News from August 2016
By Labor Gazette | Aug 2, 2016
News Release: MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division will offer a comprehensive compliance seminar for employers, representatives of community rehabilitation programs, family members and guardians of workers with disabilities and other stakeholders on rules governing the payment ...
By Labor Gazette | Aug 2, 2016
News Release: BOSTON – A Lunenburg construction company and a Framingham company it used to avoid its legal responsibilities as an employer have been ordered to pay a total of $2,359,685 in back wages and liquidated damages to 478 employees and take other corrective actions to prevent future violations of federal labor law. Under a consent judgment they will also pay $262,900 in civil money penalties due to the willful nature of their violations.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 2, 2016
News Release: MARTHASVILLE, Mo. – Federal investigators found the electrocution death of a 43-year-old welder could have been prevented if his employer had de-energized conductors and followed electrical safe work practices at its Missouri machine shop.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 2, 2016
News Release: FREDONIA, N.D. – An investigation into a 36-year-old worker’s injuries at a North Dakota grain facility found multiple violations of federal safety standards for grain handling and confined space entry , the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 2, 2016
News Release: WICHITA, Kan. – Federal safety inspectors have again found blocked exits and other hazards at stores operated by national discount retailer, Dollar General – this time in Wichita and Clay Center.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 2, 2016
News Release: ELKHORN, Neb. ‒ Rich Tiller might have changed his company’s name, but the Nebraska construction company owner has not changed his callous attitude toward his employees’ safety and well-being.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 2, 2016
News Release: WATERTOWN, S.D. ‒ Federal investigators found a 24-year-old roofing worker, who fell more than 33 feet to his death lacked an adequate fall protection system and his employer failed to train him to work safely at heights.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 2, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez today announced membership changes to the national Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship. The changes include the appointment of seven new members, the reappointment of 23 current members and the appointment of a new chairperson.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 2, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans , also known as the ERISA Advisory Council, will meet at U.S. Department of Labor headquarters Aug. 23-25, 2016 to hear testimony from invited witnesses and receive an update from the Employee Benefits Security Administration. The council has scheduled the EBSA update tentatively for the morning of Aug. 25.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 2, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 2, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 2, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 2, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 2, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 2, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 2, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Aug 2, 2016
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Aug 2, 2016
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Aug 2, 2016
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Aug 2, 2016
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
