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Tampa Chick-Fil-A franchisee pays more than $12K penalty after allowing teens, aged 14 and 15, to work outside permitted hours
Tampa Chick-Fil-A franchisee pays more than $12K penalty after allowing teens, aged 14 and 15, to work outside permitted hours

By DOL Newswire | Aug 3, 2022

Release: Employer: Brito Enterprises of Tampa Inc.

How politicians on Education and Labor Committee dealt with bills on Aug. 2

By DOL Newswire | Aug 3, 2022

There was activity on three bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on Aug. 2.

Bills addressed by Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Aug. 2

By DOL Newswire | Aug 3, 2022

There was activity on one bill related to the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Aug. 2.

US Department of Labor awards $7M agreement to help reduce child labor, forced labor, other abuses in Mexico’s chile pepper, tomato sectors
US Department of Labor awards $7M agreement to help reduce child labor, forced labor, other abuses in Mexico’s chile pepper, tomato sectors

By DOL Newswire | Aug 3, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded a $7 million cooperative agreement to increase worker protections to reduce child labor, forced labor and other forms of labor exploitation in the chile pepper and tomato sectors operating in the Mexican states of Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Guerrero and Oaxaca.

US Department of Labor finds Honolulu contractor failed to pay correct wages, fringe benefits to 46 employees on federally funded projects
US Department of Labor finds Honolulu contractor failed to pay correct wages, fringe benefits to 46 employees on federally funded projects

By DOL Newswire | Aug 3, 2022

News Release: HONOLULU - A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has recovered $156,837 in back wages from a Honolulu contractor who paid 46 workers lower wages than the law allows for the type of work they performed under federal contracts awarded by U.S. Marine Corps, Navy, Army and Coast Guard in Hawaii.

US Department of Labor recognizes Denver electrical power generation team for workplace safety, health excellence with ‘Star’ designation
US Department of Labor recognizes Denver electrical power generation team for workplace safety, health excellence with ‘Star’ designation

By DOL Newswire | Aug 2, 2022

News Release: Participant: Onward Energy, SWG Arapahoe LLC

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee and the bills it addressed on Aug. 1
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee and the bills it addressed on Aug. 1

By DOL Newswire | Aug 2, 2022

There was activity on two bills related to the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Aug. 1.

Senator Murray Releases Report Detailing Dire Post-Roe Impacts on Women’s Health and Reproductive Care
Senator Murray Releases Report Detailing Dire Post-Roe Impacts on Women’s Health and Reproductive Care

By DOL Newswire | Aug 2, 2022

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a new HELP Committee report on the impacts of a post-Roe America and the state of abortion policy following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs.

US Department of Labor cites Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. after ammonia leak hospitalized workers, led to evacuation of Canton poultry processing plant
US Department of Labor cites Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. after ammonia leak hospitalized workers, led to evacuation of Canton poultry processing plant

By DOL Newswire | Aug 2, 2022

News Release: CANTON, GA - A federal workplace safety investigation into a Jan. 19, 2022, ammonia leak that hospitalized two workers and led to the evacuation of about 50 workers at a Canton poultry processing plant found their employer might have prevented the incident by ensuring required safety standards were followed.

Baton Rouge roofing contractor’s failure to heed February warning turns deadly as unprotected worker plunges through skylight in April
Baton Rouge roofing contractor’s failure to heed February warning turns deadly as unprotected worker plunges through skylight in April

By DOL Newswire | Aug 2, 2022

News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - A Baton Rouge roofing contractor - who ignored federal safety inspectors’ February 2022 warnings that not complying with required fall protection standards exposed their workers to serious dangers - now faces the consequences after an investigation into a worker’s deadly fall at a different work site two months later found the incident could have been prevented if protective devices were used.

US Department of Labor proposes $480K in additional fines to Ohio vehicle parts manufacturer for continuing to expose workers to multiple hazards
US Department of Labor proposes $480K in additional fines to Ohio vehicle parts manufacturer for continuing to expose workers to multiple hazards

By DOL Newswire | Aug 2, 2022

News Release: WAPAKONETA, OH - Federal safety investigators found workers at General Aluminum Mfg. Co.’s Wapakoneta site exposed to machine hazards, just 36 days after they found similar violations at the aluminum vehicle parts manufacturer’s facility in Conneaut.

Discounting safety: Dollar Tree’s history of ignoring workplace safety, hazards continues with $1.2M in penalties at two Family Dollar stores in Ohio
Discounting safety: Dollar Tree’s history of ignoring workplace safety, hazards continues with $1.2M in penalties at two Family Dollar stores in Ohio

By DOL Newswire | Aug 2, 2022

News Release: COLUMBUS, OH - One of the nation’s largest discount retailers continues to expose employees to the risk of injuries by flagrantly ignoring workplace safety regulations, this time with hazardous conditions found at two Ohio locations, in Maple Heights and Columbus.

New notice from Labor Department to be published on Aug. 3

By DOL Newswire | Aug 2, 2022

There are three releases scheduled to be published on Aug. 3.

Labor Department set to publish a new notice on Aug. 2
Labor Department set to publish a new notice on Aug. 2

By DOL Newswire | Aug 1, 2022

There are three releases scheduled to be published on Aug. 2.

US Department of Labor seeks nominations for four vacancies on, National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
US Department of Labor seeks nominations for four vacancies on, National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health

By DOL Newswire | Aug 1, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is requesting nominations to fill four membership vacancies on the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health. The 12-member group advises the Secretary of Labor and Secretary of Health and Human Services on matters related to the administration of the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

US Department of Labor recognizes Denver electrical power generation team for workplace, safety, health excellence with ‘Star’ designation
US Department of Labor recognizes Denver electrical power generation team for workplace, safety, health excellence with ‘Star’ designation

By DOL Newswire | Aug 1, 2022

News Release: US Department of Labor recognizes Denver electrical power generation team for workplace

Baton Rouge roofing contractor’s failure to heed February warningturns deadly as unprotected worker plunges through skylight in April
Baton Rouge roofing contractor’s failure to heed February warningturns deadly as unprotected worker plunges through skylight in April

By DOL Newswire | Aug 1, 2022

News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - A Baton Rouge roofing contractor - who ignored federal safety inspectors’ February 2022 warnings that not complying with required fall protection standards exposed their workers to serious dangers - now faces the consequences after an investigation into a worker’s deadly fall at a different work site two months later found the incident could have been prevented if protective devices were used.

Discounting safety: Dollar Tree’s history of ignoring workplace safety,, hazards continues with $1.2M in penalties at two Family Dollar stores in Ohio
Discounting safety: Dollar Tree’s history of ignoring workplace safety,, hazards continues with $1.2M in penalties at two Family Dollar stores in Ohio

By DOL Newswire | Aug 1, 2022

News Release: COLUMBUS, OH - One of the nation’s largest discount retailers continues to expose employees to the risk of injuries by flagrantly ignoring workplace safety regulations, this time with hazardous conditions found at two Ohio locations, in Maple Heights and Columbus.

US Department of Labor proposes $480K in additional fines to Ohio vehicle, parts manufacturer for continuing to expose workers to multiple hazards
US Department of Labor proposes $480K in additional fines to Ohio vehicle, parts manufacturer for continuing to expose workers to multiple hazards

By DOL Newswire | Aug 1, 2022

News Release: WAPAKONETA, OH - Federal safety investigators found workers at General Aluminum Mfg. Co.’s Wapakoneta site exposed to machine hazards, just 36 days after they found similar violations at the aluminum vehicle parts manufacturer’s facility in Conneaut.

US Department of Labor cites Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. after ammonia leak, hospitalized workers, led to evacuation of Canton poultry processing plant
US Department of Labor cites Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. after ammonia leak, hospitalized workers, led to evacuation of Canton poultry processing plant

By DOL Newswire | Aug 1, 2022

News Release: CANTON, GA - A federal workplace safety investigation into a Jan. 19, 2022, ammonia leak that hospitalized two workers and led to the evacuation of about 50 workers at a Canton poultry processing plant found their employer might have prevented the incident by ensuring required safety standards were followed.

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