By Labor Gazette | Apr 23, 2020
News Release: TUCSON, AZ – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Bear Creek Electrical – an electrical company based in Tucson, Arizona – will pay one employee $1,600 for refusing to provide him sick leave under the newly passed Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act after health care providers ordered him to self-quarantine with potential coronavirus symptoms.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 23, 2020
News Release: TUCSON, AZ – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Bear Creek Electrical – an electrical company based in Tucson, Arizona – will pay one employee $1,600 for refusing to provide him sick leave under the newly passed Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act after health care providers ordered him to self-quarantine with potential coronavirus symptoms.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 23, 2020
News Release: PERRY, GA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Creative Multicare Inc. – a carpet restoration, plumbing and resurfacing contractor based in Stockbridge, Georgia – for exposing employees to safety and health hazards after a fatal incident at a worksite in Perry, Georgia. The company faces $183,127 in penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 23, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia issued the following statement regarding Unemployment Insurance claims: “Today’s unemployment report shows continued, elevated unemployment claims caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Department of Labor is continuing to provide guidance and support ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 22, 2020
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on April 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 22, 2020
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on April 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 22, 2020
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on April 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 22, 2020
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on April 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 22, 2020
The US Labor Department published an eight page notice on April 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 22, 2020
News Release: APPLETON, WI ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited MODS International Inc. – a fabrication company that converts shipping containers into commercial and residential structures – for exposing employees to multiple hazards at their facility in Appleton, Wisconsin. The company faces penalties of $216,299 for seven repeat and seven serious safety and health violations.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 22, 2020
News Release: LAVISTA, NE – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Dollar Tree Stores Inc. for exit, storage, compressed gas and walking working surface hazards at a LaVista, Nebraska, store. The national discount retailer faces $539,934 in penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 22, 2020
News Release: BLOOMINGTON, IL – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Dollar Tree Stores Inc. for exit, storage and fire hazards at a Bloomington, Illinois, store. The national discount retailer faces $233,255 in penalties for three repeat violations.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 22, 2020
News Release: TAMPA, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Cathcart Construction Company-Florida LLC for exposing employees to excavation hazards at worksites in Orlando and Winter Garden, Florida. The general contractor faces $303,611 in penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 22, 2020
News Release: TAMPA, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Cathcart Construction Company-Florida LLC for exposing employees to excavation hazards at worksites in Orlando and Winter Garden, Florida. The general contractor faces $303,611 in penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 22, 2020
News Release: BLOOMINGTON, IL – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Dollar Tree Stores Inc. for exit, storage and fire hazards at a Bloomington, Illinois, store. The national discount retailer faces $233,255 in penalties for three repeat violations.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 22, 2020
News Release: LAVISTA, NE – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Dollar Tree Stores Inc. for exit, storage, compressed gas and walking working surface hazards at a LaVista, Nebraska, store. The national discount retailer faces $539,934 in penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 22, 2020
News Release: APPLETON, WI ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited MODS International Inc. – a fabrication company that converts shipping containers into commercial and residential structures – for exposing employees to multiple hazards at their facility in Appleton, Wisconsin. The company faces penalties of $216,299 for seven repeat and seven serious safety and health violations.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 21, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued an alert listing safety tips employers can follow to help protect construction workers from exposure to the coronavirus.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 21, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued an alert listing safety tips employers can follow to help protect construction workers from exposure to the coronavirus.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 20, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today the end of the temporary period of non-enforcement of paid leave protections under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).
