Department of Labor investigation of trench fatality finds El Paso contractor repeatedly, willfully failed to follow federal safety measures

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EL PASO, TX – An El Paso contractor could have prevented a 37-year-old employee from suffering fatal injuries in February 2024 by following federally required safety standards to avoid trench collapses, the same failure for which the U.S. Department of Labor has cited the employer six times since 2015 .  The department’s Occupational Safety and

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U.S. Department of Labor Recovers $268K in Back Wages, Compensation for 76 Onion Processing Plant Workers

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PAYETTE, ID – El Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. recuperó $268,417 en salarios atrasados ​​y compensación por daños para 76 trabajadores tras descubrir que su empleador los alojaba en condiciones deficientes y eximía a muchos del pago de horas extras, en violación de regulaciones federales. Una investigación de la  División de Horas y Salarios del

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AFP-led taskforce secures confiscation of more than $3.6m of suspected criminal cash for the Commonwealth

Editor’s note: Footage and images from the December 2022 search warrant are available via Hightail More than $3.6 million cash suspected to be the proceeds of crime has been forfeited to the Commonwealth after an AFP-led Criminal Assets Confiscation Taskforce (CACT) investigation. The District Court of Western Australia has ordered $3,650,330, which was seized during

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EPA Region 7 Completes Oversight of Removal Activities at C6-Zero Site in Marengo, Iowa

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EPA Region 7 Completes Oversight of Removal Activities at C6-Zero Site in Marengo, Iowa Explosion and fire at the site in December 2022 started a multi-agency, multi-year investigation and cleanup August 1, 2024 Contact Information Kellen Ashford (ashford.kellen@epa.gov) 816-610-2132 LENEXA, KAN. (AUG. 1, 2024) –  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 has completed

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EPA Settles with All American Asphalt Over Failure to Accurately Report Chemical Releases

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EPA Settles with All American Asphalt Over Failure to Accurately Report Chemical Releases August 1, 2024 Contact Information Michael Brogan (brogan.michael@epa.gov) 415-295-9314 SAN FRANCISCO  –  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a settlement with All American Asphalt over claims that the company failed to provide complete and accurate reports of its releases of

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