Biden Withdraws Trump Chicken Slaughter Rule Industry Says Is Safe January 26, 2021 By Michael Hirtzer A major food workers’ union praised President Joe Biden for withdrawing a rule that would have permanently allowed U.S. poultry...
Biden Orders OSHA to Step Up COVID Workplace Safety Guidance, Enforcement January 22, 2021 The Biden Administration has instructed federal workplace safety officials to do more to help halt the spread of the coronavirus...
Biden’s Choice for Labor Secretary — Boston’s Mayor Walsh— Signals Pro-Worker Policy January 8, 2021 By Josh Eidelson, Jennifer Epstein and Benjamin Penn President-elect Joe Biden announced Thursday that he has named Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to be labor secretary. If confirmed by...
REUTERS REPORT-Regulators Ignored Workers’ COVID-19 Safety Complaints Amid Deadly Outbreaks January 6, 2021 By Chris Kirkham and Benjamin Lesser Miguel Cabezola, a driver for United Parcel Service Inc. in Tucson, Arizona, complained on March 27 to U.S. workplace safety...
Fatal Accident Halts Production at Hyundai’s S. Korean Factory After Refit for New EV January 4, 2021 SEOUL – Production at Hyundai Motor’s factory in Ulsan, South Korea, was halted on Monday after a worker died in...
COVID-19 Fuels Abandonment of Ships – and Their Cargoes and Crews December 18, 2020 By K. Oanh Ha and Bruce Stanley From the deck of their tanker, Captain Samig Nabiyev and his crew could see the smoke and fire rising over...
National Labor Board Says Amazon Illegally Fired Protesting Employee December 18, 2020 By Jeffrey Dastin The U.S. National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday alleged Amazon.com Inc. illegally fired an employee this year who was raising...
OSHA Updates Targeted Workplaces Inspection Program December 17, 2020 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is updating its inspection program that targets its enforcement resources to establishments with...
Free Shots, Cash Bonus, Firing. Employers Weigh How to Get Employees Vaccinated December 11, 2020 By Erwin Seba and Jessica Resnick-Ault U.S. workers could soon face choices such as free COVID-19 shots and a cash bonus if all get immunized, or...
McDonald’s Plans Safety Checks of All Restaurants as COVID Cases Surge November 16, 2020 By Hilary Russ McDonald’s Corp. will inspect all its U.S. restaurants to ensure compliance with safety standards as coronavirus cases surge again and...