Feb 11, 2008
EEOC Says 19 Year-Old Propositioned by Owner, Kept Against Her Will During Car Ride
HOUSTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that The EEOC had charged that the owner of Bellair Cleaners, Inc., doing business as Park Avenue Cleaners, Bellair Cleaners, and Your Valet (Park Avenue Cleaners), harassed a female employee, then aged 19, and other women.
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Feb 11, 2008
From osha.gov:CITGO Petroleum Corp. takes corrective action after U.S. Labor Department’s OSHA conducts safety inspection OSHA applauds quick action to correct safety violations at Lemont, Ill. refinery
LEMONT, Ill. — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and CITGO Petroleum Corp. have agreed on a settlement after the agency’s s
Feb 11, 2008
Scaffolding hazards at North Richland Hills, Texas, worksite bring fines totaling $210,000 from U.S. Department of Labor’s OSHA
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas — An alleged failure to protect employees from safety hazards has brought a Kaufman, Texas-based company $210,000 in proposed penalties from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
Jan 01, 2008
Unforeseen circumstance or life’s unruly dealings can mandate that an employee needs to take family or medical leave away from their work. Are you or an employee entitled to family or medical leave? The Department of Labor outlines the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) below:
“The Family and Medical Leave Act provides certain employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected l
Sep 20, 2007
National Preparedness Month designed to increase public awareness about the importance of preparing for emergencies and to encourage individuals to take action. OSHA is alerting employers about emergencies that can be the result of man-made or natural causes, including hurricanes, floods, tornadoes,explosions, civil disturbances, fires, toxic gas releases, chemical spills, radiological accidents,
