Dollar General Targeted by U.S. for Systemic Work Hazards March 31, 2023 By Brendan Case Dollar General Corp.’s stores are as ubiquitous in small-town America as Starbucks cafes in cities and suburbia. And just like...
Lawmakers Eye Workplace Safety Standards for Nannies, House Cleaners March 6, 2023 By SOPHIE AUSTIN SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California households that employ cleaners or nannies could soon be required to comply with safety standards...
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...
Judge in Hard Rock Hotel Collapse Lawsuits Appoints Mediator September 14, 2022 A New Orleans, La., judge has brought in a mediator to try to work out a settlement with hundreds of...
Texas-Based Supermarket Faces $1 Million in Fines over Unsafe Working Conditions August 18, 2022 Despite a history of violations and worker injuries dating back almost a decade, Fiesta Mart LLC – a Houston-based supermarket...
OSHA Fines Construction Firm $1.3M for 2 Deaths in Massachusetts August 23, 2021 Federal workplace safety regulators on Wednesday proposed $1.3 million in penalties for the construction company that employed two men who...
After 6 Worker Deaths at Georgia Chicken Plant, OSHA Issues $1 Million in Fines July 27, 2021 By Rich McKay ATLANTA– A North Georgia chicken plant and its associated companies face $1 million in fines and scores of citations from...
Tesla Plant Sees 195% Surge in Time Away Due to Injuries March 19, 2019 Tesla Inc.’s manic year of production took its toll on workers. Staff at the automaker’s lone assembly plant in Fremont,...
Salon to Pay $40K for Retaliatory Firing of Stylist After Hazards Report March 5, 2019 After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the U.S. District Court for...
Foul Odor Reported From FEMA Trailers Holding Post-Maria Dead July 23, 2018 By Yalixa Rivera and Jonathan Levin Residents and visitors to one San Juan neighborhood recently noticed an alarming new smell coming from a parking lot near...