By Labor Gazette | Jul 24, 2018
The US Labor Department published a four page notice on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 24, 2018
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 24, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – As the Trump Administration mobilizes to address opioid abuse, the U.S. Department of Labor today announced more than $22 million in National Health Emergency (NHE) Dislocated Worker Demonstration Grant funding to six state grantees. The grants will be used to provide reemployment services for individuals impacted by the health and economic effects of widespread opioid use, addiction, and overdose.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 24, 2018
News Release: CALVERT CITY, KY – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited five contractors for safety and health violations after three employees were fatally injured and two others critically injured following an explosion onboard a towboat in Calvert City, Kentucky. The five companies collectively received 55 of violations with proposed penalties totaling $795,254.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 24, 2018
News Release: LAKEWOOD, NJ - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited GMG Brito Contractors LLC for exposing employees to fall and other safety hazards at a residential construction site in Lakewood, New Jersey. OSHA has proposed penalties totaling $127,436.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 24, 2018
News Release: OPELIKA, AL – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Packaging Corp. of America for exposing employees to unprotected machinery and amputation hazards. The cardboard box manufacturer, based in Opelika, Alabama, faces proposed penalties of $66,612.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 24, 2018
News Release: ORLANDO, FL – An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has determined Orlando-based construction company GMH Construction Inc. violated child labor and recordkeeping requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). As a result, WHD issued the company $3,530 in civil money penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 24, 2018
News Release: LENOIR CITY, TN – Proton Power Inc. has paid $143,336 in back wages to 82 employees after a U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation found that the biodiesel fuels company violated minimum wage and overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Jul 24, 2018
News Release: ADEL, GA – The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has revoked the certificate of registration for H-2A farm labor contractor Jesus Contreras for violating requirements of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA). Contreras provided 29 farmworkers to harvest and package mixed green vegetables at VPC Produce LLC/4 Way Farms LLC in Adel, Georgia.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 24, 2018
News Release: MARATHON, FL – FL Food Services LLC, operating as Porky's Bayside Restaurant and Marina, will pay $73,626 in back wages to 35 employees after a U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation found the employer violated overtime and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Jul 23, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced today the availability of up to $250,000 in funding through its Brookwood-Sago grant program to support education and training to help identify, avoid, and prevent unsafe working conditions in and around ...
By Labor Gazette | Jul 23, 2018
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 23, 2018
The US Labor Department published a nine page notice on July 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 20, 2018
News Release: NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta toured the Boeing Company's North Charleston facility today as he highlighted President Trump's Pledge to America's Workers – a White House initiative that calls on job creators to invest in the workforce by providing opportunities for education and training that will help more Americans thrive in the modern workplace.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 20, 2018
News Release: AUBURN, AL – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited auto parts manufacturer Arkal Automotive USA Inc. for exposing workers to electrical and amputation hazards. The Auburn, Alabama, company faces $47,857 in proposed penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 20, 2018
News Release: ATLANTA, GA – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) signed a strategic partnership with the Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute's Safety, Health, and Environmental Services Group; Associated General Contractors of Georgia Inc. (AGC Georgia); and Brasfield & Gorrie LLC to promote workplace safety and health during the construction of the Coca-Cola United South Metro Sales Center and Warehouse in Union City, Georgia.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: HASTINGS, FL – A U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation found that Sauceda Contractor Inc., an H-2A farm labor contractor, violated the labor provisions of the H-2A visa program and the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA) when it provided farmworkers ...
By Labor Gazette | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta issued the following statement today regarding President Donald J. Trump's Executive Order establishing the National Council for the American Worker and the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board: "President Trump's Executive Order represents ...
By Labor Gazette | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: APPLETON, WI ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Carlos Ketz, who operates as Ketz Roofing, for the sixth time in the past five years for exposing employees to falls. OSHA proposed penalties totaling $48,777. OSHA inspectors cited the roofing contractor – based in Menasha, Wisconsin – after observing employees working without adequate fall protection on a commercial building in Appleton.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL – An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has determined that Palm Valley Outdoors LLC, a north Florida seafood restaurant, violated child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). WHD issued the restaurant $4,294 in civil money penalties.
