Ministry of Labour

ACI Learning Tech Academy Earns ACCET Accreditation

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Monday, January 8, 2024
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This accreditation opens the door for ACI Learning Tech Academy to extend their offerings to more students in more places than ever before.

Key Points: 
  • This accreditation opens the door for ACI Learning Tech Academy to extend their offerings to more students in more places than ever before.
  • "ACCET accreditation is a significant milestone for the ACI Learning Tech Academy, affirming our dedication to maintaining the highest standards in training.
  • ACCET accreditation is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and is a symbol of quality and excellence in the field of continuing education and training," said Tim Kalil, ACI Learning Tech Academy President.
  • In November, ACI Learning rebranded their successful Learning Hubs to the now ACI Learning Tech Academy.

Eagle Hill Consulting Launches New Employee Retention Index That Measures Key Predictors Of Worker Retention

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024
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ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Eagle Hill Consulting has launched a groundbreaking new market indicator that provides employers with early signals of U.S. workers' likelihood to leave or stay at their job. The Eagle Hill Consulting Employee Retention Index signals that employers likely can expect more employees to leave their jobs during the first six months of 2024.

Key Points: 
  • The Eagle Hill Consulting Employee Retention Index signals that employers likely can expect more employees to leave their jobs during the first six months of 2024.
  • Eagle Hill's Employee Retention Index signals more employees may leave their jobs during the first 6 months of '24.
  • Each month, the new Eagle Hill Consulting Employee Retention Index tracks sentiment of U.S. workers across four proven drivers of worker retention.
  • Key takeaways of the most recent results are as follows:
    The Eagle Hill Consulting Employee Retention Index fell 3.2 points in the fourth quarter of 2023, down to 94.5.

Workers in their teens and early 20s are more likely to get hurt than older employees

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024
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Maybe it was delivering pizza, bagging groceries, busing tables or doing landscaping work.

Key Points: 
  • Maybe it was delivering pizza, bagging groceries, busing tables or doing landscaping work.
  • Chances are, you didn’t – and your boss or supervisor just told you to get to work.
  • In 2021, 398 workers under 25 died after getting injured on the job.

Physical and cognitive limitations

  • Work is more dangerous for young people because they’ve simply had less time to become aware of many common workplace hazards than their older co-workers.
  • It’s also important to remember that bodies and brains continue to develop well into adulthood – up to age 25.
  • In addition to physical changes that occur during adolescence, the brain is also developing and restructuring into early adulthood.
  • They also engage in risky behaviors both on and off the job that may affect their performance at work.

Weaker protections in some states

  • Duvan Tomas Perez, for example, died on the job while cleaning machinery in the Mar-Jac Poultry plant in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in August 2023.
  • So was Michael Schuls, who died in June 2023 while attempting to unjam a wood-stacking machine at Florence Hardwoods, a Wisconsin lumber company.
  • The Labor Department found 4,474 children employed in violation of federal child labor laws between Oct. 1, 2022, and July 20, 2023.
  • Employers, including McDonald’s and Sonic fast-food franchisees, owed more than $6.6 million in penalties as a result.

3 steps employers can take

  • In addition to following the law, I believe that employers and supervisors need to address the unique risks to young workers by taking these necessary steps: • Provide training on how to do tasks safely and supervise young workers until key tasks have been mastered.
  • Remember that young workers often learn by watching their bosses and co-workers, whose actions can reinforce safety expectations and build a culture of safety.
  • • Take into account a worker’s abilities when assigning tasks, and check in on them regularly, especially when switching tasks.


Diane Rohlman receives funding from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding Hosts Shipyard Update for Elected and Community Leaders

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Friday, December 1, 2023
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Nov. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII’s (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division today hosted a shipyard update briefing for state and local elected officials and community leaders.

Key Points: 
  • NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Nov. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII’s (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division today hosted a shipyard update briefing for state and local elected officials and community leaders.
  • “Today our industry benefits from numerous trades training and career awareness programs that originated from partnerships with organizations represented in this room,” NNS President Jennifer Boykin said.
  • “We need to collaborate more to create the systems that will allow us to train our next generation of shipbuilders.
  • “To meet our hiring demand, we must leverage partnerships at all levels of the community and government,” said Xavier Beale, NNS vice president of human resources.

Boingo Wireless Receives Fourth Consecutive 2023 HIRE Vets Medallion Award

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023
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Boingo Wireless , a total connectivity provider of cellular distributed antenna systems (DAS), Wi-Fi and private networks, has received a 2023 Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans (HIRE Vets) Medallion Award.

Key Points: 
  • Boingo Wireless , a total connectivity provider of cellular distributed antenna systems (DAS), Wi-Fi and private networks, has received a 2023 Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans (HIRE Vets) Medallion Award.
  • Presented by the U.S. Department of Labor, the HIRE Vets Medallion Award is the only federal-level veterans employment award that recognizes a company’s commitment to veteran hiring, retention, and professional development.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231220263091/en/
    Boingo Wireless receives 2023 HIRE Vets Medallion Award.
  • Boingo simplifies complex connectivity challenges with its neutral host portfolio of fast, secure 5G-enabled wireless solutions.

McCarthy Begins Construction of Four New Solar Projects in Texas and Arizona with 200 New Registered Apprenticeships, Targeting Inflation Reduction Act Compliance

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Monday, November 13, 2023
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McCarthy Building Companies Inc. recently began construction of four new large-scale solar projects located in the Southwestern United States and are targeting Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) compliance.

Key Points: 
  • McCarthy Building Companies Inc. recently began construction of four new large-scale solar projects located in the Southwestern United States and are targeting Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) compliance.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231113529087/en/
    Solar construction apprenticeship program achieving Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) requirements on its projects in the Southwestern United States.
  • McCarthy has successfully registered its solar apprenticeship programs in Texas, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia and Michigan, with registration in additional states in process.
  • Nationally, McCarthy provides engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services on utility-scale solar projects for private solar developers and utilities, helping them deliver cost-effective clean energy to the communities they serve.

Windstream Recognized for Its Focus on Hiring Military Veterans

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Friday, November 10, 2023
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Windstream, a privately held communications and software company, has again been recognized by the U.S. Department of Labor, the Military Friendly® program, and the Military Times’ Best for Vets program for its initiatives to recruit, employ and retain military veterans.

Key Points: 
  • Windstream, a privately held communications and software company, has again been recognized by the U.S. Department of Labor, the Military Friendly® program, and the Military Times’ Best for Vets program for its initiatives to recruit, employ and retain military veterans.
  • “Windstream takes pride in our commitment to hire and retain military veterans, and we are honored that our efforts have been recognized once again,” said Mary Michaels, chief human resources officer at Windstream.
  • Windstream ranked second on the 2024 Military Friendly® Employer List by VIQTORY and was ranked sixth on the Military Spouse Friendly Employer list.
  • Windstream will be showcased along with other 2024 Military Friendly® Employers in the winter issue of G.I.

NAIFA Shares the Real-World Impact of DOL's Fiduciary Proposal at Public Hearing

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023
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ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) President Bryon Holz, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF, CASL, LACP, testified today along with his client, Chuck Ross, at a Department of Labor public hearing on the DOL's fiduciary proposal known as the "Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary." He is one of the only actively practicing financial advisors to testify during the hearing and the only one to testify along with a client. Together, they gave a first-hand account of how the proposal will harm consumers.

Key Points: 
  • He is one of the only actively practicing financial advisors to testify during the hearing and the only one to testify along with a client.
  • Together, they gave a first-hand account of how the proposal will harm consumers.
  • The DOL proposal would limit the ability of consumers to choose from a variety of financial service business models.
  • CEO Mayeux has said NAIFA will explore all options to preserve consumers' ability to choose from a variety of financial service models.

NAIFA Members Advocate for Access to Financial Service Professionals

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023
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ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- More than 250 members of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) took to Capitol Hill today to meet with over 200 Congressional offices to advance the need to protect the worker classification of financial service professionals as independent contractors and to provide consumers a variety of choices in financial service professionals. The Day on the Hill was coupled with NAIFA's National Leadership Conference which serves to train the leaders of state and local chapters in grassroots advocacy.

Key Points: 
  • ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- More than 250 members of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) took to Capitol Hill today to meet with over 200 Congressional offices to advance the need to protect the worker classification of financial service professionals as independent contractors and to provide consumers a variety of choices in financial service professionals.
  • NAIFA members' personal stories, which represent their businesses, clients, and communities, help lawmakers thoroughly understand the important role NAIFA members play.
  • NAIFA members spoke with lawmakers to explain the need to retain the current definition of independent contractors.
  • NAIFA members' personal stories, which represent their businesses, clients, and communities, help lawmakers thoroughly understand the important role NAIFA members play in:
    Providing products, services, and advice that improve the financial security of 90 million American families.

Restaurant Workforce Builds Careers Empowered by Apprenticeship

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Monday, November 13, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In dining rooms and kitchens across the country, restaurant apprentices are learning the skills and responsibilities that will get them ahead in their industry careers. While many may not associate apprenticeship with the restaurant industry, this year during National Apprenticeship Week, the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) is celebrating the successful role it is playing in building opportunity for industry workers in the years ahead.

Key Points: 
  • While many may not associate apprenticeship with the restaurant industry, this year during National Apprenticeship Week , the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) is celebrating the successful role it is playing in building opportunity for industry workers in the years ahead.
  • Through apprenticeship, restaurant employees establish industry careers with a clear path to professional growth.
  • Restaurant apprenticeship merges hands-on training inherent in a foodservice environment, mentorship by restaurant staff, a formal training curriculum, and Department of Labor (DOL)-certified credentials.
  • A designated Apprenticeship Ambassador by the DOL , the NRAEF is creating industry apprenticeship opportunities through its Restaurant & Hospitality Leadership Center (RHLC), which houses its Hospitality Sector Registered Apprenticeship Program (HSRA), RYRA, and Veteran Apprenticeship and Labor Opportunity Reform Act (VALOR) programs.