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U.S. Department of Labor Cites Ohio Roofing Contractor For Continually Exposing Employees to Fall Hazards at Multiple Jobsites

News Release: AVON, OH – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has again cited Chanell Roofing and Home Improvement LLC – based in Cleveland, Ohio – for exposing employees to fall hazards. The company faces penalties totaling $200,451 for violations of OSHA’s fall protection standards at two separate jobsites in Avon, Ohio.


U.S. Department of Labor Cites Railcar Service Company After Investigation of Employee Fatality at Pennsylvania Worksite

News Release: PITTSTON, PA ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Dana Railcare – based in Wilmington, Delaware – for confined space hazards after an employee fatality in Pittston, Pennsylvania. The railcar service provider faces $551,226 in proposed penalties.


U.S. Department of Labor Cites Missouri Roofing Contractor For Exposing Employees to Fall Hazards at Three Job Sites

News Release: ST. LOUIS, MO – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Martin Davila – operating as Davila Construction – for exposing employees to fall hazards at three separate Missouri job sites in May, June, and August 2019. The residential roofing company faces $205,098 in proposed penalties.


Federal Court Sentences Texas Healthcare Company Owner   For Healthcare Fraud, Wire Fraud and Identity Theft

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas has sentenced Rafael Enrique Rodriguez – manager and owner of 210 Workers LLC, and registered agent of Alta Vista Healthcare Group LLC in San Antonio, Texas – after his conviction on six counts of healthcare fraud, five counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft in June 2019.


The US Labor Department published a five page notice on Dec. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Department of Labor Cites Alabama Utilities Contractor For Cave-in Hazards After Employee Injury

News Release: OPELIKA, AL – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Ballard Construction Co. Inc. – a sewer and water utilities contractor based in Kellyton, Alabama – for exposing employees to excavation hazards after a worker was injured and hospitalized following a trench collapse. The contractor faces $34,476 in penalties.


Houston Wing Stop Franchisee Pays $65,316 in Back Wages, Damages  And Penalties To Resolve Violations Found by U.S. Department of Labor

News Release: HOUSTON, TX – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Mylanwings Enterprises LLC – operator of a Wing Stop franchise in Houston, Texas – has paid $31,888 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages to four employees and $1,540 in civil money penalties for willful violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act's (FLSA) overtime and minimum wage requirements.


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


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


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


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


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


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


U.S. Department of Labor Cites and Fines Maine Roofing Contractor For Willfully and Repeatedly Endangering Employees

News Release: AUGUSTA, ME – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Shawn D. Purvis – owner of Purvis Home Improvement Co. Inc. based in Saco, Maine – for willful, repeat and serious workplace safety violations at a jobsite in Springvale, Maine. The roofing contractor faces a total of $278,456 in new penalties.


U.S. Department of Labor Promotes Worker Safety  And Pay During the Holiday Season

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Wage and Hour Division (WHD) remind employers to protect worker safety and pay during the upcoming holiday season.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Department of Labor Cites Central New York Foundry  For Exposing Employees to Health and Safety Hazards

News Release: SYRACUSE, NY – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Frazer & Jones Company Inc. for 33 workplace health and safety violations at the manufacturer’s Solvay, New York, iron foundry. The company faces $460,316 in penalties.


New Jersey Construction Company and its President Pay $442,000  In OSHA Penalties, Interest After Court Finds Contempt

News Release: NEW YORK, NY – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has recovered payment of $442,000 in penalties and interest from Washington Township, New Jersey-based construction company Altor Inc. and its president Vasilios Saites, after years-long efforts by the Department to collect unpaid penalties for the company's safety violations.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.