Supporters and opponents of the state Labor Law 240, also known as the Scaffold Law, came to Albany last week to engage in lobbying combat. The law specifically impacts the lives of minority contractors and workers. Scaffold Law places heavy liability on contractors and property owners for a broad class of injuries caused by falls […]
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Mayor Bill de Blasio has declared in his State of the City address that he will encourage state lawmakers to grant NYC the power to raise its own minimum wage instead of having to go through Albany. This campaign, however, could face even more resistance in Albany to increase taxes on the rich to fund […]
13 AT&T workers were suspended without pay for reporting workplace injuries, which has prompted a lawsuit by the U.S. Department of Labor. The department filed the lawsuit against the Ohio Bell Telephone Company, which operates as AT&T, on behalf of 13 employees who received unpaid suspension after reporting work-related injuries from 2011 to 2013. “It […]
OSHA has cited Lucas Marine Acquisitions Co. for 22 safety violations following an inspection prompted by a worker’s death. The employee died while participating in a storm protection project in August of 2013. He was doing surface supplied-air diving during underwater construction activities. This was the second violation for the company in 5 months, according […]
An explosion at a NH ball-bearings plant has injured 15 people, including at least two seriously. First responders attempted to determine the cause of the blast, which could be felt from a quarter of a mile away. The report said none of the injuries were thought to be life threatening. Aerial video showed windows blasted […]
A Williamsburg industrial recycling facility got hit with a $40,500 fine by the federal government after a worker collapses and died of heat-related causes last July. Cooper Tank Recycling, a transfer station on Maspeth Ave., was cited for 8 “serious health and safety” violations. OSHA launched an investigation after Aldero Cosme, 64, died from heat […]
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On February 10, the First Lady made an inspiring announcement: More than 100 companies in the construction industry have committed to hiring more than 100,000 American veterans over the next five years. Michelle Obama’s Joining Forces initiative has made a powerful difference in the lives and of our veterans as well as their family members. […]
In almost 4 years since the explosion at the Tesoro Corp. oil refinery in Washington that killed seven workers, the independent federal agency investigating the accident has faced criticism from members of Congress and unions for failing to complete its final report. The delay was scheduled to come to an end In late January 2014 […]
The U.S. government has recommended changes in federal rules following the tragedies in Indiana and Texas involving chemical accidents so that more industrial explosions wouldn’t happen. Recent tragedies involving explosions at plants across the U.S. have revealed gaps in the nation’s web of laws that govern the use of hazardous chemicals. The massive chemical spill […]
A group of college football players will file a petition to form the first official players union in the history of collegiate sports, with the help of the National Collegiate Players Association. President of the nonprofit group, Ramogi Huma, filed a petition in Chicago on behalf of the football players at Northwestern University. Huma also […]