
By Labor Gazette | Mar 29, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Office of Labor-Management Standards will not enforce its final rule on “Labor Organization Annual Financial Reports For Trusts In Which A Labor Organization Is Interested, Form T-1” until one year after the date a labor organization’s first Form T-1 is due.

By Labor Gazette | Mar 29, 2021
News Release: OXFORD, OH – Without proper safety measures taken, gases and or vapors in a confined space may overcome a worker or a lack of oxygen may suffocate them. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that from 2011-2018, there were 1,030 confined space-related workers deaths.

By Labor Gazette | Mar 26, 2021
News Release: HOUSTON – In January 2019, a worker at a Holiday Inn Express & Suites hotel in Waller alerted their employer that exposure to carbon monoxide made them ill and asked the employer to call an ambulance. In addition to refusing the worker’s request, the employer allegedly threatened to terminate the employee. After going to the hospital, the worker was terminated.

By Labor Gazette | Mar 26, 2021
News Release: RIPON, WI – A forklift struck and seriously injured a 60-year-old seasonal employee as she walked toward a pallet to label products for shipping at a Ripon facility where vegetables are canned for Libby’s and several other brands.

By Labor Gazette | Mar 26, 2021
News Release: RIPON, WI – A forklift struck and seriously injured a 60-year-old seasonal employee as she walked toward a pallet to label products for shipping at a Ripon facility where vegetables are canned for Libby’s and several other brands.

By Labor Gazette | Mar 26, 2021
News Release: HOUSTON – In January 2019, a worker at a Holiday Inn Express & Suites hotel in Waller alerted their employer that exposure to carbon monoxide made them ill and asked the employer to call an ambulance. In addition to refusing the worker’s request, the employer allegedly threatened to terminate the employee. After going to the hospital, the worker was terminated.

By Labor Gazette | Mar 25, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Throughout the pandemic, farmworkers have remained on the job throughout the nation despite potential exposures to feed Americans and support U.S. exports. As the U.S. Department of Labor recognizes National Farmworker Awareness Week March 25-31, the department’s Wage and Hour Division has launched a nationwide education, outreach and enforcement initiative to ensure workplace protections for these frontline, low-wage workers.

By Labor Gazette | Mar 25, 2021
News Release: BRIDGETON, MO – After a production operator at a carbon fiber manufacturer brought various safety concerns to management, he approached a third-party auditor reviewing operations at the company’s St. Peters facility with his concerns. The next day, his employer suspended him.

By Labor Gazette | Mar 25, 2021
News Release: BRIDGETON, MO – After a production operator at a carbon fiber manufacturer brought various safety concerns to management, he approached a third-party auditor reviewing operations at the company’s St. Peters facility with his concerns. The next day, his employer suspended him.

By Labor Gazette | Mar 25, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Throughout the pandemic, farmworkers have remained on the job throughout the nation despite potential exposures to feed Americans and support U.S. exports. As the U.S. Department of Labor recognizes National Farmworker Awareness Week March 25-31, the department’s Wage and Hour Division has launched a nationwide education, outreach and enforcement initiative to ensure workplace protections for these frontline, low-wage workers.

By Labor Gazette | Mar 25, 2021
The US Labor Department published a one page proposed rule on March 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Labor Gazette | Mar 25, 2021
The US Labor Department published a seven page proposed rule on March 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Labor Gazette | Mar 24, 2021
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Labor Gazette | Mar 24, 2021
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Labor Gazette | Mar 24, 2021
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Labor Gazette | Mar 24, 2021
The US Labor Department published a six page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Labor Gazette | Mar 24, 2021
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Labor Gazette | Mar 24, 2021
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Labor Gazette | Mar 24, 2021
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Labor Gazette | Mar 24, 2021
News Release: FARGO, ND – A North Dakota seed production company has committed to changing its safety procedures and training following a worker’s severe and life-altering injury in 2020.