Previous News Releases - October 2006

• ODEP News Release: Labor Secretary Lauds ‘New Freedom Initiative’ Awardees for Improving Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities -06-1818-NAT [10/26/2006]

• ETA News Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report [10/26/2006]

• OPA News Release: U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Releases Strategic Plan -06-1758-NAT [10/25/2006]

• MSHA News Release: MSHA Advises Miners: ‘Don’t Let Safety Slip’ During Winter -06-1871-ATL [10/25/2006]

• EBSA News Release: U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Highlights Retirement Security at Convention of Life Insurers -06-1856-ATL [10/24/2006]

• OPA News Release: U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Presents $8.7 Million Grant to National Urban League to Serve Low-Income Seniors -06-1834-CHI [10/20/2006]

• OSHA News Release: Statement by U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao On 2005 Workplace Injury and Illness Rates -06-1851-NAT [10/20/2006]

• MSHA News Release: Stickler Appointed to Lead Mine Safety and Health Administration -06-1854-NAT [10/19/2006]

• OPA News Release: U.S. Secretary of Labor Announces $16.8 Million in Grants to 11 Organizations in 10 States for Advanced Manufacturing Job Training -06-1831-NAT [10/19/2006]

• OPA News Release: U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Discusses the Competitiveness of the American Workforce at Louisville Rotary Lunch -06-1825-ATL [10/19/2006]

• ETA News Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report [10/19/2006]

• OPA News Release: U.S. Department of Labor Hosts Opportunity Conference for Minority Entrepreneurs, Community and Faith-Based Organizations -06-1739-PHI [10/17/2006]

• ESA News Release: Presidential Order Extends Federal Safe Workplace Initiative - 06-1789-NAT [10/17/2006]

• OPA News Release: U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Launches Drug-Free Work Week -06-1798-NAT [10/16/2006]

• ESA News Release: Michigan Security Guard Contractors Agree to Pay Back Wages to 716 Workers After U.S. Department of Labor Investigation - 06-1691-NAT [10/16/2006]

• EBSA News Release: U.S. Labor Department Sues Plan Officials for Mismanaging $50 Million in Assets of New York 401(k) Plan -06-1797-NAT [10/16/2006]

• ODEP News Release: U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao to Host New Freedom Initiative Awards - 06-1773-NAT [10/12/2006]

• EBSA News Release: U.S. Labor Department Gives Filers Affected By Hurricane Katrina Additional Extension of Deadline to File Annual Reports on Benefit Plans -06-1796-ATL [10/12/2006]

• VETS News Release: U.S. Secretary of Labor Invites Employer Participation in First National Veterans Employment Summit in Norfolk, Va. - 06-1731-NAT - [10/12/2006]

• ETA News Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report [10/12/2006]

• ETA News Release: U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Announces Grant of More Than $1.7 Million for Flood Recovery in Texas -06-1705-DAL [10/10/2006]

• OPA News Release: Statement of U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao On September Employment Numbers -06-1777-NAT [10/06/2006]

• EBSA News Release: U.S. Labor Department Launches Interactive Web site to Help Employers Comply with Health Benefit Laws -06-1730-NAT [10/05/2006]

• OPA News Release: U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Highlights Initiatives to Prepare Workers for Knowledge-Based Economy -06-1733-NAT [10/05/2006]

• ETA News Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report [10/05/2006]

• VETS News Release: U.S. Labor Department Strengthens System for Resolving Job-Related Complaints by National Guard and Reserve Members - 06-1706-NAT [10/04/2006]

• EBSA News Release: U.S. Labor Department Enters Settlements with Connecticut Investment Firms to Restore $8.8 Million Owed to Pension Plans -06-1685-BOS [10/03/2006]

• ILAB News Release: U.S. Labor Department Funds Project to Evaluate Effectiveness of Anti-Child-Labor Efforts in the Cocoa Industry - 06-1723-NAT - [10/03/2006]

• ETA News Release: U.S. Department of Labor Releases $43 Million to States for Trade Adjustment Assistance -06-1718-NAT [10/02/2006]