Of Birds and Men: DuPont, Corporate Penalties and the Law
Just over 18 years ago, I wrote a post entitled “Of Fish and Men” where I observed that “The penalty…
A newsletter of workplace safety and labor issues
Just over 18 years ago, I wrote a post entitled “Of Fish and Men” where I observed that “The penalty…
Everyone seems to have an opinion about OSHA these days — even those who barely knew the agency existed before…
OSHA Penalties are going up: OSHA’s maximum penalties are going up. Penalties for serious violations are rising from $13,653 to…
Sometimes it’s hard to remember with all the bad news around OSHA’s authority to protect workers from COVID-19, that there…
The House of Representatives this morning passed its Build Back Better bill which will significantly increase OSHA’s maximum penalties and…
Fewer than half of all employers required to send their injury and illness information into OSHA last year sent in…
Last October, Melissa Stephens went to work on third shift at Autonium in Jeffersonville, Indiana. She never came home to…
On June 29, 2017, five workers were burned to death at Tampa Electric’s Big Bend Power Station — Michael McCort, 60,…
This article by Elizabeth Floyd Mair of the Altamont Enterprise is a rare summary of a court case involving an employer…
At a Congressional hearing last month, Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta extolled the virtues of compliance assistance, cooperation over confrontation…