The Department of Labor is prohibiting its worker protection agencies from issuing press releases announcing when they issue citations and sanction employers.
The DOL policy, set forth in an intra-departmental memo dated Sept. 24, targets the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Mine Safety and Health Administration, and the Wage and Hour Division.
“As a matter of Department policy, in general, enforcement agencies should not issue news releases before achieving a successful outcome,” DOL Deputy Secretary