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GSA announces shortlist of sites for the new Department of Labor headquarters, continues to explore options for exchange

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. General Services Administration, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor, today announced the conclusion of the site evaluations for the new DOL headquarters. GSA has identified three sites as potential locations. The conclusion of the site evaluations is part of GSA’s continued effort to explore options for a new DOL headquarters that would help enable the department’s mission to support a 21st century workforce.


OSHA cites Washington marine cargo handling company for willful safety violations after worker’s fatal fall

News Release: SEATTLE – For longshoremen who load and offload timber in the upper Northwest, every ship that sails into port carries a reminder of the litany of hazards they face at work. Loads of extremely heavy logs must be handled carefully to avoid serious and potentially fatal injuries. At the same time, employers ...


Life Time Fitness to pay more than $976K in back minimum wages, damages to 15K employees at locations in 26 states

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS – A Minnesota-based company has agreed to pay 15,909 employees nationwide a total of $976,765 – $488,229 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages – after a federal investigation found the employer violated federal minimum wage requirements at its health clubs and fitness center locations in 26 states.


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 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 two page notice on Nov. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Nov. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


J.C. Stucco and Stone ordered to pay nearly $345K in fines after OSHA finds company continued to expose workers to scaffolding hazards

News Release: LANSDOWNE, Pa. – An administrative law judge recently affirmed nine cited federal safety and health violations and assessed $344,960 in fines against Lansdowne masonry contractor, J.C. Stucco and Stone. This follows a March 2016, hearing regarding six willful and three repeat citations issued after two ...


OSHA launches emphasis program to protect Wilkes Barre area retail store workers as holiday season beckons

News Release: WILKES BARRE, Pa. – As retailers, consumers and workers head into the hectic holiday season, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is launching an enforcement initiative focused on protecting people employed in the retail industry in the greater Wilkes Barre area.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Nov. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


OSHA investigates trench collapse after 28-year-old worker becomes 13th worker injured while working underground in 2016

News Release: SEVEN HILLS, Ohio – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration ’s Cleveland office has opened an investigation after learning a 28-year-old employee of W.F. Hann & Sons was injured while installing sewer lines in an 8-foot trench in Seven Hills on Nov. 19, 2016.


US Labor Department recovers $1.2M for workers on Manhattan’s federally funded Chambers Street Project

News Release: NEW YORK – Sixty-three workers employed on the federally funded reconstruction of Chambers Street between Broadway and West St. in Lower Manhattan will receive a total of $1,190,861 in back wages following an investigation and litigation by the U.S. Department of Labor, in keeping with a consent order approved by the department’s Office of Administrative Law Judges.