News from 2023
US Department of Labor recovers $60K in back wages for nurses shortchanged by Perry County Hospital’s timekeeping issues
By DOL Newswire | Mar 16, 2023
Release: Employer: Perry County Hospital, Tell City, Indiana
US Department of Labor, Trade Representative request Mexico review labor rights denial allegation at Unique Fabricating plant in Queretaro
By DOL Newswire Reports | Mar 17, 2023
The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement today requested a review by the government of Mexico after receiving an allegation that workers’ rights are being denied at the Unique Fabricating facility in Querétaro, Mexico.
County Employment and Wages (QCEW) database now fully updated through 3rd quarter 2022
By DOL Newswire Reports | Mar 17, 2023
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) updated the full Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) database through the third quarter of 2022.
Payroll employment rises by 311,000 in February; unemployment rate edges up to 3.6%
By DOL Newswire Reports | Mar 17, 2023
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 311,000 in February, and the unemployment rateedged up to 3.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today
January jobless rates down in 5 states, up in 2; payroll jobs up in 20 states
By DOL Newswire Reports | Mar 17, 2023
Unemployment rates were lower in January in 5 states, higher in 2 states and theDistrict of Columbia, and stable in 43 states, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statisticsreported today
Real average hourly earnings for all employees decrease 0.1% in February
By DOL Newswire Reports | Mar 17, 2023
Real average hourly earnings for all employees decreased 0.1 percent from January to February, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
CPI for all items rises 0.4% in February as shelter increases
By DOL Newswire Reports | Mar 17, 2023
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.4 percent in February on a seasonallyadjusted basis, after increasing 0.5 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reportedtoday.
US Department of Labor, American Society of Safety Professionals in East Texas partner for better safety, health in the workplace
By DOL Newswire Reports | Mar 17, 2023
OSHA's Dallas and Fort Worth Area offices and the ASSP East Texas Chapter have signed a two-year alliance to educate employers and member on work hazards.
US Department of Labor investigation of Del Monte cannery worker's amputation injury finds company violated federal safety standards
By DOL Newswire Reports | Mar 17, 2023
At a Plover, Wisconsin, Del Monte Foods cannery, a 20-year-old seasonal worker suffered a partial amputation of their finger after attempting to unjam an unguarded palletizer machine, a federal workplace safety investigation found.
Department of Labor finds LaFayette insulation manufacturer ignored safety standards after investigation of worker's serious head injury
By DOL Newswire Reports | Mar 17, 2023
A 21-year-old line operator at a LaFayette, Georgia, insulation manufacturer suffered severe head trauma after being caught in a machine's roller.
Mercury poisoning: Long Island thermometer maker's workers sickened by unsafe exposures to toxic metal, faces nearly $200K in penalties
By DOL Newswire Reports | Mar 17, 2023
Federal workplace safety inspectors have cited a thermometer manufacturer for overexposing their employees to mercury at its West Babylon facility.
Unaware of the danger, painter fatally falls 21 feet after stepping onto unsecured balcony at Cleveland residential construction project
By DOL Newswire Reports | Mar 17, 2023
A 51-year-old painting contractor at a residential apartment complex in Cleveland stepped onto a third-floor balcony and it tilted suddenly, causing him to fall 21 feet onto the concrete below
Unaware of the danger, painter fatally falls 21 feet after stepping onto unsecured balcony at Cleveland residential construction project
By DOL Newswire Reports | Mar 17, 2023
A 51-year-old painting contractor at a residential apartment complex in Cleveland stepped onto a third-floor balcony and it tilted suddenly, causing him to fall 21 feet onto the concrete below.
Fire department concerns lead federal inspectors to identify dangerously blocked exit routes, fire extinguishers at Cincinnati Dollar General store
By DOL Newswire Reports | Mar 17, 2023
Alerted by the concerns of the West Chester Township Fire Department in Ohio, workplace safety inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor discovered exit routes, doors and fire extinguishers blocked at a Dollar General store on Princeton Glendale Road in Cincinnati, the same kinds of dangers that have contributed to more than $15 million in proposed federal penalties for the discount retail chain since 2017.
US Department of Labor, Operating Engineers Local 150 renew alliance for workplace place safety, training in union's apprenticeship program
By DOL Newswire Reports | Mar 17, 2023
On Feb. 28, 2023, OSHA's Chicago regional and metro-area offices signed an agreement with the Operating Engineers, Local 150's Apprenticeship and Skill Improvement Program that recognizes them as an OSHA Alliance Program Ambassador.
Administrative law judge affirms citations; Alabama automotive parts supplier to pay $1.3M in penalties after 20-year-old worker's 2016 death
By DOL Newswire Reports | Mar 17, 2023
The independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission has affirmed citations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration to a global auto parts supplier after the 2016 death of a 20-year-old machine operator at an Alabama manufacturing facility.
Secretary Marty Walsh addresses President Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget
By DOL Newswire Reports | Mar 17, 2023
The Biden-Harris administration today released President Biden's budget for fiscal year 2024
Without adequate safety gear, Nebraska grain handler fatally suffocated after being engulfed in corn silo; company faces $531K in penalties
By DOL Newswire Reports | Mar 17, 2023
A 34-year-old worker's attempt to clean out a Roseland grain silo, in preparation for fall harvest, turned tragic on Sept. 12, 2022, when corn engulfed and asphyxiated him.
US Department of Labor issues final rule on handling retaliation complaints under Taxpayer First Act
By DOL Newswire Reports | Mar 17, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor today issued a final rule adopting as final the procedures and time frames for handling employee retaliation complaints under the Taxpayer First Act, enacted July 1, 2019.
Low-cost, higher risk: Dollar General inspections in Florida, Georgia find employees exposed to blocked emergency exits, other dangers
By DOL Newswire Reports | Mar 17, 2023
While it portrays its store chain as "America's neighborhood general store," Dollar General Corp. and Dolgencorp LLC – one of the nation's largest discount retailers – continues to expose workers to unsafe conditions, this time at four Florida and Georgia stores.