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Federal court orders Missouri mine owner – who forced inspectors off the road – to allow US Department of Labor inspectors to complete safety inspections

News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal district court judge issued an injunction to prevent a Missouri mine operator and its owner from stopping federal inspectors from completing workplace safety inspections now and in the future at the Partridge Sand & Gravel mine in Stone.


How many press releases were published by Occupational Safety and Health Administration in July 2021?

There were 28 press releases published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in July 2021.


October 2021: Occupational Safety and Health Administration publishes 22 press releases

There were 22 press releases published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in October 2021.


News Release: Today, Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Republican Leader Rick Allen (R-GA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a subcommittee hearing on Democrats’ efforts to expand the federal government’s control in the health care system...


Public notices: Labor Department publishes 7 in week ending March 5

There were seven notices published by the Labor Department in week ending March 5, according to the Federal Register.


September 2021: 21 press releases published by Occupational Safety and Health Administration

There were 21 press releases published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in September 2021.


Federal investigation recovers $122K in back wages, damages for 22 workers denied overtime by Florida equipment rental company

News Release: ORLANDO, FL - Employers cannot avoid paying overtime by simply putting employees on a salary, a costly lesson learned by a Florida equipment rental company after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation.


What did Occupational Safety and Health Administration publish in August 2021?

There were 24 press releases published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in August 2021.


Court orders owner of defunct Detroit company to pay nearly $274K in back wages, interest to 326 drivers after US Department of Labor investigation

News Release: DETROIT - Timothy Schultz, sole owner of a now defunct Detroit-area transport company, will pay $273,819 - representing $252,416 in overtime back wages and $21,403 in interest - to 326 former drivers to resolve a U.S. Department of Labor lawsuit prompted by a federal investigation that found Schultz and his company ProCorp LLC, misclassified drivers as independent contractors and failed to pay overtime, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.


Statement by US Secretary of Labor Walsh on February Jobs Report

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh issued the following statement on the February 2022 Employment Situation Report:


Florida employer to pay $165K in back wages, $75K in penalties for shorting H-2A workers’ wages, subjecting them to unsanitary living conditions

News Release: KANSAS CITY, MO - After long days spent toiling in fields under a hot Missouri sun, immigrant workers returned to what was once a county jail where their employer housed them in unsanitary living conditions and added to their misery by failing to pay them the wages they earned under their contract.


Readout: Deputy Secretary Su, Teamsters Union discuss Driving Good Jobs Initiative, better conditions for workers

News Release: WASHINGTON - Earlier today, Deputy Secretary of Labor Julie Su hosted an online listening session with members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to discuss strategies for improving trucking job quality, and for retaining and recruiting drivers.


US Department of Labor announces $3.2M in Susan Harwood grants for workplace safety, health training on infectious diseases, including COVID-19

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration today announced the availability of $3.2 million in funds from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for Susan Harwood Workplace Safety and Health Training on Infectious Diseases, Including COVID-19 grants.


“INDIANA HUNT-MARTIN POST OFFICE BUILDING” published by the Congressional Record in the House of Representatives section on Feb. 28

“INDIANA HUNT-MARTIN POST OFFICE BUILDING“ was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H1169-H1170 on Feb. 28


Labor Department discusses Petition for Modification of Application of an Existing Mandatory Safety Standard on March 4

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Public notices: Labor Department publishes 51 in February

There were 51 notices published by the Labor Department in February, according to the Federal Register.


US Department of Labor finds pipelayer exposed to potential trench collapse on residential construction site in Batavia, Ohio

News Release: BATAVIA, OH ‒ An employer installing sanitation sewer pipes in a 15-foot-deep trench in Batavia exposed its employees to the hazard of collapsing walls by not installing trench safety boxes.


Federal inspection finds West Virginia brick manufacturer exposed workers  to respirable crystalline silica hazards at Martinsburg plant

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WV - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Continental Brick Co. after an investigation found the employer exposed workers to respirable crystalline silica at the company’s brick manufacturing facility in Martinsburg.


Traffic control company pays $224K in back wages, damages after investigation finds pay practice violations in Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania

Release: Employer name: Area Wide Protection Inc., doing business as Roadtek Traffic Solutions LLC 5874 N. Lee Highway, Suite 100 Fairfield, VA 24435