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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Jensen: Ohio tile company 'continues to put profit before safety'
An Ohio vinyl tile manufacturer faces $1,232,705 in potential fines after inspectors from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration were called after a worker was severely hurt after becoming entangled in a machine April 28.
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Profit Over People: Alarming trend continues at Dollar General stores where seven Southeast inspections again find willful violations
Less than one month after the U.S. Department of Labor cited Dollar General Corp. and Dolgencorp LLC with more than $1.6 million in penalties for putting its workers' safety at risk, federal inspectors have issued citations for similar violations at store locations in Alabama, Florida and Georgia, and added $2,777,640 in proposed penalties now owed by one of the nation's largest discount retailers.
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Federal court denies health provider’s bid to limit US Department of Labor’s OSH Act enforcement authority
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Philadelphia contractor’s history of exposing workers to deadly fall hazards continues, US Department of Labor proposes $269K in penalties
A Philadelphia framing contractor faces $269,594 in proposed penalties after the company was again found exposing employees to deadly fall hazards at a residential worksite in the city’s Roxborough section on April 21, 2022.
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Federal appeals court finds Pennsylvania poultry processing facility in contempt for failing to pay $162K in penalties, address safety violations
A federal court has found Birdsboro Kosher Farms Corp. in contempt for failing to pay $162,359 in penalties after an inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration found numerous safety hazards, including willful, serious and repeat violations.
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Ohio manufacturer faces $1.2M in penalties after 7th worker in 5 years suffers severe injuries when caught in machine employer failed to lock out
An Ohio vinyl tile manufacturer faces $1,232,705 in proposed penalties after U.S.
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US Department of Labor, Lamar Advertising Co. alliance to help keep outdoor signage workers safe, healthy in Colorado, Montana
US Department of Labor, Lamar Advertising Co. alliance to help keep outdoor signage workers safe, healthy in Colorado, Montana
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Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary
The number of job openings increased to 10.7 million on the last business day of September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
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Federal court denies health provider’s bid to limit US Department of Labor’s OSH Act enforcement authority
News Release: NEW YORK - The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has denied a Staten Island health provider’s attempt to prevent the U.S. Department of Labor from pursuing damages for a COVID-19 whistleblower whose private state whistleblower claim was dismissed.
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US Labor Department obtains order stopping Arizona agricultural employer from abusing workers, exposing them to workplace dangers
News Release: PHOENIX - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a federal court order to prevent an Arizona agricultural employer from continuing to abuse agricultural guest workers.pdf) , exposing them to dangerous workplace conditions - including requiring them to operate unsafe vehicles and housing them in overcrowded quarters - and from discriminating against those who complained.
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New ED Rule on Student Loans Fails to Address Underlying Problems
News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after the Department of Education announced final regulations which fail to address major problems in the federal student loan system...
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Philadelphia contractor’s history of exposing workers to deadly fall hazards continues, US Department of Labor proposes $269K in penalties
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia framing contractor faces $269,594 in proposed penalties after the company was again found exposing employees to deadly fall hazards at a residential worksite in the city’s Roxborough section on April 21, 2022.
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US Department of Labor recovers $102K in tips, back wages, liquidated damages for Maine restaurant workers denied overtime, tips
News Release: MANCHESTER, NH - The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $51,217 in restored tips and back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages from the operator of three Cumberland County, Maine, restaurants that denied 25 workers their full overtime wages or kept portions of their earned tips illegally.
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Philadelphia contractor’s history of exposing workers to deadly fall hazards continues, US Department of Labor proposes $269K in penalties
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia framing contractor faces $269,594 in proposed penalties after the company was again found exposing employees to deadly fall hazards at a residential worksite in the city’s Roxborough section on April 21, 2022.
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Federal court denies health provider’s bid to limit US Department of Labor’s OSH Act enforcement authority
News Release: NEW YORK - The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has denied a Staten Island health provider’s attempt to prevent the U.S. Department of Labor from pursuing damages for a COVID-19 whistleblower whose private state whistleblower claim was dismissed.
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DOL recovers back wages, damages from business that 'shortchanged' workers
The owner of a California car wash who paid employees two checks per pay period to avoid paying overtime now has to pay more than $200,000 for violating federal labor laws.
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Walsh: Employers 'who deny their legal obligations will be held to account'
A federal court placed a Pennsylvania poultry processing facility in contempt for failing to pay $162,359 in fines from citations by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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Murray: Airline 'workers should not have to choose between their jobs and their health'
A federal court ordered Mesa Air Group, based in Arizona and operating Mesa Airlines on regional routes for American and United Airlines, to comply with federal law and change its pay policy.
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Blanco: 'Wages and hours afforded to migrant workers in the H-2A program cannot shortchange U.S. workers'
A California grape producer violated federal law by providing H-2A agricultural employees with more hours and higher wages than those offered to American workers.
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