OSHA Issues Cold Weather Alert for Workers
With much of the nation in winter’s icy grip, OSHA is reminding employers everywhere of the hazards of cold stress, frostbite and hypothermia in the workplace. A winter storm resulted…
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Washington Minimum Wage Increases to $8.07 in 2008
The state of Washington has announced that the minimum wage will increase by 14 cents from $7.93 to $8.07 per hour effective on January 1, 2008. This will put the…
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Tennessee Smoking Ban in Effect
A widespread workplace smoking ban went into effect in Tennessee on October 1, 2007. The Tennessee Non-Smoker Protection Act, also known as Public Chapter 410, was signed into law by…
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Delaware Minimum Wage Increases to $7.15 January 1, 2008
Effective January 1, 2008 the Delaware state minimum wage will increase by 50 cents from $6.65 per hour to $7.15 per hour. In 2006, the Delaware state legislature passed a…
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Sexual Harassment at Madison Square Garden
In one of the most high-profile sexual harassment cases in recent history, on October 2 a jury decided that New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas and Madison Square Garden (MSG)…
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Alabama Child Labor Violations
Fall is the season when the leaves change color, children go back to school and teens look for after-school jobs. The Alabama Department of Labor wants to remind every employer…
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Dallas Subway Owner Discriminates Against Disabled Employee: $166,500
An Hispanic Subway franchise owner in Dallas was recently ordered by a jury to pay $166,500 to a disabled employee in a discrimination suit. The EEOC harassment suit charged that BobRich…
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California Trucking Company Forks Over $1.4 Million for Wage Violations
A California trucking company faces action by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to recover some $1.4 million in back wages for 80 current and former employees. In addition, the…
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New York Restaurants Pay $1 Million for Overtime Violations
Five Long Island, New York restaurants that are jointly operated were ordered to pay almost $1 million in overtime and back wages to employees, under federal Department of Labor lawsuits.…
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Federal Minimum Wage Increase on July 24
The federal minimum wage increased for the first time in more than a decade, effective Tuesday, July 24, 2007. The wage went up by 70 cents from $5.15 per hour…
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