Tag: U.s. Department Of Labor
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Meat-packing firm in Greeley agrees to $4 million child labor settlement
GREELEY • The nation’s largest meat packing processor, JBS USA Food Co., which is one of Colorado’s best-known employers, has agreed to pay $4 million to assist individuals and communities affected by unlawful child labor practices nationwide. The U.S. Department of Labor announced the agreement to address child labor violations by JBS through a release on…
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Fraudulent unemployment claims flooding Colorado employers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gary Seabolt receives unemployment claim notices almost every day for Pikes Peak Construction for people who have never worked for the company, listing some fairly unlikely jobs, such as ship’s engineer. The tiny Colorado Springs company has just five employees and has never laid off…
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Adams County to receive $550,000 for workforce, business center
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Department of Labor gives Denver over $7 million for training, upskilling program
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Colorado unemployment jumps amid tighter pandemic restrictions
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s unemployment rate surged two full percentage points to 8.4% in December as tighter pandemic restrictions took hold, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. Colorado unemployment claims hit nearly 9-month high as CARES Act expires The state’s jobless rate was the highest since…
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Colorado first-time unemployment claims climb to 6-month high
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save First-time unemployment claims in Colorado jumped last week to a six-month high as many Front Range counties returned to state restrictions that forced many restaurants to shut down indoor dining and other businesses to face severe capacity limits. Colorado first-time unemployment claims surge to 4-month…