By Labor Gazette | Aug 17, 2016
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 17, 2016
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 17, 2016
News Release: BELLEVILLE, Ill. ‒ Illinois contractor Robert Barringer III’s long history of putting his workers in danger of debilitating or fatal falls at his company’s job sites continues, this time at a residential home under construction in Glen Carbon.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 17, 2016
The US Labor Department published a one page proposed rule on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 17, 2016
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 16, 2016
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 16, 2016
News Release: DALLAS – A gruesome employee injury led federal workplace safety inspectors to discover the nation’s largest meat and poultry processor endangered workers by exposing them to amputation hazards, high levels of carbon dioxide and peracetic acid without providing personal protective equipment. Responding ...
By Labor Gazette | Aug 16, 2016
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Department of Labor is launching a new pilot process in its Western region. The “Expedited Case Processing Pilot” allows a complainant covered by certain statutes to ask the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to cease its investigation and issue findings for the department’s Office of Administrative Law Judges to consider.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 15, 2016
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 15, 2016
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 15, 2016
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 12, 2016
The US Labor Department published a one page rule on Aug. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 11, 2016
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 11, 2016
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Aug. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 11, 2016
News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. – Mine drill operators face their share of on-the-job risks. Failing to follow safe drilling practices can lead to fatal outcomes, as has been the case in recent years. In April 2014 , a 53-year-old miner died in an underground gold mine in Elko County, Nevada, after his clothing caught ...
By Labor Gazette | Aug 11, 2016
News Release: NEWARK, Ill. – For the second time in two years, federal safety inspectors found workers risking amputations and other serious injuries as they fed parts by hand into an unguarded mechanical press brake at an Illinois trailer manufacturing plant. They also found the company failed to protect welders and other employees from harmful ray emissions during welding operations.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 11, 2016
News Release: BUCKHANNON, W.Va. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has revoked a West Virginia nonprofit’s ability to pay less than the current federal minimum wage to workers with disabilities after federal investigations found the organization violated provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 9, 2016
News Release: ANDOVER, Mass. – Dorchester-based contractor Roof Kings LLC exposed employees to life-threatening falls – more than 45 feet off the ground – over a three-day period as they worked at a Haverhill church, federal workplace safety and health inspectors found.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 9, 2016
News Release: OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – An Overland Park flooring company that misclassified installers as independent contractors will pay 22 workers a total of $159,144 – representing $79,572 in back wages plus an equal amount in liquidated damages – after a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: DENVER – After hailstorms in residential areas, roofing contractors may come knocking – offering to make repairs on damaged roofs. Homeowners anxious to protect their property and their wallets should be aware that some companies put profits before their employees’ safety and well-being, and could wind up costing their customers even more.
