New Rules Require Washington Employers to Monitor Temp, Air Quality Starting Mid-June June 2, 2022 Employers in Washington will be required to monitor temperature and air quality, take steps to protect workers from heat and...
Worker Died of COVID After Staff Meeting at Washington Business April 26, 2022 An investigation into the COVID-19 death of a worker at a Sumner, Washington, fish processing plant found company leaders knowingly...
Department of Labor Eyeing Arizona OSHA Plan After ‘Pattern of Failures’ April 20, 2022 The U.S. Department of Labor announced a proposal to reconsider and revoke final approval of Arizona’s State OSHA plan, which...
Washington Foundry Cited for Dozens of Health and Safety Violations April 13, 2022 A metal foundry and casting company in Walla Walla, Washington, faces a $93,600 fine for violating more than 40 health...
Amazon Cited for Unsafe Work Practices at Washington Fulfillment Center March 24, 2022 Amazon is facing a willful serious violation and a $60,000 fine for knowingly putting workers at risk of injury at...
Montana Coal Mine Hit with $1M Fine over Safety Violations February 7, 2022 A central Montana coal mine must pay a $1 million fine for violating environmental and employee safety regulations by failing...
California Considers Giving 500K Fast Food Workers More Power February 4, 2022 By Don Thompson California’s more than half-million fast food workers would get increased power and protections under a first-in-the-nation measure approved by the...
Foxconn India Restarts Production at iPhone Plant After December’s Worker Protests January 13, 2022 By Sudarshan Varadhan CHENNAI – Apple Inc supplier Foxconn restarted production at its plant in southern India on Wednesday, a company official said,...
Washington Roofers Face $750K in Fines for Putting Workers at Risk January 13, 2022 The Washington Department of Labor & Industries issued a combined $768,000 in fines against three Washington roofing companies for reportedly...
Foxconn Unlikely to Reopen India iPhone Manufacturing Facility Until Jan 7: Official January 4, 2022 By Sudarshan Varadhan Apple Inc supplier Foxconn is unlikely to reopen its shuttered iPhone manufacturing facility in southern India until Jan. 7, a...