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A September 29 fire at BioLab in Conyers creates a chemical plume

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OSHA proposes BioLab pay $61K in penalties after probe found improperly stored chemicals caused fire

On April 7, the U.S. Department of Labor released its investigation into the Sept. 29 chemical fire at the BioLab in Conyers, Ga., east of Atlanta.

April 08, 2025
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  • GPB News Staff
Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie Su introduces President Biden during a ceremony Monday at the Department of Labor. Biden signed a proclamation to establish the Frances Perkins National Monument in Maine.

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  • Business

In last-ditch effort, Democrats push to get Julie Su confirmed as labor secretary

Acting Secretary Julie Su has led the Labor Department for nearly two years, despite never getting a Senate confirmation vote. With time running out, her staunchest supporters haven't given up.

December 18, 2024
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  • Andrea Hsu
A "now hiring" sign is displayed outside Taylor Party and Equipment Rentals in Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S., Sept. 1, 2022. Photo by Brian Snyder/Reuters

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Georgia unemployment increases for fourth straight month

Georgia’s unemployment rate rose in August for the fourth month in a row, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday.

September 23, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
watermelon pickers

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Georgia judge rules in favor of states against new labor rule for farmworker protections

The judge’s preliminary injunction means farms in Georgia and other suing states won’t have to follow the new rule, for now.

 

August 27, 2024
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  • Sofi Gratas
Georgia Department of Labor

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  • Economy

Georgia employment sets more records despite rise in jobless rate

Georgia’s unemployment rate rose slightly last month but remained well above the national rate, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday.

June 20, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
Georgia Commissioner of Labor Bruce Thompson

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Georgia unemployment rate remains flat despite April job surge

Georgia’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.1% in April for the fourth month in a row, even as several jobs categories reached all-time highs, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday.

May 16, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
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State unemployment rate at 3.4% for third straight month

Georgia’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.4% in November for the third month in a row.

December 22, 2023
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  • Dave Williams
A worker harvests cherries in the early hours of the morning on a farm near Sunnyside, Wash., on June 14.

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  • Business

America's farms are desperate for labor. Foreign workers bring relief and controversy

The number of H-2A visas for seasonal farmworkers issued each year has more than quadrupled over the past decade. The growth has alarmed labor advocates. Farmers don't love the program, either.

July 27, 2023
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  • Andrea Hsu and
  • Ximena Bustillo
Farm workers fill up bins in the back of a truck with zucchini on a farm in Florida City, Florida, in 2020.

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Children as young as 12 work legally on farms, despite years of efforts to change law

As some states look to roll back child labor laws, Democrats in Congress introduce a bill to increase protections for children working in agriculture that would raise the minimum age to 14.

June 12, 2023
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  • Andrea Hsu
Camel cigarettes, manufactured by Reynolds American, are displayed at a tobacco shop in San Francisco in July 2014. Reynolds was one of the tobacco companies to voluntarily adopt child labor policies that exceed the requirements of U.S. law.

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  • Business

12-year-olds can't buy cigarettes — but they can work in tobacco fields

Child labor rules in agriculture are looser than those in other industries, even for tasks that are dangerous. For all tobacco laborers, but especially kids, the work can cause nicotine poisoning.

April 17, 2023
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  • Kaitlyn Radde
Child labor violations had been declining for years. They started creeping up again after 2015, a trend that troubles experts.

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  • Business

Child labor violations are on the rise as some states look to loosen their rules

The total number of violations is still much lower than it was two decades ago. But violations have more than tripled since 2015, a trend that has experts troubled.

February 26, 2023
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  • Kaitlyn Radde
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  • Economy

State labor department settles lawsuit over pandemic-era jobless claims

The Georgia Department of Labor has settled a lawsuit over the payment of unemployment claims during the pandemic.

September 02, 2022
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  • Dave Williams
Klaire Gumbs, an organizer with the New Georgia Project, marches to the Georgia Department of Labor headquarters in Atlanta.

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  • Economy

State Labor Department Spends Millions To Rent Career Centers Closed To The Public

 

The Georgia Department of Labor is paying more than $6.6 million a year for 21 career centers that have been closed to the public since March 2020, according to leases maintained by the State Properties Commission.

July 23, 2021
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  • Ross Williams
A person being interviewed for a job

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  • Economy

Unemployment Headed Down In Georgia

Georgia’s unemployment rate fell to 4.3% last month, down from 4.5% in March, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. While the number of jobs in April declined by 9,300 from the previous month, it was up by 416,000 compared to April of last year, when the coronavirus pandemic was forcing businesses across Georgia to shut down and lay off workers.

May 21, 2021
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  • Dave Williams
People wait in line, resumes in hand, while waiting to apply for jobs during an outdoor hiring event.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Labored Economic Recovery Prompts Georgia Debate Over Best Path, Policy Forward

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Georgia’s economy struggles to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic slump. And in 2022 election news, Attorney General Chris Car announced he will seek reelection, not entering his name into the race for Sen. Raphael Warnock’s seat. What does his decision tell us about the landscape of the Republican party?

May 11, 2021
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