M federal grant for apprenticeship programs
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Labor and Training was awarded a $4 million grant to develop, modernize and diversify its registered apprenticeship programs...
Amgen, Veterans Assembled Electronics at STRAC Institute win Platinum Awards for...
PROVIDENCE – Biopharmaceutical manufacturer Amgen Rhode Island in West Greenwich and Veterans Assembled Electronics at the STRAC Institute in Providence each won a U.S....
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.
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