Amazon.com Inc. is obstructing a congressional investigation of a deadly December tornado by failing to provide documents about emergency preparedness and communications with workers during the storm, according to a letter from US lawmakers. The House Oversight Committee in March …
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by several hundred Hanford nuclear reservation and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory workers in Richland, Washington, over COVID-19 vaccine requirements. The lawsuit was filed in November to halt enforcement of President Joe Biden’s …
A former moderator working for Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc. on Tuesday filed a lawsuit alleging that poor working conditions for contracted content moderators violate the Kenyan constitution. The petition, also filed against Meta’s local outsourcing company Sama, alleges that …
California workplace regulators are poised to extend mandatory pay for workers affected by the coronavirus through the end of 2022, more than two months after state lawmakers restored similar benefits through September. The decision again pits management against labor as …
A Maine roofing and siding contractor willfully exposed its employees to fall hazards at a Hampden, Maine residential construction site on multiple occasions during the same inspection, according to the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration. OSHA has proposed a …
The death toll from methane explosions at Pniowek mine in southern Poland climbed to five after rescue workers recovered a body of another miner trapped in a blast. The accident could have affected as many as 42 people, who were …
A building under construction collapsed, injuring at least two construction workers, authorities said. The building was under construction in the town of Whiteland, about 20 miles south of Indianapolis. Three construction workers were at the site of building working, Whiteland …
A portion of a downtown Boston parking garage that was being demolished collapsed Saturday evening, killing a construction worker, officials said. Boston Emergency Medical Services confirmed one person was killed and a second person was transported to an area hospital, …
A federal workplace safety investigation found that a 34-year-old worker’s fatal fall might have been prevented had the operator of a Pauma Valley, California, zip-line attraction implemented required safety measures. A U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration …
It’s more bad news for Dollar General stores, one of the largest food and household goods retailers in the country. Federal safety regulators announced that they have added another $1 million in fines against the company after inspections at stores …
