By MICA ROSENBERG, KRISTINA COOKE and JOSHUA SCHNEYER GREENVILLE, Alabama At least four major suppliers of Hyundai Motor Co and sister Kia Corp have employed child labor at Alabama factories in recent
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Federal and Independent Safety Programs Improve Workplace Health and Safety
The latest figures for fatal occupational injuries in the Virgin Islands reveal just eight casualties, but, reflecting trends seen throughout the US, they all occurred in the
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Labor Department’s Work Search Form Conflicts With Federal, Territorial Law
States are permitted to provide Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) to individuals who are self-employed, seeking part-time employment, or who otherwise would not qualify for regular
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9 Years In The Making, Labor Department Finally Spends $9M On Job Force Training
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — ICF International said it will support local disaster recovery efforts by implementing a workforce development program aimed at training Virgin Islanders for opportunities in hospitality,
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VIDOL Failure To Pay UI Obligation Makes Private Employers Have To Pay 6 Times As Much For Unemployment Insurance
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — For the third consecutive year, the U.S. Virgin Islands is the only jurisdiction in the United States to not meet its outstanding
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V.I. Department of Labor Bounces Checks To Unemployment Insurance Recipients This Week
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Local residents who received an NSF Unemployment Insurance check from the Virgin Islands Department of Labor this week are being asked to
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2 VIWMA-Contracted Males Removing Trash From Tutu Bin Site Shot Dead … 1 Victim Was 14 Years Old: VIPD
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority contracted workers — one of them below the legal age allowed to work — were brutally
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Federal COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Benefits: Updated FAQs: From VIDOL
CHRISTIANSTED — The President of the United States signed a law that provides additional Unemployment Insurance (“UI”) assistance to workers impacted by COVID-19 on March
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U.S. Labor Department Awards USVI $1.5 Million Dislocated Worker Grant
CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. announced today that the U.S. Department of Labor has awarded the Virgin Islands Department of Labor a $1.5 million
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