By DOL Newswire | Jun 19, 2020
News Release: ZEPHYRHILLS, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Florida Progress LLC - operating as Duke Energy Florida LLC - for exposing employees to excavation hazards at a Zephyrhills, Florida, worksite. The Charlotte, North Carolina-based electric power distributor faces $53,976 in penalties.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 18, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued guidance to assist employers reopening non-essential businesses and their employees returning to work during the evolving coronavirus pandemic.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 18, 2020
News Release: The Honorable Alex Azar. Secretary. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 200 Independence Avenue, SW. Washington, DC 20201. Dear Secretary Azar, We write to express our concern about the Administration’s efforts to prevent and respond to the disproportionate impact of the 2019 novel coronavirus...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 18, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Loren Sweatt issued the following statement on the passing of former Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Eula Bingham...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 17, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement in response to the updated report on testing and demographic data associated with COVID-19 the Trump Administration submitted to Congress recently as required by the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 16, 2020
News Release: PENNSAUKEN, NJ -The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Bravo Pak Inc. for failing to abate hazards at its Pennsauken, New Jersey, facility. The company owes $259,760 in penalties.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: Today, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a full committee hearing to examine the impacts of COVID-19 on K-12 education...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As more workplaces begin to reopen, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is reminding employers that worker safety remains a priority amid both coronavirus and common workplace hazards.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: NORTH CHARLESTON, SC - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Detyens Shipyards Inc. for failing to protect employees from struck-by and fall hazards. The company faces $37,591 in penalties.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published the “Seven Steps to Correctly Wear a Respirator at Work" poster in 14 additional languages. Initially available in English and Spanish, the poster demonstrates and describes seven steps every worker should follow when putting on and taking off a respirator.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 14, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor took a range of actions to aid American workers and employers as our nation combats the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration finalizing a rule that weakens critical protections that help address discrimination...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
News Release: ATLANTA, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has ordered Norfolk Southern Railway Corp. to reinstate and pay more than $150,000 in back wages after terminating an employee for reporting an on-the-job injury at its Atlanta, Georgia, facility, and also...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 11, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ harmful and unauthorized new regulation restricting more than 7.5 million students-including...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 11, 2020
News Release: MOBILE, AL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited roofing contractor Elmer Julio Perez - operating as Julio Perez - for failing to protect employees from fall hazards after a worker fatally fell from a residential roof at a Mobile, Alabama, worksite. The company faces $138,118 in penalties.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 11, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Solicitor of Labor Kate O'Scannlain and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Loren Sweatt issued the following statement regarding today's D.C. Circuit Court ruling in re: "American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, No. 20-1158:"
By DOL Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: PALISADES PARK, NJ - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is proposing penalties against BB Frame LLC - operating as Frame Q and as Juan Quevedo (the owner and principal) - for exposing workers to multiple safety hazards at four Bergen County, New Jersey, worksites. OSHA conducted five investigations beginning in December 2019 of the Palisades Park, New Jersey, framing contractor and is proposing $1,997,125 in penalties.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published a series of frequently asked questions and answers regarding the use of masks in the workplace.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, emphasized the need to address growing inequity in our education system due to COVID-19 by ensuring K-12 schools deliver high quality services to all students-whether schools open physically, remotely, or a hybrid of both.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, led six of their Democratic colleagues in urging the Department of Labor (DOL) to...
