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Known as the “Air Capital of the World,” the Wichita, Kansas, area is home to some of the world’s largest aerospace manufacturers, so there was a significant ripple effect in the region after the grounding of the Boeing 737 in 2020.
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Just months after one of the largest structure fires in North Carolina’s history, at QVC Rocky Mount Inc.’s Distribution Center in December 2021, thousands of workers found themselves facing unemployment.
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With opioid-related overdoses linked to 3,237 deaths in Ohio in 2018, and the state’s neonatal units reporting higher rates of newborns suffering opioid withdrawal, opioid abuse remains a serious health emergency.
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A federal court has ordered a Massachusetts employer accused of threatening an employee to pay $25,000 in punitive damages plus $164,246 in wages and damages to eight other workers who were underpaid, the Department of Labor announced March 9.
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Two Turlock, California agricultural employers reportedly shortchanged workers; transported and housed them unsafely, according to a federal investigation finding.
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US Department of Labor cites Pennsylvania hot tub manufacturer for continuing to expose workers to dangerous chemicals
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A federal investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found that a Smithfield company could have prevented a worker from suffering fatal head injuries while the worker repaired a cement truck on Oct. 21, 2021.
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The U.S. Department of Labor filed suit against a New York ophthalmologist and his practice in Amsterdam for allegedly firing an employee who raised concerns about the practice's failure to implement state-mandated protocols to protect employees from COVID-19, and later filed complaints with state health officials.
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A U.S. Department of Labor investigation found that a plastic packaging manufacturer – with a history of workplace safety and health inspections – could have prevented a worker at its Sterling facility from suffering severe burns if they had complied with OSHA’s requirements for lockout/tagout and provided personal protective equipment.
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Unemployment rates were lower in January than a year earlier in 388 of the 389 metropolitan areas and higher in 1 area, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
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Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Indian and Native American Programs - Employment and Training Grants grant opened on March 21.
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Last week, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee advanced out of committee-in an overwhelming 20-2 vote -Chair Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Ranking Member Senator Richard Burr’s (R-NC) bipartisan Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and Pandemics Act (PREVENT Pandemics Act).
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The US Labor Department published a one page proposed rule on March 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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There were 13 notices published by the Labor Department in week ending March 19, according to the Federal Register.
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A 34-year-old workers’ fatal fall at a zipline business in October 2021 could have been prevented if safety measures were taken, an investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration reported.
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A March 10 U.S. Department of Labor news release reported workplace safety violations at four Bergen County worksites led a federal judge to order a New Jersey business owner to pay $2 million in penalties.
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The US Labor Department published a six page notice on March 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Release: Who: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration Associated General Contractors of America The Center for Construction Research and Training Center to Protect Workers’ Rights Moderator: AGCA Senior Director of Safety and Health Services Kevin Cannon Panelists: ...
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The U.S. Department of Labor published a request for information seeking public comment on how and if it should take action to protect retirement savings and pensions from risks of climate change.
