Dollar Tree Inc. Agrees to Improve Safety and Pay $1.35M in Fines: OSHA August 23, 2023 By Chad Hemenway Dollar Tree Inc. and subsidiary Family Dollar have entered an agreement with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to...
New York Workers’ Compensation Fund Returned $585 Million to Employers August 15, 2023 The New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF), the state’s largest workers’ compensation insurer, allocated $585 million to New York employers...
Attacks at Medical Centers Show Why Health Care Is One of the Most Violent Fields August 9, 2023 By Rebecca Boone Word spread through an Oregon hospital last month that a visitor was causing trouble in the maternity ward, and nurses...
Amazon Again Cited by Regulators Over Worker Safety August 4, 2023 By Daniel Wiessner The U.S. workplace safety regulator said Amazon.com Inc has subjected workers at yet another of its sprawling warehouses to hazardous...
Texas Glass Manufacturer Earns OSHA Star Designation July 26, 2023 OSHA has awarded Cardinal IG Waxahachie, a glass manufacturer and provider based in Waxahachie, Texas, with a “Star” designation for...
Dollar General Again Caught in OSHA’s Crosshairs; Retailer’s Fines Top $21M in 6 Years July 19, 2023 Federal workplace safety inspectors at two Tampa, Florida-area Dollar General stores said they found the company again exposing employees to...
Sanders Seeks Senate Probe Into Amazon’s Warehouse Safety Practices June 23, 2023 Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has opened a Senate investigation into Amazon’s warehouse safety practices, the latest in a series of...
New York Law Protecting Warehouse Workers From ‘Unreasonable Quotas’ Goes Into Effect June 22, 2023 Legislation aimed at protecting New York warehouse workers from “unreasonably demanding work quotas” is now in effect. New York Governor...
UK’s Business Lobby Group Sets Out Proposals for Change After Misconduct Scandals June 1, 2023 By Pan Pylas Britain’s leading business lobby group set out a series of proposals Wednesday that it hopes can secure its future following...
U.S. Seeks Labor Rights Probe at Goodyear Tire in Mexico May 23, 2023 By Daina Beth Solomon and David Lawder U.S. labor officials on Monday said they have asked Mexico to investigate alleged worker rights abuses at a Goodyear Tire...