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Stan Michalek - Jul 22, 2022
On July 24, 2002, nine coal miners at the Quecreek #1 Mine site in Pennsylvania were trapped after mining activities breached an adjacent mine filled with water. For 77 hours, MSHA, state, and local rescuers worked successfully to rescue all nine men.
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20 Years Later, a Look a Back at the Quecreek Mine Rescue
July is Extreme Heat Month: Know the Warning Signs of Heat-Related Illness on Mining Sites
Stephen Gigliotti - Jul 13, 2022
All workers – and supervisors in particular – need to recognize the conditions of a “hot” job and should be provided heat-stress training on worker risk, prevention, symptoms, monitoring, treatment and personal protective equipment.
Update to the CareerInfo App is Now Available
Patricia Tate - Jul 06, 2022
Exploring your options? The CareerInfo app helps you find data and info about employment, pay, job outlook, how to get started, work environment and more for hundreds of occupations.
Transitioning from Apprenticeships to High-Demand Civilian Careers: Anthony and Yasmin’s Story Continued
Tim Winter - Jun 29, 2022
The last time we spoke with Anthony and Yasmin, they were eagerly anticipating Anthony’s separation from service and working to complete their pre-apprenticeship program. We checked in to see how they're doing in their Registered Apprenticeship programs.
For women, access to family-friendly work policies varied dramatically before COVID
Gretchen Livingston - Jun 24, 2022
Family-friendly flexible work policies can have great benefits, but not all workers have equal access.
Employment Trends of Asians and Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders
Bureau of Labor Statistics - Jun 23, 2022
Editor's Note: This post was originally published on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner's Corner Blog on May 25,2022
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, so let’s take a closer look at national employment statistics for Asians and for Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders. We’ll focus on how labor market conditions for these groups continue to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
BLS has been collecting data in the Current Population Survey on the labor market characteristics of people who identify their race as Asian or Native Hawaiian or Othe
She Was Fired After Getting COVID. Then She Called the Department of Labor.
Robert Vaden - Jun 15, 2022
Anna Friar had worked over seven years as a kitchen assistant manager and cook at Willowbrook Assisted Living in Lake City, Florida, when she became seriously ill from COVID-19. We launched an investigation into the company’s failure to offer job-protected leave and found that Anna should have been offered unpaid leave and job protection for the time she was dealing with COVID.
Getting Hard-Earned Wages into the Hands of Farmworkers
Juan Coria - Jun 08, 2022
To highlight our efforts to make sure farmworkers get the wages they earn, acting Wage and Hour Division Administrator Jessica Looman is on the road this week in the Southeast region, one of America’s most productive agricultural areas.
Working for Wellness: Careers that Promote a Healthy Lifestyle
Stanislava Ilic-Godfrey, Patricia Tate - Jun 06, 2022
Helping people manage their health and wellness is an important job. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that, from 2020 to 2030, employment in some of these occupations will grow faster than the average for all occupations (7.7%). If you’re curious about fast-growing careers related to health and wellness, check out these eight occupations.