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The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Sept. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


OSHA’s investigation of lathe operator’s fatal injuries finds  machine guards were bypassed at Wisconsin machining facility

News Release: CEDARBURG, Wis. – As he hand-polished a 40-inch long metal cylinder, a 36-year-old lathe operator became entangled in the machine’s operating spindle and suffered injuries that led to his death two days later.


US Labor Department urges storm recovery workers and public to be vigilant, aware of hazards during storm cleanup

News Release: ATLANTA – As they recover from the impacts of Hermine, a hurricane that continued as a tropical storm, Florida’s emergency workers, employers and the public at-large should be aware of the hazards they may encounter and take necessary steps to stay safe, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration urges.


OSHA cites Illinois contractor for again ignoring dangers of trench collapse

News Release: LANSING, Ill. – For a Joliet construction contractor in business more than 50 years, the dangers of working in an unprotected trench should be nothing new. Yet, the company’s history of allowing employees to work in unsafe trenches continues – this time to excavate utility lines 7-feet deep in June 2016 at a Torrence Avenue job site.


OSHA again finds Indiana framing contractor failing to protect workers from dangerous fall hazards; proposes $44K in penalties

News Release: PERRYSBURG, Ohio ‒ For the second time in five months, federal inspectors have cited an Indiana framing contractor for failing to protect workers from fall hazards on residential construction sites. Preventable falls account for nearly 40 percent of all deaths in the construction industry.


Statement of US Labor Secretary Perez on August employment numbers

News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued the following statement about the August 2016 Employment Situation report released today: “As we head into Labor Day weekend, the August employment report shows that we’re continuing a steady recovery. Thanks to the grit and determination of ...


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


The US Labor Department published a three page rule on Sept. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


OSHA cites Connecticut diagnostic laboratory for inadequately protecting  its employees against chemical hazards

News Release: BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Concerned because they were experiencing sore throats, headaches and difficulty with breathing, employees of Quest Diagnostic Corp.’s Ameripath diagnostic laboratory in Shelton filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The agency’s Bridgeport Area Office began an inspection on March 6, 2016.


Syracuse auto parts manufacturer fails to correct electrical,  crushing and respiratory hazards

News Release: SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Federal workplace safety and health inspectors have cited York Metal Toll Processing Inc. for exposing employees to uncorrected electrical, crushing and respiratory hazards, as well as recurring amputation hazards.


Bronx, Brooklyn beauty supply stores ordered to pay $218K  to 16 workers illegally denied overtime pay

News Release: NEW YORK – For more than a dozen sales clerks, cashiers, stock clerks and security guards at three beauty supply stores in the Bronx and Brooklyn, the hours were long but too often, their pay came up short.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Department of Labor sues Maryland contractor  for discriminating against Hispanic, African-American employees

News Release: JESSUP, Md. – The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit alleging a Maryland demolition contractor discriminated against more than 150 Hispanic and African-American workers and allowed harassment of employees based on race and national origin.


The US Labor Department published a one page rule on Aug. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page proposed rule on Aug. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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