Amazon Agrees to Worker Safety Measures to Settle OSHA Probe December 20, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner Amazon.com will implement safety measures at all of its U.S. facilities to settle a federal agency’s claims that it failed...
OSHA Seeks to Fine Contractor $328K Over Alleged Repeat Fall Hazards at 3 Sites December 18, 2024 Federal workplace safety officials have again cited a New Jersey construction contractor for allegedly repeatedly violating safety requirements at three...
Lawsuit Seeks OSHA Records on Deaths of 3 Amazon Workers November 27, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A worker activist has sued the Department of Labor (DOL) to force the release of records surrounding the deaths of...
Judge Affirms $16.7K in OSHA Penalties Against New York Roofing Contractor October 31, 2024 An administrative law judge has ordered a Rochester, New York commercial roofing company to pay $16,782 in penalties for safety...
Painting Contractor Cited by OSHA After Worker Falls 80 Feet from Water Tower July 26, 2024 A New Jersey contractor whose employee fell 80 feet to the bottom of a Bayville water tower has been cited...
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Workplace Safety Agency July 2, 2024 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to hear a challenge by an Ohio company to the power of the...
New Jersey Contractor to Pay $13K Penalty After Worker’s Fatal 5-Story Fall May 29, 2024 The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports it has reached a settlement agreement with a New Jersey contractor...
Construction Workers Had Little Warning as Baltimore Bridge Collapsed. Why? April 5, 2024 By Claudia Lauer and JAKE OFFENHARTZ In the moments before the cargo ship Dali rammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge and sent it crumbling into...
Court Orders Sports Bar, Owner to Pay $359K for Retaliating Against Employees February 9, 2024 A federal court has ordered a Milford, Connecticut, sports bar and its owner to pay employees a total of $359,485...
OSHA Announces Penalty Increases for 2024 January 16, 2024 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said it is slightly raising civil penalty amount for 2024, effective Jan. 16. The...