U.S. DOL Expands OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program September 16, 2022 OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program targets employers who repeatedly disregard workers’ safety and health. In order to strengthen enforcement and...
OSHA Cites Maryland Contractor for 136 ‘Willful, Repeat, Serious’ Safety Violations August 25, 2022 A Maryland residential framing contractor – cited for 136 willful, repeat, serious and other violations in 20 workplace safety inspections...
After Second Death by Fall in 3 Years, New York Roofer Faces Potential $1.3M Penalty August 24, 2022 A Nanuet, New York roofing and siding contractor with a history of safety violations and penalties now faces an additional...
Massachusetts Care Facility Employers Fail to Comply With OSHA Subpoena December 29, 2021 An October 21, 2021, decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts ordered UHS of Fuller Inc....
Administration Asks Supreme Court to Lift Lower Courts’ Hold on Vaccine Mandate December 17, 2021 By Dan Whitcomb The Biden administration on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to lift rulings by two lower courts that put the...
OSHA Seeks Input for Worker Safety Rule on Heat Hazards November 1, 2021 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is publishing an advance notice of proposed rulemaking for heat...
Massachusetts Contractor Faces $1.3M in Penalties After Workers Die at Dig Site August 31, 2021 At a Boston sewer repair worksite in February, Jordy Alexander Castaneda Romero and Juan Carlos Figueroa Gutierrez died after a...
Wisconsin Grain Facility Fined $676.8K for Workplace Safety Violations June 8, 2021 A Wisconsin grain facility faces 14 workplace safety violation citations and more than $676,000 in penalties following the death of...
Biden’s Labor Chief Walsh Weighs Employee Status for Many Gig Workers April 30, 2021 By Nandita Bose President Joe Biden’s top labor official said most gig workers in the United States should be classified as “employees” deserving...
Maine Auto Body Manufacturing Plant Faces Nearly $400K in Fines for Safety Violations April 7, 2021 A Waterville, Maine, auto body manufacturing plant is facing nearly $400,000 in proposed fines for unaddressed fall and noise hazards...