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Labor Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Pharmacy Billing Requirements on Aug. 23

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

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Illinois contractor racks up additional $303K in federal fines for, repeatedly exposing construction workers to deadly fall hazards

News Release: NORTH BARRINGTON, IL - A Roselle contractor with a long history of federal workplace safety violations who currently owes more than $390,000 in penalties, added an additional $303,105 in proposed fines for once again exposing workers to potential deadly fall hazards at a North Barrington job site.

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Veterans Employment and Training Service set to publish a new notice on Aug. 24

There is one release scheduled to be published on Aug. 24.

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OSHA, SafetyWorks!, Construction Safety Alliance of Maine, partner to promote workplace safety among industry workers

News Release: AUGUSTA, ME - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Maine Department of Labor Workplace Safety and Health Division's SafetyWorks! outreach program, and the Construction Safety Alliance of Maine signed an alliance to promote workplace safety and health and educate construction employers and workers in the state on safety and health hazards.

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US Department of Labor recovers $65K in back wages, damages for 3 workers denied overtime by gas station operators with history of costly violations

News Release: PITTSBURGH - The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $65,640 in back wages and liquidated damages for three workers at two Pittsburgh-area gas station and convenience stores after its investigation found the employer had a history of shortchanging workers and violating federal overtime laws.

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Investigation finds 2 recycling companies failed to use fire safety plans, to evacuate 9 workers as air rescue averts drilling platform tragedy

News Release: SABINE PASS, TX - A federal workplace investigation has found two companies’ failures to follow required safety standards endangered the lives of nine workers who found themselves trapped - nearly 30 stories high - atop a burning jack-up drilling platform decommissioned in the Anchorage Basin near a Sabine Pass shipyard.

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US Department of Labor proposes $1.3M in penalties for metro-area roofing contractor after second employee suffers fatal fall in 3 years

News Release: TARRYTOWN, NY - A Nanuet roofing and siding contractor with a significant history of safety violations and penalties now faces an additional $1,343,363 in penalties after the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigated another fatal fall by a company employee, the second in three years.

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Federal court orders Tampa Electric Co. to make significant workplace safety, changes, pay $500K fine, face 36 months probation for fatal plant failures

News Release: TAMPA, FL - A federal court has ordered Tampa Electric Co. to implement a safety compliance plan audited by an independent third party, pay a $500,000 penalty and be subject to 36 months of probation after Tampa Electric pleaded guilty to willfully violating an OSHA standard, which caused five worker...

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“TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2017” published by the Congressional Record on Dec. 21, 2018

“TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2017“ was published in the House section on pages H10548-H10550 on Dec. 21, 2018

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Federal court requires Pennsylvania home healthcare agency to pay $293K in back wages, damages to 75 workers denied overtime

News Release: SINKING SPRING, PA - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment requiring a Sinking Spring home healthcare agency and its operator- which intentionally misclassified workers as independent contractors and misapplied an overtime rule to avoid paying full wages - to pay 75 caregiver employees a total of $293,990 in back wages and liquidated damages.

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What releases are upcoming from the Labor Statistics Bureau on Aug. 24

There is one release scheduled to be published on Aug. 24.

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Labor Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Work Application and Job Order Recordkeeping on Aug. 22

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Aug. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH): Notice of Meetings discussed on Aug. 22 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Proposed Extension of Information Collection; High-Voltage Continuous Mining Machine Standards for Underground Coal Mines discussed on Aug. 22 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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US Department of Labor proposes $1.3M in penalties for metro-area roofing, contractor after second employee suffers fatal fall in 3 years

News Release: TARRYTOWN, NY - A Nanuet roofing and siding contractor with a significant history of safety violations and penalties now faces an additional $1,343,363 in penalties after the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigated another fatal fall by a company employee, the second in three years.