Articles Tagged with ''Department of Labor''

The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries fined a roofing contractor after for 12 willful, serious violations and nine general violations.

OSHA has implemented a “Weekend Work” initiative in which federal workplace safety and health inspections will occur randomly on weekends throughout Colorado.

A Tennessee contractor faces more than $122,000 in violations after a 16-year-old boy in their employ doing roof construction fell to his death in June 2020.

The Department of Labor states the rule was in tension with the FLSA’s text and purpose, as well as relevant judicial precedent.

Trent Cotney, CEO of Cotney Attorneys & Consultants, talks about the impact the Biden administration’s Department of Labor nomination will have on contractors.

Parker currently serves as chief of California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA), a position he has held since 2019.

An investigation found the roofing contractor failed to regularly pay workers required overtime, including counting travel time between job sites.

Recent actions taken by the Department of Labor will relaunch the Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship and eliminate redundant apprenticeship programs.

The PAID program enabled employers to avoid accountability and deprived workers of their rights from taking action on FLSA violations, according to the Department of Labor.