By DOL Newswire | Sep 21, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is extending the deadline for submitting comments on the proposed rule that clarifies an employer's continuing obligation to make and maintain an accurate record of each recordable injury and illness. The comment due date has been extended to Oct. 28, 2015.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 21, 2015
News Release: Employer name: Hearthside Food Solutions LLC, McComb, Ohio
By DOL Newswire | Sep 17, 2015
News Release: Employer name: JV Industrial Cos. Ltd., headquartered in Pasadena, Texas, was contracted by Valero St. Charles Refinery in Norco, Louisiana, to demolish piping in its sulfuric acid alkylation unit.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 17, 2015
News Release: Employer name: U.S. Postal Service, 204 Fairforest Way, Greenville, South Carolina 29607
By DOL Newswire | Sep 17, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Firefighting is urgent and stressful work, and decisions are often made without vital information on the hazards that exist. To better protect emergency responders in these situations, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has revised its manual, Fire Service Features of Buildings and Fire Protection Systems*.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 16, 2015
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), the top Democrat on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that highlights the importance of borrower relief options for those struggling to pay down their...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 16, 2015
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Congressman Robert C. “Bobby" Scott (D-VA) introduced the Workplace Action for a Growing Economy (WAGE) Act, legislation to strengthen protections for workers who want to raise wages and improve workplace conditions. The WAGE Act would...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 16, 2015
News Release: Employer name: Total Wall Inc., 390 Viking Circle, Rio, Wisconsin
By DOL Newswire | Sep 16, 2015
News Release: ATLANTA - Sarah Jones, a 27-year-old camera assistant, was killed while trying to escape an oncoming freight train during the filming of a scene on Feb. 20, 2014, for the movie "Midnight Rider," a biopic based on the life of musician Gregg Allman. Eight other workers were injured.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 15, 2015
News Release: Sept. 15, 2015 BOS 2015-166. Date of action: Sept. 3, 2015. Type of action: Decision and Order. Name of defendant: American Recycling & Manufacturing Co., Inc., Background: An employee of American Recycling & Manufacturing Co. Inc., located in Rochester, New York, lost his left hand in December 2012...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 15, 2015
News Release: Employer name: High Structural Erectors LLC, 1915 Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The inspection site was at the Route 84 East Bridge, between Matamoras, Pennsylvania, and Port Jervis, New York.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 14, 2015
News Release: U.S. Department of Labor | Sept. 14 2015
By DOL Newswire | Sep 14, 2015
News Release: Employer name: Al Star Recycling LLC in Houston, Texas
By DOL Newswire | Sep 14, 2015
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) released the following statement on the Obama Administration’s action to allow students and families to apply for financial aid earlier and use tax information from the previous year to finalize Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA) forms.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 14, 2015
News Release: Employer name: Ross Logging, PO Box 119, Seth, West Virginia. The worksite was located on Leatherwood Road in Elkview, West Virginia.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 14, 2015
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Higher Education and Workforce Training Subcommittee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following joint statement regarding the administration’s change to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 14, 2015
News Release: Investigation findings: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Dyke Industries for 11 serious and one other-than-serious safety violations. Investigators found that the employer failed to provide safe conditions and procedures to prevent machinery from starting up and injuring workers during maintenance and servicing, failed to train workers to use fire extinguishers, and exposed workers to fire and explosion hazards due to combustible dust accumulation.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 13, 2015
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement commemorating the 21st anniversary of the bipartisan Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).
By DOL Newswire | Sep 10, 2015
News Release: The Beaverton, Oregon-based company's leading brands include Reser's American Classics deli salads, Reser's Sensational Sides, and Stonemill Kitchens gourmet dips.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 10, 2015
News Release: Sept. 10, 2015 BOS 2015-165. Employer name: Plainville Plating Co. Inc., an electroplating facility located at 21 Forrestville Ave. in Plainville, Connecticut. Citations issued: On Sept. 2, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued two repeat and 11 serious...
