Today’s post comes from guest author Rod Rehm, from Rehm, Bennett & Moore.Many have heard the cliché that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and that is especially true when it comes to workplace safety. Following up on last week’s Workers’ Memorial Day commemoration, this week is National Safety Stand-Down to [...]
Today’s post comes from guest author Jon L Gelman, from Jon L Gelman LLC.Dennis Whedbee, 52, lost half of his left arm in a drilling accident in North Dakota in September 2012. Several years later he's still fighting with North Dakota's insurance agency to get the help he needs. Dennis Whedbee, 52, lost half of [...]
Today’s post comes from guest author Jon L Gelman, from Jon L Gelman LLC. The nurse who was the first person to contract Ebola in the United States filed suit on Monday against the Dallas hospital where she worked, saying it knowingly left workers' without the training or equipment needed to handle the disease. The [...]
Today’s post comes from the US Dept. of Labor.The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 gives employees and their representatives the right to file a complaint and request an OSHA inspection of their workplace if they believe there is a serious hazard or their employer is not following OSHA standards. Workers do not have [...]
OSHA is being prevented from fulfilling its mission. Today’s post comes from guest author Paul McAndrew, from the Paul McAndrew Law Firm.In 1970, Congress passed the Occupational Safety & Health Act (the Act), which created the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA). Among other things, the Act requires every employer to provide a safe workplace. [...]
Today’s post comes from guest author Jon Gelman, from Jon L Gelman LLC.The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Jersey Shore Steel for four violations, including three failure-to-abate citations, at its Jackson facility. Proposed penalties total $115,400 after OSHA's follow-up inspection opened in April. "By not abating past violations, Jersey [...]
Whether you are a Republican, a Democrat, or a supporter of some other party, don’t we all want fairness and a right to be heard? In North Carolina, those who control the legislature do not seem interested in due process rights. House Bill 2 (the bathroom bill) was passed and signed by the Governor in [...]
Last year, the Department of Labor (DOL) recovered nearly $247 million in back wages for more than 240,000 workers'. Since 2009, the DOL has recovered nearly $1.6 billion in back wages for 1.7 million workers'. These amounts are just a fraction of the amount owed to workers' because of wage theft (employers not paying workers' [...]
Becton, Dickinson and was recently fined by OSHA for workplace hazards leading to partial amputations of workers' fingers. Today's post comes from guest author Rod Rehm, from Rehm, Bennett & Moore.“Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. OSHA’s role is to [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Charlie Domer, from The Domer Law Firm.Check out this article about the large Wisconsin home improvement retailer, Menards, and their previous disregard of workers' rights: Menards Promises Changes After Violations of Federal Labor Laws. As other stories have outlined,the company's handbook allegedly threatened penalties for supervisors if they managed stores [...]