United Airlines has reached a settlement in a lawsuit over the working conditions for baggage handlers, the U.S. Department of Labor announced Tuesday. The lawsuit was filed after inspectors found baggage handlers at Newark Liberty International Airport often were forced …
The century old state workers’ compensation system is outdated, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. The system needs to be reset and reshaped to address the needs of today’s employees, according to David Michaels, the assistant secretary of labor …
Officials from 21 states sued the U.S. Department of Labor Tuesday over a new rule that would make about 4 million higher-earning workers eligible for overtime pay, slamming the measure as inappropriate federal overreach by the Obama Administration. Nevada Attorney …
In 2015, Congress passed the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act to advance the effectiveness of civil monetary penalties and to maintain their deterrent effect. The new law directs agencies to adjust their penalties for inflation each year …
Hawaii labor officials are blaming what they termed “unsafe working conditions” for an explosion that killed five men at a fireworks storage bunker earlier this year. The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations said in a report released Friday that …
State officials have fined a central Indiana foundry more than $10,000 for allegedly violating the state’s health and safety regulations. The Star Press of Muncie reports that Cast Metals Technology in Yorktown was accused of three non-serious and 11 serious …