News from August 2019

By Labor Gazette | Aug 8, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Veterans Employment and Training Services (VETS) has released a fact sheet to help employers better understand their responsibilities toward reemployed service members under the pension provisions of the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) and related regulations.

By Labor Gazette | Aug 8, 2019
News Release: LAWRENCEVILLE, GA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Optima Stantron Corp., a subsidiary of Elma Electronic Inc., for exposing employees to amputation, combustible dust, and other safety and health hazards at the Lawrenceville, Georgia, manufacturing facility. The designer and manufacturer of electronic cabinets faces $161,020 in penalties.

By Labor Gazette | Aug 8, 2019
News Release: PLEASANTVILLE, NJ – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Paris Produce Inc. for failing to correct workplace hazards identified during an August 2017 investigation at the wholesale supplier’s facility in Pleasantville, New Jersey. The company faces $236,089 in penalties.

By Labor Gazette | Aug 8, 2019
News Release: WILMINGTON, DE - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited two contractors – Enerfab Process Solutions & Fabricated Products Inc. and Industrial Services Group Inc. – for exposing employees to fall hazards after a fatal injury at a Delaware Port of Wilmington worksite in January 2019. The companies face $687,619 in penalties.

By Labor Gazette | Aug 8, 2019
News Release: LAUREL, MS – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Wayne Farms LLC for exposing employees to hazardous chemicals. The poultry processing company in Laurel, Mississippi, faces $119,341 in penalties.

By Labor Gazette | Aug 8, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today approved Disaster Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grant (DWG) funding of up to $5,411,294, with $1,803,765 released initially, for the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services. This funding assists with the assessment of workforce needs in response ...
By State News Post | Aug 8, 2019
The US State Department published a two page notice on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 8, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 8, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Aug 8, 2019
The US State Department published a one page notice on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Aug 8, 2019
The US Justice Department published a three page notice on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 8, 2019
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 8, 2019
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 8, 2019
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 8, 2019
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Aug 8, 2019
The US Justice Department published a three page notice on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Aug 8, 2019
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Aug 8, 2019
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 8, 2019
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 8, 2019
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.