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News Release: CAMBRIA, WI - After a worker who was clearing corn debris from an unsafe silo failed to arrive for a regularly scheduled meeting, employees called 911 when they could not find him at the silo, nor reach him by phone. It took emergency services nine hours to recover the body of the 52-year-old manager, found engulfed in the silo operated by Didion Milling Inc. in Cambria.
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US Department of Labor implements initiative to conduct random, weekend safety inspections to protect construction workers from falls, trench collapses
News Release: DENVER - As work at construction project sites increases in Colorado’s Front Range, more workers may find themselves exposed to falls and trenching and excavation hazards. Over the last two years, at least six workers have suffered fatal falls, and nearly a dozen excavation collapses and trenching incidents have led to the deaths of three workers in Colorado.
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What did Labor Department publish on June 4?
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Notice published on June 4 by Labor Department
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Statement by US Secretary of Labor Walsh on the May Jobs Report
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh issued the following statement on the May 2021 Employment Situation Report: “Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the American economy added 559,000 jobs in the month of May, and the unemployment rate was 5.8 percent, down from 6.1 percent ...
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US Department of Labor partners with OHL North America construction company, University of South Florida to promote workplace safety
News Release: FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Obrascón Huarte Lain North America are collaborating to promote worker safety and health at the South Corridor Rapid Transit project, a 20-mile stretch of existing busway. Joining the effort is the University of South Florida On-Site Safety and Health Consultation Program.
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US Department of Labor partners with OHL North America construction company, University of South Florida to promote workplace safety
News Release: FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Obrascón Huarte Lain North America are collaborating to promote worker safety and health at the South Corridor Rapid Transit project, a 20-mile stretch of existing busway. Joining the effort is the University of South Florida On-Site Safety and Health Consultation Program.
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Statement by US Secretary of Labor Walsh on the May Jobs Report
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh issued the following statement on the May 2021 Employment Situation Report: “Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the American economy added 559,000 jobs in the month of May, and the unemployment rate was 5.8 percent, down from 6.1 percent ...
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U.S. Department of Labor partners with OHL North America construction company, University of South Florida to promote workplace safety
News Release: FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Obrascón Huarte Lain North America are collaborating to promote worker safety and health at the South Corridor Rapid Transit project, a 20-mile stretch of existing busway. Joining the effort is the University of South Florida On-Site Safety and Health Consultation Program.
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U.S. Department of Labor schedules meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor has scheduled a meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health from 1-5 p.m., EDT, June 22, 2021, via teleconference and WebEx.
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US Department of Labor recovers $162K in back wages for 45 employees of three Key West restaurants after investigations find overtime violations
News Release: KEY WEST, FL – Business owners must understand their legal responsibilities to pay overtime when it comes to their workers, as well as any workers employed through staffing companies, to avoid costly violations, a lesson learned by the operators of three Key West restaurants. U.S. Department of Labor ...
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US Department of Labor recovers $162K in back wages for 45 employees of three Key West restaurants after investigations find overtime violations
News Release: KEY WEST, FL – Business owners must understand their legal responsibilities to pay overtime when it comes to their workers, as well as any workers employed through staffing companies, to avoid costly violations, a lesson learned by the operators of three Key West restaurants. U.S. Department of Labor ...
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Lack of hazardous energy control safeguards, unexpected steam release led to two workers’ deaths at Department of Veterans Affairs’ West Haven campus
News Release: BRIDGEPORT, CT – Two workers at a West Haven veterans’ healthcare facility suffered fatal injuries caused by hot steam after a metal fixture on a main steam line blew off. The workers had just finished making repairs to the steam pipe within the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven campus in November 2020.
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US Department of Labor fines Piggly Wiggly franchisee after teenager injured doing prohibited work
News Release: Nahunta, GA – What could have been a catastrophic and life-changing incident for a teenage worker instead resulted in a painful injury, a frightening lesson and an opportunity for a Nahunta Piggly Wiggly supermarket franchisee to protect all of its workers better.
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US Department of Labor seeks Idaho building, heavy construction employers’ input to establish accurate prevailing wage rates
News Release: BOISE, ID – The U.S. Department of Labor is asking businesses in Idaho’s building and heavy construction industries to participate in a survey to help its Wage and Hour Division establish prevailing wage rates, as required under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts.
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Lackawanna County home healthcare company pays $140K in back wages, damages, penalties after US Labor Department secures court judgment
News Release: OLYPHANT, PA – A federal court has entered a consent judgment resolving a U.S. Department of Labor lawsuit filed after an investigation found that an Olyphant home healthcare agency failed to pay 98 nurses overtime wages they legally earned – including payment for ancillary work and work-related travel – in violation of federal law.
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Lackawanna County home healthcare company pays $140K in back wages, damages, penalties after US Labor Department secures court judgment
News Release: OLYPHANT, PA – A federal court has entered a consent judgment resolving a U.S. Department of Labor lawsuit filed after an investigation found that an Olyphant home healthcare agency failed to pay 98 nurses overtime wages they legally earned – including payment for ancillary work and work-related travel – in violation of federal law.
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US Department of Labor seeks Idaho building, heavy construction employers’ input to establish accurate prevailing wage rates
News Release: BOISE, ID – The U.S. Department of Labor is asking businesses in Idaho’s building and heavy construction industries to participate in a survey to help its Wage and Hour Division establish prevailing wage rates, as required under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts.
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US Department of Labor fines Piggly Wiggly franchisee after teenager injured doing prohibited work
News Release: Nahunta, GA – What could have been a catastrophic and life-changing incident for a teenage worker instead resulted in a painful injury, a frightening lesson and an opportunity for a Nahunta Piggly Wiggly supermarket franchisee to protect all of its workers better.
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Lack of hazardous energy control safeguards, unexpected steam release led to two workers’ deaths at Department of Veterans Affairs’ West Haven campus
News Release: BRIDGEPORT, CT – Two workers at a West Haven veterans’ healthcare facility suffered fatal injuries caused by hot steam after a metal fixture on a main steam line blew off. The workers had just finished making repairs to the steam pipe within the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven campus in November 2020.
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