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EEOC Reports Record $660M Recovery for Employment Discrimination Victims

The EEOC announced record-breaking enforcement results for fiscal year 2024, recovering $660 million in monetary relief for 17,680 employment discrimination victims. The agency resolved 84,518 total charges and secured significant remedial outcomes through its enforcement mechanisms.

iPRO Dental Laboratory Pays $30,000 Pregnancy Discrimination Settlement

The EEOC resolved a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit against iPRO Dental Laboratory for $30,000, requiring the company to provide compliance training and revise its leave policies. The settlement addresses alleged violations of federal employment discrimination law regarding pregnancy-related accommodations.

Latest Seasonally Unadjusted Unemployment and Job Estimates for Local Labor Markets in Massachusetts for January 2026

The Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development released January 2026 local unemployment and job estimates showing unemployment rates increased in all twelve labor market areas compared to December 2025, with eleven of twelve areas showing year-over-year increases. All seven published MSA and Metropolitan Division areas lost jobs month-over-month, with Barnstable Town (-3.7%), Amherst Town-Northampton (-3.5%), and Boston Metropolitan Division (-2.1%) showing the largest percentage decreases. The statewide seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.7%, with the unadjusted rate at 5.2% versus the national unadjusted rate of 4.6%.

CT adds 5,300 jobs Jan, unemployment rises to 4.5%

The Connecticut Department of Labor released January jobs numbers and 2025 year-end labor data showing the state added 5,300 jobs during January while the unemployment rate rose to 4.5%. The monthly employment report provides updated labor market statistics for the state.

HSE consults on updating workplace injury reporting

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) launched a public consultation on The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR). The consultation proposes both legislative changes (revised definitions, updated dangerous occurrences list, expanded reportable diseases, extended diagnostician scope) and non-legislative changes (simplified online reporting form). The consultation closes on 30 June 2026 and affects all sectors and industries in Great Britain.

H-2A and H-2B Allowable Charges for Meals and Travel Subsistence Updated

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration published an annual update to allowable meal charges and travel subsistence reimbursement rates for H-2A and H-2B foreign workers. The notice updates the maximum amounts that H-2B employers may charge agricultural workers for meals and the lodging rates that qualify for meal deduction, effective April 7, 2026. This is a routine annual adjustment of existing rates with no new policy requirements.

Virtual Hiring Event - Maine CareerCenters

Maine Department of Labor announces a virtual hiring event on May 7, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., hosted by Maine CareerCenters. Job seekers can chat with employers, submit applications and resumes online, and upload resumes for employer viewing. The event aims to connect job seekers with employment opportunities across Maine.

South Dakota Contractor Sued for Firing Injury-Reporting Whistleblower

The U.S. Department of Labor filed suit against Stone Hill Excavation LLC and its successor Split Rock Sand & Gravel in U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota. OSHA found the companies violated whistleblower provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act by firing an employee two days after the worker reported second- and third-degree burns from a pressurized pipe incident. The department seeks reinstatement, back wages, and $100,000 in punitive damages.

Construction Company Sued for Whistleblower Retaliation

The Department of Labor filed suit against Stone Hill Excavation LLC and its successor Split Rock Sand & Gravel in U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota for allegedly violating whistleblower protection provisions under the Occupational Safety and Health Act. OSHA determined the company wrongfully terminated an employee two days after reporting a severe work-related injury involving second- and third-degree burns. The suit seeks reinstatement, back wages, and $100,000 in punitive damages.

Application for Use of Public Space in Frances Perkins Building

The Department of Labor's Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM) is soliciting public comments on a proposed information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act for applications to use public space in the Frances Perkins Building. The collection captures requester information, event descriptions, dates, times, and approvals. DOL receives fewer than 10 non-DOL agency requests annually but must maintain PRA authority as the collection is of general applicability.