Democrats Question Government Contracts to Firms with Safety, Labor Violations December 17, 2013 By Sam Hananel The federal government awards billions of dollars in contracts each year to companies that routinely violate safety, health and wage...
Protections Sought by Nannies, Other Massachusetts Domestic Workers November 13, 2013 Nannies and other domestic employees in Massaschusetts who say they are often forced to put in long hours without the...
2 Teens Severely Burned in Arkansas Haunted House Fire October 23, 2013 Two teenagers working as volunteers at a northeast Arkansas haunted house suffered severe burns when another worker poured paint thinner...
2nd Worker Dies At 49ers Stadium Construction Site In California October 16, 2013 All work has stopped at the new $1.2 billion San Francisco 49ers showcase stadium while police, firefighters and state workplace...
Manufacturer to Pay $1.3M in Penalties, Fines for Worker Death in South Dakota September 10, 2013 Federal officials announced that Adams Thermal Systems Inc. has agreed to pay more than $1.33 million to resolve criminal penalties...
OSHA Proposes Silica Dust Limits August 26, 2013 By Sam Hananel Federal regulators are proposing a long-awaited rule that would dramatically limit workplace exposure to silica dust. Officials at the Occupational...
OSHA Again Probes Georgia Auto Parts Plant After Worker’s Death July 22, 2013 Federal authorities are questioning working conditions at a Georgia auto parts plant for the eighth time in four years, this...
California Officials Probe Another Farmworker Death July 10, 2013 California workplace safety officials are investigating the death of a second farmworker as possibly heat-related. The state’s Division of Occupational...
Final Judgment for 32 Disabled Men in Iowa: $3.4M June 13, 2013 A judge in Iowa has entered final judgment of $3.4 million against a Texas company found to have mistreated 32...
Veto of Maine Workplace Bullying Bill Upheld June 11, 2013 Maine Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a bill aimed at bullying in the workplace will stand. The Maine House of...