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DOL officials attend Labor Subcommittee meeting under US-Jordan Free Trade Agreement
06/30/2014 04:30 PM EDT

The U.S. Department of Labor, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and their Government of Jordan counterparts met and issued a joint statement regarding the second Labor Subcommittee meeting under the U.S-Jordan Free Trade Agreement in Amman, Jordan.
$1.5M grant to assist workers affected by H.J. Heinz Co. layoffs in Pocatello, Idaho, announced by DOL
06/30/2014 04:00 PM EDT

The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $1,593,803 National Emergency Grant to provide re-employment services to approximately 330 workers affected by the closure of the H.J. Heinz Co. LP facility, located in Pocatello, Idaho.
$1M grant to assist Massachusetts workers affected by the closure of Haemonetics awarded by DOL
06/30/2014 03:30 PM EDT

The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $1,064,034 grant to assist approximately 148 workers affected by layoffs at Haemonetics Corp., located in Braintree, Massachusetts. 
Statement by US Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez on Harris v. Quinn Supreme Court ruling
06/30/2014 03:00 PM EDT

U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued the following statement today regarding the U.S. Supreme Court's Harris v. Quinn decision: