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With proper training, people working in metal casting facilities know that mixing water and molten material can be a serious, if not deadly mistake, as tragic incidents at two Ohio companies in 2022 showed.
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US Department of Labor resumes regular enforcement activities in 18 Florida counties affected by Hurricane Ian
During the enforcement pause, OSHA offered technical assistance to protect the safety and health of thousands of crews and individual workers.
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In federal court, Alabama plastics manufacturer pleads guilty to willful safety regulation violation found in 2017 OSHA investigation into worker's death
An Alabama plastics manufacturing company has pleaded guilty to a willful violation of workplace safety requirements as part of an agreement filed in federal court spurred initially by a U.S. Department of Labor investigation into a 45-year-old worker's death in Helena in August 2017.
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Investigation into 41-year-old driver's death finds two delivery services companies failed to protect workers transporting dry ice in Alabama
In the summer of 2022, onlookers noticed a delivery truck stopped at about 8:15 a.m. one Wednesday morning on the University of Birmingham campus near what would have been the driver's first drop-off.
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Safety shelved: Federal safety inspectors again find Dollar General workers exposed to fire, other hazards – this time in West Lafayette, Ohio
Following yet another inspection – this time at a West Lafayette, Ohio, Dollar General location – federal investigators found one of the nation's largest discount retailers continues to shelve serious safety concerns that expose workers and others to the dangers of blocked emergency exits and electrical panels, and boxes of merchandise stacked at unsafe heights.
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“CELEBRATING THE RETIREMENT OF MARZETTE ``MARZY'' BEDFORD-BILLINGHURST, LONGTIME FEDERAL EMPLOYEE AND CIVIL SERVANT” published by the Congressional Record on Jan. 24
The Extensions of Remarks section of the Congressional Record published “CELEBRATING THE RETIREMENT OF MARZETTE ``MARZY'' BEDFORD-BILLINGHURST, LONGTIME FEDERAL EMPLOYEE AND CIVIL SERVANT” on Jan. 24.
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US Department of Labor finds lumber company failed to secure, service forklift that fatally struck 18-year-old worker at Arkansas yard
A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has determined a Carrollton, Texas, lumber supplier and retailer could have prevented the death of an 18-year-old worker who was struck by a forklift at a Rison, Arkansas, worksite in July 2022 by following federal safety requirements.
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Gross job gains 8.3 million and gross job losses 8.5 million in the 2nd quarter of 2022
BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS – SECOND QUARTER 2022
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December jobless rates up in 7 states, down in 5; payroll jobs down in 1 state
STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- DECEMBER 2022
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November job openings rates and layoffs and discharges rates down in 8 states
Job openings rates decreased in 8 states and increased in 7 states on the last business day of November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
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Full-time wage and salary workers median weekly earnings are $1,085 in 4th quarter 2022
Median weekly earnings of the nation's 118.8 million full-time wage and salary workers were $1,085 in the fourth quarter of 2022 (not seasonally adjusted), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
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Union membership rate 10.1% in 2022, down from 10.3% in 2021
The union membership rate--the percent of wage and salary workers who were members ofunions--was 10.1 percent in 2022, down from 10.3 percent in 2021, the U.S. Bureau ofLabor Statistics reported today.
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US Department of Labor awards $10M in funding to support stronger state labor courts, promote worker rights, protections in Mexico
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of a $10 million cooperative agreement to The Ergo Group to provide assistance to state labor courts in Mexico in protecting worker rights as part of the country’s 2019 labor law reform.
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US, Mexico sign memorandum to protect temporary foreign workers
The governments of the U.S. and Mexico signed a memorandum of understanding on Jan. 17, 2023, to strengthen protections for workers participating in temporary foreign worker programs.
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US Department of Labor, Drywall and Acoustical Tile Contractors Association renew alliance to promote workplace safety
News Release: US Department of Labor, Drywall and Acoustical Tile Contractors Association
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Labor Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Income and Eligibility Verification System Confidentiality on Jan. 27
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Facing manslaughter charges in worker's 2021 trench collapse death, Colorado contractor who willfully ignored federal law surrenders to police
News Release: BRECKENRIDGE, CO - The owner of a Vail construction company facing felony manslaughter charges has surrendered to local law enforcement after the Summit County Sheriff's Office in Breckenridge, Colorado, issued an arrest warrant on Jan. 24, 2023, related to the findings of a federal safety investigation into a deadly trench collapse in November 2021.
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Rainwater: 'There is no excuse for Peter Dillon’s failures to protect workers'
The owner of a Vail, Colo. construction company has turned himself in to local law enforcement following the issuance of an arrest warrant from the Summit County Sheriff's Office in Breckenridge.
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Foxx to Agency Heads: No Double Standards
News Release: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent letters yesterday to the Departments of Labor, Education, and Health and Human Services asking whether the Biden administration’s policy of making committee chairmen’s inquiries a priority will change now with the Republican majority...
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Gainesville psychiatric hospital implements safety measures after federal investigation into series of staff injuries after violent incidents with patients
News Release: GAINESVILLE, FL - A Gainesville psychiatric and substance abuse hospital has implemented a series of changes to their safety protocols after the U.S. Department of Labor cited the facility for failing to protect employees from workplace violence after a series of incidents left employees with serious injuries.
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