A construction contractor could have prevented the death of a worker at the Cutler Majestic Theater in Boston by following required fall protection measures, a federal investigation has found. Responding to a referral from Boston Police last August 9, Occupational …
Amazon.com will implement safety measures at all of its U.S. facilities to settle a federal agency’s claims that it failed to prevent workers from developing back problems and other ergonomic injuries, the agency said on Thursday. Amazon settled a series …
Federal workplace safety officials have again cited a New Jersey construction contractor for allegedly repeatedly violating safety requirements at three North Jersey worksites, exposing employees to falls from elevations. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said it inspected a …
A worker activist has sued the Department of Labor (DOL) to force the release of records surrounding the deaths of three workers at New Jersey Amazon workplaces in 2022. The lawsuit says DOL’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which …
An administrative law judge has ordered a Rochester, New York commercial roofing company to pay $16,782 in penalties for safety violations, after an investigation and litigation by the federal government. The company, Elmer W. Davis Inc., had contested citations for …
A New Jersey contractor whose employee fell 80 feet to the bottom of a Bayville water tower has been cited by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for allegedly failing to provide required safety equipment that could have …
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to hear a challenge by an Ohio company to the power of the federal workplace safety regulator as the justices avoided another legal effort to pare back the authority of federal agencies. The …
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports it has reached a settlement agreement with a New Jersey contractor after a worker suffered a fatal fall at a Bayonne worksite in October 2023. The settlement followed an OSHA inspection …
In the moments before the cargo ship Dali rammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge and sent it crumbling into the water, a flurry of urgent warnings crackled over radios and enabled police to block traffic from getting on the …
A federal court has ordered a Milford, Connecticut, sports bar and its owner to pay employees a total of $359,485 in back pay, emotional distress damages, withheld compensation and punitive damages for violating labor and safety law anti-retaliation provisions. The …
