The Department of Labor (Department or DOL) is amending its regulations related to the temporary employment of foreign professionals to implement procedural requirements applicable to a new visa categorythe H1B1 visa. The H1B1 visa permits the temporary entry and employment in the United States of professionals in specialty occupations from

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Wage and Hour Division

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2273) the Department of Labor issued a Notice of Certification Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on June 16, 2004, applicable to workers of Amcor Plastube, Inc., Breinigsville, Pennsylvania. The notice was published in the Federal Register on July

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employment and Training Administration

Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, an investigation was initiated on November 1, 2004 in response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Delta Mills, Plant 3, Wallace, South Carolina.

The petitioner has requested that the petition be withdrawn. Consequently, further investigation in this case would serve no purpose, and

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employment and Training Administration

The United States Court of International Trade (USCIT) granted the Department of Labor's request for voluntary remand of the negative determination on reconsideration in United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (General Cable) v. U.S. Secretary of Labor, Court No. 0400390.

The Department's denial of Trade Adjustment

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employment and Training Administration

Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an investigation was initiated on October 27, 2004 in response to a worker petition filed on behalf of workers at The Glass Group, Inc., Park Hills, Missouri.

This petition is a duplicate of a petition instituted on October 27, 2004 (TAW55,864), which is the subject of an ongoing

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employment and Training Administration

Petitions have been filed with the Secretary of Labor under section 221(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (``the Act'') and are identified in the Appendix to this notice. Upon receipt of these petitions, the Director of the Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance, Employment and Training Administration, has instituted investigations pursuant to

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employment and Training Administration

Pursuant to 29 CFR 90.18(C) an application for administrative reconsideration was filed with the Director of the Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance for workers at VF Intimates, LP, Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The application contained no new substantial information which would bear importantly on the Department's determination. Therefore,

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employment and Training Administration

This document contains two technical corrections to the final rule published in the Federal Register on March 11, 2002 (67 FR 10972). The final rule mandated electrical safety standards for the installation, use, and maintenance of highvoltage longwall mining systems used in underground coal mines. The final rule also included design approval

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Mine Safety and Health Administration