November 2009

• Job-Saving Program Sees 386% Increase- More than 37,000 Missouri Jobs Saved

October 2009

• Labor Dept Works with St. Louis Business to Reduce Workplace Deaths
• Labor Dept Works with Jefferson City Business to Reduce Workplace Deaths
• Labor Dept Works with Springfield Business to Reduce Workplace Deaths

September 2009

• Labor Dept. Investigation Leads to $55K in Restitution

August 2009

• Joplin Company is Among Best in Workplace Safety
• Ozark Company is Among Best in Workplace Safety
• Department of Labor Bestows Manufacturer with Prestigious SHARP Award
• Labor Dept. Director's Statement on USDOL's Unemployment Decision
• Labor Dept. Investigation Leads to $207K in Restitution
• New Grant To Augment Efforts To Assist Jobless
• Missouri Prevailing Wage Rates Set for State Highways and Transportation Construction Projects

July 2009

• Missouri's Minimum Wage Rate Increases to $7.25
• Governor Nixon Makes Appointments to the State Board of Mediation
• Franklin Co. Company Pays as a Result of a Sexual Harassment Complaint

June 2009

• Millions in Checks Sent to Missouri Tort Victims
• Labor Dept. Investigation Leads to $190K in Restitution
• Unemployment Benefits Available to Storm Victims
• MCHR Investigation Leads to Record Housing Discrimination Award

May 2009

• Labor Department Investigator Recognized for Excellence
• Statement on Federal Stimulus and Unemployment Legislation
• Missouri Prevailing Wage Rates Set
• Labor Department Protects Missouri Workers, Requires Replacement of Ineligible Public Project Employees from Out of State

April 2009

• Labor Department Pays Tribute to Fallen Missouri Workforce
• MCHR Commemorates National Fair Housing Month
• DOLIR Investigation Leads to $150K in Restitution

March 2009

• Director Rebman Meets Missouri Laborers in the Classroom
• Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Sets Prevailing Wage Rates and Associated Benefits for Upcoming Year

February 2009

• Missouri Shores Up Unemployment Trust Fund, Ensures Continued Benefits
• Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Reopens St. Louis Center to Provide Service for Unemployed Missourians
• Gov. Nixon Signs Agreement Bringing Additional Benefits for Unemployed Missourians
• Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Director Lawrence Rebman to Tour the Greater Kansas City Builders' Association Education and Training Center
• Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to Reopen the St. Louis Regional Claims Center
• Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Selects Carla Buschjost to Serve as the Division of Labor Standards Director
• Department of Labor and Industrial Relations' Randell Hearon and Roberta Wood Selected by their Peers as Employees of the Month for February

January 2009

• Four Missouri Career Centers Closed Due to Severe Ice Storm

2008 News Releases