New regulations, green jobs, wage enforcement and more U.S. Department of Labor | April 25, 2024 |
ð Overtime rule will benefit millions A hard dayâs work deserves a fair dayâs pay. Our new rule will benefit millions of workers, including many who have been working more than 40 hours per week without any extra pay by ensuring they gain overtime protections or a raise in salary or compensation level. |
ð° Retirement security rule will protect millions of workers and their families Our final retirement security rule will protect millions of workers who rely on advice from trusted professionals on how to invest their savings. This rule makes sure the advice people get is in their best interest, not the interest of the person providing advice. |
ð± Green jobs outlook Passionate about protecting the planet? Considering a new career? |
ð§ Guam construction contractor faces $1M in penalties for deadly trench hazards â again A contractor with a history of failing to protect employees working in trenches from potentially deadly harm faces more than $1 million in penalties after OSHA investigators found employees in Guam working in trenches deeper than 5 feet without required safety equipment. The company also failed to provide adequate means to exit trenches. Excavations can collapse in seconds and lead to serious and often fatal injuries as workers are buried under cubic yards of soil, each weighing as much as 3,000 lbs. |
| Construction compliance webinar Join us for our online forum on May 8-9, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT, focusing on laws covering wages, safety and workplace issues in construction. | |
| Food facility cited OSHA found 70 violations at a Pennsylvania facility of Hanover Foods Corp., a large manufacturer with a history of poor compliance, and proposed $761,876 in penalties. | |
Instead of getting mad at workers for "quiet quitting" or "rage applying" employers should pay their workers a living wage and treat them with the dignity and respect they deserve. -@ActSecJulieSu |
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