US Department of Labor recovers more than $180K in back wages, damages for 63 Colorado HVAC employees

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Employer name:         Comfort Air of Grand Junction LLC Investigation site:      746 Scarlet St.                                             Grand Junction, CO 81505 Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found the employer

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US Department of Labor investigation of worker’s finger-tip amputation finds Ohio instrument manufacturer again violated safety standards

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EAST LAKE, OH ‒ Responding to the sixth amputation injury reported by an Ohio musical instrument manufacturer in the past eight years, federal investigators found employees at the East Lake facility were injured at four times the industry average rate in the past five years.  Inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor’s  Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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US Department of Labor recovers $901K in back wages, damages for 75 grocery store workers denied overtime pay by employer

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MIAMI – The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $901,625 in back wages and liquidated damages for 75 workers of a Florida grocery store enterprise after finding their employer wrongly exempted them from eligibility for overtime pay. The department’s Wage and Hour Division determined La Primavera Store Inc. – operating as La Primavera Supermarket in Fort Pierce

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EPA Fines Omaha Chemical Manufacturing Facility for Alleged Violations of Multiple Environmental Laws

EPA Fines Omaha Chemical Manufacturing Facility for Alleged Violations of Multiple Environmental Laws January 24, 2024 Contact Information Ben Washburn (washburn.ben@epa.gov) 816-518-4154 LENEXA, KAN. (JAN. 24, 2024) –  Chemical manufacturer Nox-Crete Inc. will pay a $37,026 civil penalty and install a fire suppression system to resolve alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act, Emergency

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EPA penalizes private landowner for violating the Clean Water Act by discharging fill into the South Fork of the Coeur d’Alene River

EPA penalizes private landowner for violating the Clean Water Act by discharging fill into the South Fork of the Coeur d’Alene River January 24, 2024 Contact Information R10 Public Affairs…

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