Items Tagged with 'Department of Labor'

Investigation finds one worker was caught in a roller machine, and another suffered chemical burns while cleaning a pump.

Federal court in Los Angeles finds the owners and operators of a network of California poultry processors and distributors must pay back wages and damages to 476 workers.

Employees of five California poultry processing companies in La Puente and City of Industry may be owed a share of more than $3.8 million in back wages and damages.

Investigators discover Fayette Janitorial Service employed children to clean and sanitize spaces and equipment during overnight shifts to fulfill sanitation contracts.

OSHA has proposed $212,646 in penalties.

Investigators found the employers interfered with their probe by threatening and retaliating against employees.

Nine children were found to have operated hazardous machinery at a Chandler, Minn., meatpacking and food processing facility.

U.S. Department of Labor investigators are seeking to interview employees at a Hattiesburg, Mo., poultry plant.

Company fails to follow lockout/tagout procedures and provide adequate machine guarding.

Inquiry reveals 322 employees were denied their full earned wages.