By DOL Newswire | Jan 5, 2017
News Release: FAIRMONT, W.Va. - When a co-worker severed part of his thumb in July 2014, a food processor at a beef jerky manufacturing plant acted quickly, helping him apply pressure to the wound and using her cellphone to call 911. Before responders could answer, the company's owner ordered her to hang up. Two days later, she was terminated.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 5, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement after meeting with President-elect Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Department of Labor, Andrew Puzder.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 5, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement after Republican leadership announced the reconciliation bill dismantling the Affordable Care Act would also include measures to defund Planned Parenthood.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 4, 2017
News Release: BELLEVILLE, Ill. - Federal investigators proposed penalties of $214,782 to an Illinois roofing contractor after a recent inspection at a home construction site in Troy found workers exposed to fall hazards. Statistics show falls cause four of every 10 deaths in the construction industry.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 4, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement after meeting with President-elect Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Congressman Tom Price (R-GA).
By DOL Newswire | Jan 4, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement after meeting with President-elect Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 3, 2017
News Release: MONROE, Wis. - Federal investigators found a local medical clinic failed to tell maintenance workers they were being exposed to hazardous asbestos material - which the company identified in 2008 - and did not provide workers with protective equipment.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 3, 2017
News Release: CHICAGO - For the third time since the summer of 2015, a worker with a metal container manufacturer has suffered an amputation injury. In each incident, federal safety investigators found that, if the employer had complied with workplace safety standards, the injuries were preventable.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 3, 2017
News Release: Employer name: Jersey City Medical Center RWJ Barnabas Health. Jersey City Medical Center RWJ Barnabas Health. Inspection site: 355 Grand St. 355 Grand St. Jersey City, New Jersey. Jersey City, New Jersey. Citations issued: On Dec. 21, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and...
By DOL Newswire | Dec 28, 2016
News Release: DENVER - An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found that BNSF Railway Company violated federal law when it terminated a track inspector for insubordination after the employee reported railroad track defects to management.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 28, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels has appointed Kelly Knighton as the new administrator of the agency's Dallas regional office. She will oversee enforcement and compliance assistance efforts to protect worker safety and health in Arkansas, ...
By DOL Newswire | Dec 28, 2016
News Release: MARATHON, Wis. - Federal safety inspectors found multiple woodworking machines at a Wisconsin lumber company lacked adequate safeguards and that workers were not properly trained in isolating energy to machines to prevent contact with operating parts during set-up, servicing and maintenance.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 28, 2016
News Release: NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed penalties of $274,934 to a New Philadelphia plastics manufacturer after its investigation of a second debilitating injury suffered by an employee in less than 18 months.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 27, 2016
News Release: COLUMBUS, Wis. - A federal investigation prompted by the death of a 17-year-old worker at a Columbus metal fabrication facility has resulted in multiple safety and health violations.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 22, 2016
News Release: Dear President-Elect Trump: I write to you today to thank you for taking steps to personally remedy the unacceptable, fraudulent treatment of former students of Trump University, and to encourage you to ensure that former students deceived by for-profit universities receive the relief they are entitled...
By DOL Newswire | Dec 22, 2016
News Release: MOLINE, Ill. - Under terms of a settlement agreement, a pipefitter previously employed by John Deere will receive a total of $204,315 in back wages and "front pay" and $70,685 in other damages.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 22, 2016
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and representatives from the Center for American Progress Action Fund (CAP Action), the AFL-CIO, and Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC United) held a press call to address President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of Andrew Puzder to serve as Secretary of Labor.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 22, 2016
News Release: Dear President-Elect Trump: We write to express our great concern regarding the protection of our nation’s family planning centers in the next Congress and under your Administration. The economic security of women and their families is directly tied to a woman’s access to reproductive health care, including...
By DOL Newswire | Dec 22, 2016
News Release: Employer name: Hackensack Roofing Co. Inc. Hackensack Roofing Co. Inc. 83 First St. 83 First St. Hackensack, New Jersey. Hackensack, New Jersey. Inspection sites: 297 Carlton Ave. 297 Carlton Ave. East Rutherford, New Jersey. East Rutherford, New Jersey. 3100-3400 Nelkin Drive. 3100-3400 Nelkin...
By DOL Newswire | Dec 21, 2016
News Release: A 52-year-old employee of Most Wanted Well Service suffered fatal fall injuries and burns. Two other company employees also suffered burn injuries. OSHA cited the Rock Springs, Wyoming-based company for two serious violations for failing to...
