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Notice published on April 20 by Labor Department
By DOL Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on April 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Dangers discounted: US Department of Labor finds Dollar General willfully exposing workers to fire hazards at central Pennsylvania store
By DOL Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: JERSEY SHORE, PA - A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has again found Dollar General exposing workers to dangerous safety hazards - including blocked emergency exit routes and electrical panels - this time during a November 2022 inspection at a Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, store.
Consulting firm earns renewed ‘Star’ designation, US Department of Labor recognition of its lengthy commitment to safe, healthy workplaces
By DOL Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: Participant: Hellman & Associates Inc. 11913 West I-70 Frontage Road North. Wheat Ridge, CO 80033. Description: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has again awarded Star designation in its Voluntary Protection Program to Hellman & Associates Inc., an environmental ...
US Department of Labor renews L.L. Bean ‘Star Level’ designation for workplace safety, health achievements
By DOL Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: Participant: L.L. Bean Manufacturing Brunswick. Brunswick, Maine. Description: L.L. Bean Manufacturing Brunswick employs about 200 workers at the Brunswick facility where they manufacture and assemble boots, dog beds and perform custom embroidery. Duration: OSHA first recognized the manufacturer in ...
US Department of Labor, Ringland-Johnson Construction partnership will promote workplace safety during Rockford’s Hard Rock Casino project
By DOL Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
Release: Participants: U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration
US Department of Labor awards initial $7.4M grant to support disaster-related jobs, other assistance to California in wake of severe winter storms
By DOL Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the initial award of a $7,469,452 grant to California for cleanup and recovery activities after severe winter storms in December and January caused flooding and extensive waterway damage.
Federal court orders owner of Nissan of St. Charles to restore $13K in employee contributions not forwarded to Simple IRA fund
By DOL Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
Release: Date of Action: April 10, 2023
US Department of Labor recovers $22K in back wages for 12 Taco Bell workers shorted pay for time worked at Spencer, Iowa, location
By DOL Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
Release: Employer: Haza Bell of Nebraska LLC operating as Taco Bell
US Department of Labor sues Kansas City-area painting contractor to recover $102K in overtime wages, damages for 29 employees
By DOL Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
Release: Employer: Town and Country Inc., Cleveland, Missouri
US Department of Labor urges caution to avoid fall, electrical, other hazards during tornado cleanup in Bollinger County, Missouri
By DOL Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: BOLLINGER COUNTY, MO - Workers and others engaged in recovery and cleanup operations after at least one tornado struck the Village of Glenallen in Bollinger County in the early hours of April 5, 2023, may face hazards related to falls, downed power lines and sharp debris.
‘Danger Vu’: Federal inspection again finds Dollar General exits, walkways blocked, boxes stacked unsafely, workers at risk in Texas, Wisconsin
By DOL Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - At Dollar General stores near Houston and Green Bay, federal workplace safety inspectors found exit routes and walkways blocked - unsafe conditions that make safe and quick emergency evacuation difficult or impossible - that have become common discoveries for years at stores operated by one of the nation’s largest discount retailers.
US Department of Labor renews ‘Star Level’ designation of Dighton Power for workplace safety, health achievements
By DOL Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: Participant: Dighton Power. Dighton, Massachusetts. Description: Dighton Power employs about 15 workers at this site, a natural gas power plant generating electricity for the New England power grid. Duration: OSHA first recognized the facility in 2005 as a “Star" site, the highest level of recognition ...
READOUT: Department of Labor gathered experts, stakeholders to ensure more inclusive hiring as automated technology affects decision-making
By DOL Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Labor today hosted an online “think tank" on the use of artificial intelligence tools in hiring during which federal agencies, technology innovators, disability organizations and civil rights groups convened to explore strategies for ensuring that automated employment decision tools treat workers with disabilities and other underserved communities equally.
US Department of Labor partners with Moss & Associates LLC to promote workplace safety during Pasco County Jail project in Central Florida
By DOL Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
Release: Participants: U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Moss & Associates LLC. University of South Florida On-Site Consultation Program. What: Safety partnership agreement. Background: On April 13, 2023, OSHA and Moss & Associates LLC signed a strategic partnership to ...
US Department of Labor renews ‘Star Level’ designation of Tiverton Power for workplace safety, health achievements
By DOL Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: Participant: Tiverton Power. Tiverton, Rhode Island. Description: Tiverton Power employs about 20 workers at this site, a natural gas power plant generating electricity for the New England power grid. Duration: OSHA first recognized the facility in 2005 as a “Star" site, the highest level of recognition ...
US Department of Labor recovers $46K in back wages, damages for 13 Detroit Med Center employees who worked through meal periods
By DOL Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: DETROIT - The demands of the job sometimes require employees in the healthcare industry to work through their meal periods but as many employers - including Detroit Medical Center - learn eventually, federal law says these employees must be paid when their duties demand they work through or during meal periods.
US Department of Labor to honor workers whose jobs claimed their lives, recommit to protecting workers as nation marks Workers Memorial Day
By DOL Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - On April 28, 1970, the nation first observed Workers Memorial Day at a time when an estimated 38 people died on the job in the U.S. each day. More than a half century later, this annual tribute endures as do the determined efforts of the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Mine Safety and Health Administration to help protect the lives of our nation's workers.
Foxx, Good: Despite Receiving Necessary Warning, PBGC Remains Derelict
By DOL Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Bob Good (R-VA) sent a letter to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) expressing concerns over the agency’s handling of the taxpayer-funded bailout of multiemployer pension plans following the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) issuance of a negative risk advisory.
El Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. recupera $167,000 en salarios atrasados y daños para 56 empleados a quienes un operador de restaurantes de Utah les negaba las horas extras
By DOL Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
Release: Nombre del empleador: Jurassic Street Tacos LLC
US Department of Labor to honor workers whose jobs claimed their lives, recommit to protecting workers as nation marks Workers Memorial Day
By DOL Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - On April 28, 1970, the nation first observed Workers Memorial Day at a time when an estimated 38 people died on the job in the U.S. each day. More than a half century later, this annual tribute endures as do the determined efforts of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Mine Safety and Health Administration to help protect the lives of our nation’s workers.