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United States Department of Labor sent this bulletin at 04/21/2015 04:31 PM EDT

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DOL brings traveling resource center to Newport News to inform current and former nuclear weapons workers about benefits
04/21/2015 03:00 PM EDT

The U.S. Department of Labor's traveling resource center will visit Newport News, Virginia, on April 28, to inform nuclear weapons workers about benefits available to them under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act. The event focuses on current and former workers at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator facility in Newport News, BWX Technologies, Inc. in Lynchburg and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
DOL recovers more than $1.4M in back wages, damages for 300 employees of Long Island City plumbing and heating contractors
04/21/2015 11:30 AM EDT

The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a settlement by consent judgment that provides for the recovery of $1.42 million in back wages and liquidated damages for more than 300 current and former employees of four Long Island City plumbing and heating contractors. The related businesses are Danica Group LLC; Copper Plumbing and Heating LLC; Copper II Plumbing and Heating LLC; Copper III Plumbing and Heating LLC, and the owners are Thomas Andreadakis, Leonidas Andreadakis and Helen Andreadakis.