Stories by Labor Gazette on Federal Newswire

News Release: CHICAGO ‒ An Ohio worker tasked with cleaning a chemical tanker trailer collapsed upon entering the tank. Answering the employee’s call for help, a nearby truck driver entered the tank. Both workers succumbed to fatal toxic fumes.

US Department of Labor initiative seeks to protect Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana workers from confined space dangers

News Release: DALLAS ‒ A worker cleaning the inside of a tank trailer in Pasadena in December 2019 fell victim to hazardous vapors, as did a co-worker who attempted rescue. Months later, in August 2020, two cleaning workers entered a natural gas tanker on a railcar in Hugo, Oklahoma and fell victim to its vapors. Four lives were lost in the tank cleaning industry in less than a year – and part of a troubling trend of preventable workplace deaths in the region.

US Department of Labor initiative seeks to protect Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana workers from confined space dangers

News Release: DALLAS ‒ A worker cleaning the inside of a tank trailer in Pasadena in December 2019 fell victim to hazardous vapors, as did a co-worker who attempted rescue. Months later, in August 2020, two cleaning workers entered a natural gas tanker on a railcar in Hugo, Oklahoma and fell victim to its vapors. Four lives were lost in the tank cleaning industry in less than a year – and part of a troubling trend of preventable workplace deaths in the region.

US Department of Labor initiative seeks to protect Midwest workers in tank cleaning industry from atmospheric, confined space hazards

News Release: CHICAGO ‒ An Ohio worker tasked with cleaning a chemical tanker trailer collapsed upon entering the tank. Answering the employee’s call for help, a nearby truck driver entered the tank. Both workers succumbed to fatal toxic fumes.

Notice published by Labor Department on Aug. 2

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

What did Labor Department publish on Aug. 2?

The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Public press releases: U.S. Department of Labor publishes 64 in July

By Labor Gazette | Aug 1, 2021

There were 64 press releases published by the U.S. Department of Labor in July.

US Department of Labor, Fastenal Co. enter agreement to resolve alleged hiring discrimination at High Point, North Carolina facility

News Release: HIGH POINT, NC – The U.S. Department of Labor and Fastenal Co. have agreed to resolve alleged systemic gender-based hiring discrimination that affected 483 female job applicants at its High Point facility from Dec. 7, 2016 through July 31, 2018.

US Department of Labor will award up to $20M to support workers’ rights, fight labor abuses in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced its intent to award up to $20 million in grant funding to elevate workers’ rights and improve working conditions in the Central American countries of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.

US Department of Labor, Fastenal Co. enter agreement to resolve alleged hiring discrimination at High Point, North Carolina facility

News Release: HIGH POINT, NC – The U.S. Department of Labor and Fastenal Co. have agreed to resolve alleged systemic gender-based hiring discrimination that affected 483 female job applicants at its High Point facility from Dec. 7, 2016 through July 31, 2018.

What did Labor Department publish on July 30?

The US Labor Department published a five page proposed rule on July 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Rule published on July 30 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a one page rule on July 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Labor Department publishes notice on July 30

The US Labor Department published a four page notice on July 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Notice published by Labor Department on July 30

The US Labor Department published a three page notice on July 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

US Department of Labor will award up to $20M to support workers’ rights, fight labor abuses in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced its intent to award up to $20 million in grant funding to elevate workers’ rights and improve working conditions in the Central American countries of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.

Notice published on July 29 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on July 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Labor Department publishes notice on July 29

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Notice published by Labor Department on July 29

The US Labor Department published a three page notice on July 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Follow-up safety inspection at site of 2019 workplace fatality finds Greenville recycling center continues to put workers at risk

News Release: GREENVILLE, GA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has again cited a Greenville recycling company, where a 44-year-old welder employed by a contractor in the facility suffered fatal injuries in 2019 amid safety violations.

OSHA finds Ohio contractor exposing residential construction roofers to deadly fall hazards for 6th time in 3 years