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US Department of Labor, Puget Sound Shipbuilders Association renew alliance to promote worker safety

News Release: SEATTLE - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Puget Sound Shipbuilders Association in Seattle have renewed an alliance to continue a collaborative relationship that provides shipyard workers and companies with information about hazards and resources to promote safe, healthful workplaces and workers’ rights.

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US Department of Labor cites roofing and siding contractor for willfully exposing employees to fall hazards at Hampden, Maine worksite

News Release: AUGUSTA, ME - A Maine roofing and siding contractor, solely owned, operated and controlled by Andrew Raymond Pollock, willfully exposed its employees to fall hazards at a Hampden residential construction site on multiple occasions during the same inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

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Rogoff: New Jersey landscaper gained 'unfair economic advantages' by flouting H-2B rules

A Bayville, New Jersey commercial landscaping company must pay $181,670 in back wages and a little more than $38,000 in civil penalties for failing to pay 47 temporary workers prevailing wages or overtime.

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US Department of Labor, Puget Sound Shipbuilders Association renew alliance to promote worker safety

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Pharmacy Billing Requirement discussed on April 18 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on April 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Labor Department discusses OSHA Training Institute (OTI) Education Center; Notice of Competition and Request for Applications on April 18

The US Labor Department published an eight page notice on April 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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US Department of Labor cites Clearwater construction contractor after fatal incident on the Pinellas Gateway Express project

News Release: CLEARWATER, FL - A federal investigation into how a 47-year-old carpenter was fatally injured on Oct. 6, 2021, at the Pinellas Gateway Express project in Clearwater found his employer violated safety standards by allowing workers to remain in a crane load’s danger zone.

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US Department of Labor cites Clearwater construction contractor after fatal incident on the Pinellas Gateway Express project

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US Department of Labor finds Illinois contractor exposed roofing workers to deadly fall hazards twice in 10 days at separate job sites

News Release: WAUKEGAN, IL - A Waukegan contractor - with a history of violating federal safety standards and ignoring safety citations - was cited again by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for exposing workers to deadly fall hazards at two separate job sites in October 2021. Joshua Herion - who does business as ECS Roofing Professionals Inc. - faces proposed penalties of $360,531.

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DeSantis: 'Communist Party of China is not a vehicle that we want to be entangled with'

The Florida State Board of Administration will not make new investments with Chinese firms, it announced in March.

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Foxx: The Education Department Continues Its COVID Masquerade

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the Department of Education’s latest push to extend student loan forgiveness through income-driven repayment programs...