Articles Tagged with ''U.S. Department of Labor''

The department is seeking any current or former employees of The Exclusive Poultry, Meza Poultry, Valtierra Poultry, Sullon Poultry or Nollus’s Poultry who believe they may be owed back wages.

A 35-year-old worker suffers severe leg burns, degloving of their foot and other injuries after falling into corrosive chemicals.

Department of Labor seeks current or former employees of TL Foods, Express Poultry Services or KP Poultry who believe they may be owed back wages by these employers.

Agency proposes $60,269 in penalties related to five serious violations.

U.S. Department of Labor investigation finds the company employed at least two 16- and 17-year-old children to operate meat-processing equipment in violation of federal child-labor hazardous orders.

Packers Sanitation Services Inc. employed minors to use caustic chemicals to clean razor-sharp saws and other high-risk equipment at 13 meat processing facilities in 8 states.

Marksbury Farm Foods LLC violated federal child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act by employing seven workers in slaughterhouse operations and an eighth worker to clean its floor.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold a virtual meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, to solicit public comments and suggestions related to OSHA’s Whistleblower Protection Program.

Program focuses on employers who repeatedly disregard workers’ safety, health.

Supermarket chain faces more than $1M in proposed penalties.