Administration Asks Supreme Court to Lift Lower Courts’ Hold on Vaccine Mandate December 17, 2021 By Dan Whitcomb The Biden administration on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to lift rulings by two lower courts that put the...
OSHA Seeks Input for Worker Safety Rule on Heat Hazards November 1, 2021 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is publishing an advance notice of proposed rulemaking for heat...
Massachusetts Contractor Faces $1.3M in Penalties After Workers Die at Dig Site August 31, 2021 At a Boston sewer repair worksite in February, Jordy Alexander Castaneda Romero and Juan Carlos Figueroa Gutierrez died after a...
Wisconsin Grain Facility Fined $676.8K for Workplace Safety Violations June 8, 2021 A Wisconsin grain facility faces 14 workplace safety violation citations and more than $676,000 in penalties following the death of...
Biden’s Labor Chief Walsh Weighs Employee Status for Many Gig Workers April 30, 2021 By Nandita Bose President Joe Biden’s top labor official said most gig workers in the United States should be classified as “employees” deserving...
Maine Auto Body Manufacturing Plant Faces Nearly $400K in Fines for Safety Violations April 7, 2021 A Waterville, Maine, auto body manufacturing plant is facing nearly $400,000 in proposed fines for unaddressed fall and noise hazards...
New Jersey Contractor Fined $200K for Safety Hazards After Worker Injury April 7, 2021 A Trenton, New Jersey-based contractor is being fined $201,000 after one of its employees suffered serious injuries when the roof...
Many Firms Aren’t Paying OSHA Fines Levied for COVID-19 Safety Violations: Reuters February 18, 2021 By Chris Kirkham U.S. workplace safety regulators have announced more than $4 million in penalties on more than 300 employers they say put...
Federal Judge Dismisses Amazon N.Y. Warehouse Workers’ COVID-19 Lawsuit November 3, 2020 By Josh Eidelson A federal judge dismissed New York warehouse workers’ lawsuit against Amazon, ruling that their allegations about the company’s handling of...
Target to Enhance Safety at 200 Northeast U.S. Stores in Department of Labor Settlement October 21, 2020 The U.S. Department of Labor has executed a region wide corporate settlement agreement with Target Corp. to correct exit access...