News from April 2014
![OSHA News Release: Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad ordered to pay $2K to Iowa conductor disciplined for taking doctor-ordered leave [04/24/2014]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/jnswire/jns-media/54/9d/11410068/webp_adobestock_263034311.webp)
By Labor Gazette | Apr 24, 2014
News Release: FORT DODGE, Iowa — Canadian National Railway, doing business as Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad, has been found in violation of the Federal Railroad Safety Act by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for disciplining an employee at its Fort Dodge Yard complex ...
![OSHA News Release: US Department of Labor's OSHA commemorates Workers' Memorial Day by signing two alliances to promote worker safety and health in North Texas [04/24/2014]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/jnswire/jns-media/4e/df/11410061/webp_adobestock_221016184.webp)
By Labor Gazette | Apr 24, 2014
News Release: DALLAS — To enhance workplace safety and health for workers in North Texas, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration signed two alliance agreements today with the Regional Hispanic Contractors Association and the Workers Defense Project in Dallas to commemorate Workers' Memorial Day.
![OSHA News Release: Houston metal fabricator fined $124,000 for failing to abate violations and exposing workers to serious safety hazards [04/24/2014]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/jnswire/jns-media/59/e5/11410056/webp_adobestock_220383845.webp)
By Labor Gazette | Apr 24, 2014
News Release: HOUSTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited American Sheet Metal Co. for failing to correct safety hazards. OSHA addressed these hazards — which included exposing employees to dangerous unguarded machinery — in a previous inspection. The company's Houston facility received four failure-to-abate violations, with a proposed penalty of $124,000.
![OSHA News Release: Absolute Waste Removal ordered to reinstate driver who raised safety concerns and pay $123,203 in compensation following OSHA whistleblower investigation [04/24/2014]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/jnswire/jns-media/a7/af/11410070/webp_adobestock_286468482.webp)
By Labor Gazette | Apr 24, 2014
News Release: CLEAR LAKE, Iowa — Absolute Waste Removal has been found in violation of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for wrongfully terminating a truck driver for raising safety concerns during the reorganization of company ...
![OSHA News Release: Rogers Roofing faces proposed penalties of $44,660 by US Labor Department's OSHA for exposing workers to fall hazards [04/24/2014]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/jnswire/jns-media/e8/7f/11410060/adobestock_220956441.jpeg)
By Labor Gazette | Apr 24, 2014
News Release: FRANKFORT, Ill. — Rogers Roofing Inc. has been issued citations for two safety violations by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for exposing workers to fall hazards at a residential site on Feb. 28. Proposed penalties for the company, which has been cited by OSHA six times in the past six years for similar violations, total $44,660.
![OSHA News Release: Florida manufacturer cited for exposing permanent and temporary workers to toxic chemical hexavalent chromium after US Labor Department inspection [04/24/2014]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/jnswire/jns-media/1f/ee/11410089/webp_adobestock_306823504.webp)
By Labor Gazette | Apr 24, 2014
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Serious safety and health violations for exposing workers to dangerous welding fumes and other hazards has prompted citations for Dixie Tank Co. in Jacksonville. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the company for 23 safety and health ...
![ETA News Release: $5.6M to aid W.Va. workers formerly employed in the coal mining industry announced by US Labor Department [04/24/2014]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/jnswire/jns-media/24/ad/11410069/webp_adobestock_290960059.webp)
By Labor Gazette | Apr 24, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $5,639,376 National Emergency Grant supplemental award to continue providing services to workers affected by layoffs and mine closures occurring within the coal mining industry in West Virginia.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 24, 2014
News Release: SEATTLE — The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a court order from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington that temporarily freezes the account balance of Brenda Lukas-Jones, former president of Lukas Machine Inc., in the company's 401(k) profit sharing plan and trust. On April ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 24, 2014
News Release: SEATTLE — The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a court order from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington that temporarily freezes the account balance of Brenda Lukas-Jones, former president of Lukas Machine Inc., in the company's 401(k) profit sharing plan and trust. On April ...
By Commerce News Now | Apr 24, 2014
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on April 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 24, 2014
The US Transportation Department published a seven page proposed rule on April 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 24, 2014
The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on April 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Apr 24, 2014
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on April 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Apr 24, 2014
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Apr 24, 2014
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Apr 24, 2014
The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on April 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Apr 24, 2014
The US Commerce Department published a six page notice on April 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Apr 24, 2014
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on April 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Apr 24, 2014
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on April 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 24, 2014
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
