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Department Of Labor Achieves $ 650,000 Recovery Opinion For 26 Drivers Wrongly Classified As Independent Contractors
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Romero’s Food Products Inc. denied overtime, other rights and protections of workers
New Jersey Security Company Pays $132k In Back Wages , Damages To 61 Employees After Federal Investigation Finds Workers Misclassified, Denied Overtime Pay
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
New Jersey Security Company Pays $132k In Back Wages , Damages To 61 Employees After Federal Investigation Finds Workers Misclassified, Denied Overtime Pay
Us Department Of Labor Finds Upstate South Carolina Restaurant Chain Denied Overtime Pay, Recovers $567k In Back Wages, Damages For 215 Employees
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Us Department Of Labor Finds Upstate South Carolina Restaurant Chain Denied Overtime Pay, Recovers $567k In Back Wages, Damages For 215 Employees
Court Orders Philadelphia Home Care Provider To Pay More Than $7m In Back Wages, Damages After Denying Overtime To 1,230 Current, Former Employees
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Prestige Home Care Agency, owner failed to pay workers for work-related travel
Federal Court Orders Kansas Operators Of 17 Sonic Locations To Stop Child Labor Violations After Federal Investigators Find Repeated Abuses
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
BBR Investments LLC paid $139K in penalties to resolve violations in two investigations
Corrected: Us Department Of Labor Investigations Of Labor Contractors, Vineyard Yield $231k In Penalties, Recover $129k In Back Wages For 353 Agricultural Workers
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Violations of federal programs for migrant, seasonal workers found
Us Department Of Labor Recovers $100k In Back Wages From Truck Stop Operator Who Denied Overtime Pay To 15 Jersey City Gas Station Attendants
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division determined that the employer failed to pay an overtime premium to gas station attendants for hours worked over 40 in a work week, as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act.
US Department of Labor invites businesses, workers to share best workplace safety, health practices
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Seeks input on increasing worker participation, reducing injuries, fatalities
Federal workplace safety inspectors find Illinois contractor continues to expose roofing workers to deadly fall hazards, despite 2019, 2022 violations
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
JZ Exteriors and Repairs LLC faces $66K in additional penalties for workplace safety failures
Illinois contractor ignored city's safety warnings about deadly trench hazards, federal inspectors cite five willful, serious violations, propose $77K in penalties
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Department of Labor investigators find workers exposed on five occasions
US Department of Labor finds Dollar General in West Texas exposing employees to fire hazards, other concerns
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
National discounter faces more than $21M in penalties since 2017
US Department of Labor announces 15 members of Advisory Committee on Construction Safety, Health
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor announced today the appointments of 15 people to serve as members on the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health.
Department of Labor finds Dollar General continues to discount safety after inspections in Alabama, Florida yield 8 repeat violations, $1M penalties
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
National retailer has faced more than $21M in proposed penalties since 2017
US Department of Labor will provide worker safety, health experts in areas hardest hit in Guam by Typhoon Mawar to protect recovery workers
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor will send experts from its Occupational Safety and Health Administration to areas of Guam hardest hit by Typhoon Mawar to protect the safety and health of recovery workers as part of the federal response and recovery effort after the storm struck the island in late May.
US Department of Labor finds Dollar General blocked emergency exits, allowed other safety hazards at 4 southern Pennsylvania stores
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Nationwide discounter faces $227K in additional penalties, more than $21M since 2017
Labor Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Benefits Timeliness and Quality Review System on June 9
By DOL Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
UPDATED: US Department of Labor urges employers to have a plan to protect outdoor workers from hazards associated with poor air quality
By DOL Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - As Canadian wildfires continue to produce unhealthy air pollution in parts of the country, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration is offering employers important information to help protect outdoor workers from exposure to wildfire health hazards.
US Department of Labor lauds three Wyoming employers for recording zero worker injuries, illnesses in 2022
By DOL Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: DENVER ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health is recognizing the continued commitment to employees' well-being by three Wyoming employers - Black Hills Energy, Cheyenne Prairie Generating Station in Cheyenne; Phillips 66, Casper Station in Casper; and Phillips 66, Rock Springs Terminal in Rock Springs - all of which recorded zero recordable injury or illness incidents in 2022.
Foxx, Miller Demand Title IX Investigation Over School District’s Failure to Protect Female Students
By DOL Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Education and the Workforce Committee Vice Chair Mary Miller (R-IL) sent a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona raising concerns about a Wisconsin school district’s Title IX policies after...
US Department of Labor lauds three North Dakota employers for recording zero worker injuries, illnesses in 2022
By DOL Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: DENVER ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health is recognizing the continued commitment to employees' well-being by three North Dakota employers - Bayer Northern Production Company, West Fargo, CF Industries in Grand Forks and NuStar Energy, Central East Region in Jamestown - all of which recorded zero recordable injury or illness incidents in 2022.