Dollar General and Dolgencorp were fined $3.4 million by the Department of Labor for unsafe conditions after inspections in 2022 at nine locations in Maine, North Dakota, Ohio, and Wisconsin, according to a press release this week. The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed $21 million in fines since 2017…
‘Callous Disregard’: Amazon Not Providing Care to Injured Employees, Claims Regulator
An investigation by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has determined that ecommerce behemoth Amazon allegedly failed to ensure employees received adequate medical treatment for traumatic and chronic injuries. OSHA identified six employees who suffered from head injuries as well as four workers who suffered from back injuries who did not receive timely,…
M&M’s Maker Fined After Two Workers Fell into a Tank of Chocolate
U.S. regulators have fined Mars Wrigley, the maker of M&M’s and Snickers, following an accident last June when two workers fell into a tank of chocolate at its factory in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) imposed a fine of more than $14,500 for the incident, citing it as “serious” in a…
Democrat Reps. Demand Amazon Comply With House Oversight Probe Into Labor Practices
The House Oversight Committee has demanded Amazon.com, Inc. comply with its probe into the company’s labor practices during severe weather events, claiming it has obstructed their investigation by failing to produce documents seven weeks after the deadline. The committee launched its probe into Amazon’s corporate labor practices following the deaths of six workers during a…
OSHA Withdraws Business Vax Mandate; Neil Young Demands Spotify Remove His Music | NTD Business
The Biden administration is withdrawing its vaccine mandate aimed at large businesses. What’s behind the decision? And when does it go into effect? Musician Neil Young wants Spotify to remove his music. He claims it’s letting podcaster Joe Rogan spread vaccine misinformation on the streaming service. Another volatile day on the stock market. What’s the…
Biden Administration Is Withdrawing OSHA COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced Tuesday it will formally withdraw its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private businesses with 100 or more employees on Wednesday. The agency issued an announcement in the Federal Register that it will withdraw its rule, known as an emergency temporary standard (ETS), which required companies to make employees either…
Supreme Court’s Left-Leaning Justices Prefer Bureaucracy to Democracy
Commentary Much attention is being given to the Supreme Court’s reining in of the Biden administration’s overreach in its mixed rulings on Thursday, which blocked the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) vaccine mandates on private companies with over 100 employees but allowed the mandates applying to government health workers. What should not be overlooked,…
Illinois Adopts Biden’s Private Employer Vaccine Mandate
January 10, 2022
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Illinois has adopted the Biden administration’s vaccine-or-test requirement for private employers, according to new rules announced by state authorities on Jan. 7, the same day the Supreme Court heard arguments challenging the federal mandate. The Illinois Department of Labor (DOL) said in an announcement that it had filed rules adopting the federal Occupational Health and Safety…
Supreme Court Seems Skeptical of Biden Vaccination Mandates
The Supreme Court seemed skeptical this morning of the Biden administration’s bold claim that it has the authority to impose vaccination mandates applying to more than 84 million private sector employees. In a rare Friday sitting the high court seemed broadly receptive to the argument that states have authority to impose vaccination mandates but questioned…
‘Potentially Catastrophic’: US Postal Service Seeks Waiver From Biden OSHA Vaccine Requirement
January 6, 2022
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The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has asked federal officials for a temporary waiver from President Joe Biden’s CCP virus vaccine mandate due to potential staffing and supply chain shortfalls. “Given the significant challenges that our nation’s supply chains are already experiencing, we respectfully suggest that the nation cannot afford the additional potential substantial harm that would…
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