Napakakaraniwan sa industriya ang mga paglabag sa sahod batay sa mga natuklasan ng mga imbestigador ng pederal na pamahalaanSACRAMENTO, CA – Mahigit sa 700,000 katao ang nagtatrabaho para magbigay ng mahalagang pangangalagang pangkalusugan sa tahanan o personal na pangangalaga sa mga mas nakatatandang nasa hustong gulang, taong may mga kapansanan o espesyal na pangangailangan sa California at, sa kabila ng kanilang dedikasyon sa mga pangangailangan ng iba, natuklasan ng mga imbestigador ng pederal na pamahalaan ang napakaraming employer sa industriya na mapanlinlang na itinatanggi sa mga masisipag na taong ito ang kanilang buo at nararapat na sahod sa ilalim ng batas. Umaabot…
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The United States, People’s Republic of China, and Azerbaijan today convened a Summit to accelerate actions to cut emissions of methane and other non-CO2 greenhouse gases, which account for half of today’s climate change but receive far less than half of global climate attention. These super pollutant greenhouse gases—including methane, hydrofluorocarbons, nitrous oxide, and tropospheric ozone—are dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of times more potent than carbon dioxide. Reducing emissions of these super pollutants is the fastest way to tackle climate change and a critical complement to reducing carbon dioxide to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. This year, partners…
One young employee of Absolutely Clean Services Inc. severely injured in fall from roofGRAND RAPIDS, MI – A Grand Rapids window cleaning company must pay $29,210 in civil money penalties for employing three children to complete dangerous tasks while cleaning residential windows and gutters and installing Christmas lights, including one that suffered serious injuries requiring surgery when they fell from a roof.The penalty, included in consent findings approved by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of the Administrative Law Judge on Oct. 30, 2024, resolves alleged child labor violations by Absolutely Clean Services Inc. following an investigation by the department’s Wage…
Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to Warsaw, Poland November 13-14. While in Warsaw, Deputy Secretary Verma will lead the U.S. delegation to the fourth annual ReBuild Ukraine conference, where he will reaffirm U.S. support for Ukraine’s economic resilience and self-defense against Russia’s ongoing invasion. The Deputy Secretary will also engage with Polish government officials and private sector leaders in support of Ukraine’s economic recovery. Source_link
“The sound you hear is the ticking clock. We are in the final countdown to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius. And time is not on our side,” he warned. In his opening remarks to the World Leaders Climate Action Summit, the ministerial-level segment of COP29, which officially opened on Tuesday in the Azerbaijan capital of Baku, Mr. Guterres pointed to the proof, noting that 2024 is almost certain to be the hottest year ever recorded. Meanwhile, “no country is spared” from climate destruction ranging from hurricanes to boiling seas, drought ravaged crops, and more, all being supercharged…
Falls remain the construction industry’s leading cause of death, serious injury CRYSTAL LAKE, IL – Federal inspectors have cited 595 Construction LLC – a Crystal Lake contractor with a history of exposing employees to fall hazards – for eight safety violations after finding employees framing a residential structure without required protections three times at three residential worksites in the same neighborhood in May 2024. Falls from elevation are the leading cause of fatal and serious injuries in the construction industry, and among the safety violations most cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. OSHA inspectors first observed 595 Construction employees…
WYNCOTE, PA – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment requiring a Wyncote home healthcare agency and its owner, Dominique Conner, to pay 196 direct care employees a total of $810,320 in back wages and liquidated damages for routinely not paying workers overtime rates and willfully violating federal law.The consent judgment, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, follows an investigation by the department’s Wage and Hour Division that found Wyncote Wellness LLC routinely violated the minimum wage and overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.The investigation revealed that Wyncote Wellness regularly…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration has awarded more than $10.5 million in grants to organizations in 45 states, the Navajo Nation and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to reduce mining accidents, injuries and illnesses by supporting programs such as safety and health courses.MSHA grants will support the delivery of federally mandated training and re-training for miners at surface, underground coal and metal and nonmetal mines, and miners employed in shell dredging or surface stone, sand and gravel-mining operations.“Training is crucial to ensuring the protection of miners’ safety and…
Owner, CFO of Signal Health Group, SHG Employee Leasing allegedly masked violations INDIANAPOLIS – In 2018, federal investigators cited then owner Hahn March for not paying overtime wages to employees at Aging and Disabled Home Healthcare in Indiana. March again finds herself under scrutiny for allegedly using improper pay practices at two Indianapolis home healthcare companies she owns, Signal Health Group Inc. and SHG Employee Leasing Company. March is named in an Oct. 21, 2024, complaint filed by the U.S. Department of Labor in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana following an investigation by the department’s Wage and…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Douglas Parker issued the following statement on the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ 2023 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses:“Today’s report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals that the rate of recordable workplace injuries and illnesses in 2023 fell to its lowest level going back to 2003. Private industry non-fatal injuries and illnesses decreased 8.4 percent from 2022. “We are encouraged by these significant improvements in injury and illness rates in 2023. Looking at the BLS report and our own recent analysis showing fewer worker deaths in OSHA’s…