New OSH Barometer multilingual flyer out!

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Search Search ,We just published a new flyer in EU-OSHA’s official 25 languages for the OSH Barometer, a free-to-use online data visualisation platform, offering an overview of the state of occupational safety and health (OSH) across Europe.  Based on statistics, surveys and public data from EU and national sources, this public hub gives access to

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Federal court orders former Boise dog daycare facility, owner to pay $50K to two employees fired after reporting COVID-19 safety concerns

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BOISE, ID ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment in federal court requiring a Boise dog daycare facility and its former owner to pay $50,000 in general and punitive damages for terminating two employees unlawfully for raising workplace safety concerns about being exposed to the risk of the coronavirus amid the pandemic

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US Department of Labor cites Wisconsin Dollar General for electrical hazards

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Employer:                                          Dolgencorp LLC, operating as Dollar General404 East Pioneer St.Crandon, Wisconsin 54520Citations Issued:                   Three repeat violations and one other-than-serious violation Investigative Findings: Inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration opened an inspection at the Dollar General store on May 15, 2023. They identified three repeat electrical safety violations, including connecting

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US Department of Labor settlement agreement affirms citations issued to New Jersey contractor that exposed workers to energized power lines

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WAYNE, NJ – The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into a settlement agreement with a New Jersey building contractor who allowed their subcontractors’ employees to work in close proximity to high-voltage power lines at a Paterson work site in 2021 and 2022.The litigation followed inspections by the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration in the Fall

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Portability and interoperability in PAT still depend on specific regulations

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  O Programa de Alimentação do Trabalhador (PAT) sofreu alterações recentes com a publicação do Decreto nº 11.678 no dia 28 de agosto, alterando dispositivos previstos no Decreto 10.854/21, em especial sobre a portabilidade dos serviços de pagamento, prevista na Lei nº 6.321/1976.  O Ministério do Trabalho e Emprego - MTE destaca, porém, que a

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