US Department of Labor obtains judgment to recover $100K in retirement funds and interest from Bay Area dentist

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SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a default judgment against Paul G. Fillet DMD Inc. and Dr. Paul G. Fillet for having unlawfully withdrawn more than $85,000 of employees’ retirement money from an employer-sponsored plan and abandoned the plan, preventing two participants from accessing roughly $160,000 in retirement savings. The Regional Solicitor of

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Department of Labor fines New Jersey transportation company $437K after inspectors find workers exposed to safety, health hazards at Paulsboro site

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PAULSBORO, NJ – A transportation company is facing $437,860 in federal penalties after an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s  Occupational Safety and Health Administration found workplace safety and health hazards at its Paulsboro site. OSHA initiated its inspection of Dana Container in July 2023 in response to an employee complaint that alleged safety and

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US Department of Labor cites Homestead drywall service employer after 22-year-old worker suffers fatal head injury at Miami Beach worksite

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HOMESTEAD, FL – A Homestead drywall contractor could have prevented a hoisting incident in July 2023 by following required safety regulations, a federal workplace investigation has found. A 22-year-old worker suffered a fatal head injury following the incident. Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor’s  Occupational Safety and Health Administration determined that a scaffold pulley system

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City of Lynnwood pays $550,259 penalty for federal Clean Air Act violations

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City of Lynnwood pays $550,259 penalty for federal Clean Air Act violations January 31, 2024 Contact Information Bill Dunbar (Dunbar.bill@epa.gov) 206-245-7452 The United States Environmental Protection Agency announced today that the City of Lynnwood, Washington agreed to pay a penalty of $550,259 for violating the Clean Air Act at its wastewater treatment plant on 76th

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Greece: 13 new OiRA tools to look after workers’ safety and health

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Search Search , The Greek Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs  has recently  published  13 new OiRA tools , reaching the total number of 30 in the Hellenic country.  Among these new tools there is also one that covers work-related psychosocial risks (covering issues such as violence, bullying and harassment at work, etc.). The other

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