News from February 2015
By Commerce News Now | Feb 5, 2015
News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced that U.S. exports in 2014 set a record for the fifth consecutive year, reaching $2.35 trillion. International Trade in U.S. Goods and Services data released today by the U.S. Department of Commerce show that U.S. exports are up more than $760 billion since 2009.
![WHD News Release: US Labor Department's multi-year initiative aims to protect wages and rights of janitorial workers in Washington state [02/05/2015]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/jnswire/jns-media/a4/9d/11410077/webp_adobestock_41036554.webp)
By Labor Gazette | Feb 5, 2015
News Release: SEATTLE — More than three-quarters of janitorial service companies investigated nationally by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division in the past two fiscal years failed to pay low-wage workers fairly and legally for the work they do. Of the division's 1,221 janitorial industry investigations, 76 percent resulted in violations and led to the recovery of $7.9 million in unpaid wages for nearly 10,000 workers.
![OSHA News Release: Explosion at Madden Bolt steel manufacturer kills worker [02/05/2015]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/jnswire/jns-media/f3/cb/11410064/webp_adobestock_226444001.webp)
By Labor Gazette | Feb 5, 2015
News Release: HOUSTON — A 31-year-old worker was the second person killed in a year at Madden Bolt Corp. when a cutting-table explosion in August 2014 hurled the employee and a steel plate into the air. The plate then landed on the fallen worker, U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigators determined. As a result, OSHA has cited the Houston-based employer for 10 serious violations.
![OSHA News Release: Animal feed producer exposes workers to potential dust explosion and other hazards [02/05/2015]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/jnswire/jns-media/2f/cf/11410059/webp_adobestock_198806990.webp)
By Labor Gazette | Feb 5, 2015
News Release: HOUSTON — Combustible dust left uncontrolled or suspended in the air can explode, which was one of many safety hazards discovered after an inspection at the Thomas Moore Feed facility in Navasota, Texas, by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration. OSHA inspectors found 18 violations and proposed a penalty of $58,100.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 5, 2015
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 5, 2015
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Feb 5, 2015
The US State Department published a one page notice on Feb. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 5, 2015
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Feb 5, 2015
The US State Department published a two page notice on Feb. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Feb 5, 2015
The US Agriculture Department published a two page rule on Feb. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 5, 2015
The US Interior Department published a one page rule on Feb. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 5, 2015
The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on Feb. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Feb 5, 2015
The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on Feb. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 5, 2015
The US Interior Department published a seven page notice on Feb. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 5, 2015
The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Feb. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 5, 2015
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Feb. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 5, 2015
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Feb 5, 2015
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Feb. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Feb 5, 2015
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Feb. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Feb 5, 2015
The US Justice Department published a three page notice on Feb. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
