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Read more about the article Clearwater Paper to pay over $367,000 for failing to properly report extremely hazardous chlorine releases

Clearwater Paper to pay over $367,000 for failing to properly report extremely hazardous chlorine releases

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Clearwater Paper to pay over $367,000 for failing to properly report extremely hazardous chlorine releases July 9, 2024 Contact Information R10 Public Affairs Office (R10_Press_Team@epa.gov) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that Clearwater Paper Corporation of Lewiston, Idaho, will pay a combined $367,088 in penalties for failing to properly report releases of hazardous chlorine

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Read more about the article Department of Labor seeks court order to end IT staffing agency practices that exploit workers through a system akin to modern-day indentured servitude

Department of Labor seeks court order to end IT staffing agency practices that exploit workers through a system akin to modern-day indentured servitude

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NEW YORK – The U.S. Department of Labor has asked a federal court to stop improper employment practices by a Virginia-based IT staffing agency that bind employees to their jobs, extract huge sums from them if they leave the firm and forbid them from engaging in protected activity under federal law. Filed today in the

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Read more about the article Department of Labor recovers $172K for 21 restaurant workers after investigation finds Richmond restaurant denied overtime wages

Department of Labor recovers $172K for 21 restaurant workers after investigation finds Richmond restaurant denied overtime wages

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Employer:                              Chicanos Inc., operating as Chicanos Cocina Bar and Grill Investigation site:                   523 E. Main St., Richmond, VA Findings: The U.S. Department of Labor’s  Wage and Hour Division  found the employer’s pay practices violated federal regulations, including their failure to pay non-exempt kitchen salaried employees an overtime premium for hours

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Read more about the article Investigations find contractor repeatedly put employees in unguarded trenches that collapsed, trapped, injured workers in Massachusetts, Rhode Island

Investigations find contractor repeatedly put employees in unguarded trenches that collapsed, trapped, injured workers in Massachusetts, Rhode Island

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BOSTON – Twice in less than three months in late 2023, a Boston waterproofing contractor exposed employees to life-threatening cave-ins and excavation hazards at residential worksites in Arlington, Massachusetts, and Warwick, Rhode Island, federal workplace safety investigators found. The U.S. Department of Labor’s  Occupational Safety and Health Administration determined that in each instance – in Arlington

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