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News Release: HONOLULU - A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has recovered $156,837 in back wages from a Honolulu contractor who paid 46 workers lower wages than the law allows for the type of work they performed under federal contracts awarded by U.S. Marine Corps, Navy, Army and Coast Guard in Hawaii.
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News Release: Participant: Onward Energy, SWG Arapahoe LLC
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There was activity on two bills related to the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Aug. 1.
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News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a new HELP Committee report on the impacts of a post-Roe America and the state of abortion policy following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs.
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News Release: CANTON, GA - A federal workplace safety investigation into a Jan. 19, 2022, ammonia leak that hospitalized two workers and led to the evacuation of about 50 workers at a Canton poultry processing plant found their employer might have prevented the incident by ensuring required safety standards were followed.
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News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - A Baton Rouge roofing contractor - who ignored federal safety inspectors’ February 2022 warnings that not complying with required fall protection standards exposed their workers to serious dangers - now faces the consequences after an investigation into a worker’s deadly fall at a different work site two months later found the incident could have been prevented if protective devices were used.
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A Reston, Va., technical and engineering contractor had to pay $268,014 in back wages for 63 workers for failing to pay part of their wages and benefits while working on a Department of Defense project in Havelock.
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News Release: WAPAKONETA, OH - Federal safety investigators found workers at General Aluminum Mfg. Co.’s Wapakoneta site exposed to machine hazards, just 36 days after they found similar violations at the aluminum vehicle parts manufacturer’s facility in Conneaut.
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News Release: COLUMBUS, OH - One of the nation’s largest discount retailers continues to expose employees to the risk of injuries by flagrantly ignoring workplace safety regulations, this time with hazardous conditions found at two Ohio locations, in Maple Heights and Columbus.
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There are three releases scheduled to be published on Aug. 3.
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There are three releases scheduled to be published on Aug. 2.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is requesting nominations to fill four membership vacancies on the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health. The 12-member group advises the Secretary of Labor and Secretary of Health and Human Services on matters related to the administration of the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
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News Release: US Department of Labor recognizes Denver electrical power generation team for workplace
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News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - A Baton Rouge roofing contractor - who ignored federal safety inspectors’ February 2022 warnings that not complying with required fall protection standards exposed their workers to serious dangers - now faces the consequences after an investigation into a worker’s deadly fall at a different work site two months later found the incident could have been prevented if protective devices were used.
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News Release: COLUMBUS, OH - One of the nation’s largest discount retailers continues to expose employees to the risk of injuries by flagrantly ignoring workplace safety regulations, this time with hazardous conditions found at two Ohio locations, in Maple Heights and Columbus.
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News Release: WAPAKONETA, OH - Federal safety investigators found workers at General Aluminum Mfg. Co.’s Wapakoneta site exposed to machine hazards, just 36 days after they found similar violations at the aluminum vehicle parts manufacturer’s facility in Conneaut.
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An Orlando, Florida, Family Dollar store faces a proposed $330,446 fine after U.S. Department of Labor investigators discovered deliberate and repeated safety violations during an investigation into a tragic shoplifting incident.
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News Release: CANTON, GA - A federal workplace safety investigation into a Jan. 19, 2022, ammonia leak that hospitalized two workers and led to the evacuation of about 50 workers at a Canton poultry processing plant found their employer might have prevented the incident by ensuring required safety standards were followed.
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There were 15 press releases published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in July.
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Burr, Paul, Cruz Launch Oversight of National Science Foundation