News from November 2020
By Labor Gazette | Nov 20, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic through Nov. 12, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued 232 citations arising from inspections for violations relating to coronavirus, resulting in proposed penalties totaling $3,148,452.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 20, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia traveled to Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he visited the Volkswagen Chattanooga Assembly Plant. During his tour, Secretary Scalia learned about the Volkswagen Academy, which offers a combination of classroom and hands-on instruction for careers in the Volkswagen plant.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 20, 2020
News Release: MORTON, MS – After investigations by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), three Mississippi poultry processing plants have paid $45,719 in back wages to 129 employees to resolve minimum wage and overtime violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Nov 20, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic through Nov. 12, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued 232 citations arising from inspections for violations relating to coronavirus, resulting in proposed penalties totaling $3,148,452.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 20, 2020
News Release: MORRISVILLE, NC – Computer manufacturer Lenovo Inc. has paid an employee $108,152 to resolve violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act disclosed in an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 20, 2020
News Release: CARROLLTON, GA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has signed a strategic partnership with McCarthy Building Companies to promote worker safety and health at the West Georgia Technical College-New Carroll County Campus project in Carrollton, Georgia. The Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute – Safety, Health and Environmental Services Group will also support this effort.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 20, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and its Wage and Hour Division (WHD) remind employers of their responsibility to protect worker safety and pay during the holiday season.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 20, 2020
News Release: SCHLATER, MS – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Tackett Fish Farms LLC – based in Schlater, Mississippi – has paid $30,963 in back wages to 38 employees for violating the labor provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act’s H-2A visa program. ...
By Labor Gazette | Nov 20, 2020
News Release: SUWANEE, GA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Boston Coffee Inc. – the operator of a Suwanee, Georgia, Dunkin’ location – has paid $1,040 in back wages after wrongly denying emergency paid sick leave to an employee who self-quarantined after receiving a coronavirus diagnosis.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 20, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia traveled to Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he visited the Volkswagen Chattanooga Assembly Plant. During his tour, Secretary Scalia learned about the Volkswagen Academy, which offers a combination of classroom and hands-on instruction for careers in the Volkswagen plant.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 20, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a six page proposed rule on Nov. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Nov 20, 2020
The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Nov. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 20, 2020
The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Nov. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 20, 2020
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Nov. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 20, 2020
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Nov. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 20, 2020
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Nov. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 20, 2020
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Nov. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 20, 2020
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Nov. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 20, 2020
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Nov. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 20, 2020
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Nov. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
