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Federal investigators find trench lacked required cave-in protection that could have prevented Burr Ridge contractor’s fatal injuries
By DOL Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: BUFFALO GROVE, IL ‒ Down about seven feet from the surface, the 27-year-old worker of a Burr Ridge plumbing contracting business was fixing a residential water line damaged during excavation when the trench's walls collapsed, crushing him fatally in December 2022 at a Buffalo Grove work site. Another employee in the trench with him at the time escaped the trench unharmed.
US Department of Labor, Mexican Consulate in Albuquerque alliance seeks to protect safety, health of West Texas' workers
By DOL Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: Participants: U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Federal safety inspectors find Illinois contractor with long history of violations again exposing employees to dangerous workplace hazards
By DOL Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: ORLAND PARK, IL - For the seventh time since 2015, federal workplace safety inspectors have cited an Oswego contractor who refuses to protect carpenters working at elevations, as required by federal law.
Notice published on June 8 by Labor Department
By DOL Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
OSHA recognizes Phillips 66’s Casper, Wyoming worksite for 10 years of continuous participation in agency’s Voluntary Protection Programs
By DOL Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: OSHA recognizes Phillips 66’s Casper, Wyoming worksite for 10 years of continuous participation in agency’s Voluntary Protection Programs
US Department of Labor orders South Dakota helicopter ambulance service to reinstate mechanic who reported safety concerns, filed FAA complaint
By DOL Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: SIOUX FALLS, SD - A federal whistleblower investigation found a South Dakota-based helicopter ambulance servicer retaliated against a mechanic who reported safety concerns and filed a complaint with the Federal Aviation Administration.
Worker's complaint leads Department of Labor to again find Dollar Tree exposing employees to blocked aisles, trips, falls, slowing safe exit
By DOL Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: PEWAUKEE, WI - Federal workplace safety inspectors opened an investigation at a Pewaukee Dollar Tree store in January 2023 in response to an employee's concerns about unsafe work conditions.
OSHA recognizes Black Hills Energy technician in Cheyenne, Wyoming, as Voluntary Protection Programs leader of the year
By DOL Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: OSHA recognizes Black Hills Energy technician in Cheyenne, Wyoming, as Voluntary Protection Programs leader of the year
US Department of Labor lauds 9 Montana 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 nine Montana employers all of which recorded zero recordable injury or illness incidents in 2022.
US Department of Labor lauds two South 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 two South Dakota employers - Bayer Research and Development LLC in Harrisburg and NuStar Energy's Central East Region in Sioux Falls - both of which recorded zero recordable injury or illness incidents in 2022.
Labor Department discusses Information Collection Activities; Comment Request on June 7
By DOL Newswire | Jun 8, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Notice published by Labor Department on June 7
By DOL Newswire | Jun 8, 2023
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
What did Labor Department publish on June 7?
By DOL Newswire | Jun 8, 2023
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
NEWS: Sanders Urges Biden Administration to Act to Lower Price of Alzheimer’s Treatment
By DOL Newswire | Jun 8, 2023
News Release: Companies’ Plan to Charge $26,500 Per Year Could Bankrupt Medicare and America’s Seniors
Chairman Owens to Hold Hearing on Innovation in Postsecondary Education
By DOL Newswire | Jun 8, 2023
News Release: On Wednesday, June 14, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, chaired by Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT), will hold a hearing titled “Postsecondary Innovation: Preparing Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Opportunities."
DOL-ETA offers new grant application process starting June 8
By DOL Newswire | Jun 8, 2023
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Consolidated Activities Program Allotments for Outlying Areas for Program Year (PY) 2023 grant opened on June 8.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Disaster Unemployment Assistance Activities Report discussed on June 7 by Labor Department
By DOL Newswire | Jun 8, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Foxx Grills Su for Attempting to Evade Hearing, Poor Record at DOL
By DOL Newswire | Jun 8, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing examining the policies and priorities of the U.S. Department of Labor...
Nemko North America, Inc.: Application for Expansion of Recognition discussed on June 7 by Labor Department
By DOL Newswire | Jun 8, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Labor Department discusses Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH); Notice of Meeting on June 7
By DOL Newswire | Jun 8, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.