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6 Poultry Workers Died From A Nitrogen Leak. OSHA Has Issued $1 Million In Fines
They died when a freezer malfunctioned at the Foundation Food Group's poultry plant in Gainesville, Ga., in January. OSHA cited the company and three others for failing to ensure worker safety.(Image...
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A big job for small government agency. Enforce vaccine rule for 80 million...
OSHA, the small, chronically understaffed federal agency in charge of workplace safety, now faces a big challenge: enforcing a federal vaccine rule covering 80 million workers.(Image credit: Saul Loeb)
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Blocked for now, Biden's vaccine-or-test rule for workers faces uncertain future
The Biden administration says it will defend its rule requiring some 84 million workers to get vaccinated or undergo weekly testing. More than two dozen states have sued to stop it.(Image credit:...
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A lottery could determine the fate of Biden's vaccine rule for 84 million...
Lawsuits against the Biden administration's vaccine-or-test requirement for private employers have been filed in almost every federal appeals court. One court will be randomly chosen to hear the...
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6th Circuit Court 'wins' lottery to hear lawsuits against Biden's vaccine rule
In a process resembling a Powerball drawing, ping pong balls with the names of a dozen federal appeals courts were placed into a wooden raffle drum on Tuesday before a winner was drawn.(Image credit:...
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Biden's vaccine-or-test rule for 84 million workers is back after court lifts...
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals said the costs of delaying implementation of the vaccine rule would be high. Employers have until Feb. 9 to comply with the testing requirement.(Image credit: Drew...
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Why the government fails to limit many dangerous chemicals in the workplace
The U.S. agency that's supposed to protect workers' health has all but given up on setting limits on a dangerous chemical released in tire manufacturing. Meanwhile, workers are dying.
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Behind your speedy Amazon delivery are serious hazards for workers,...
The Labor Department has cited Amazon for failing to keep workers safe at three warehouses. Federal safety inspectors found workers at high risk of lower back injuries and musculoskeletal...
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A Texas airport worker who was sucked into a plane's engine died by suicide
The 27-year-old airport worker took his own life in San Antonio on Friday, the local medical examiner said. The incident marked the second fatal aviation engine ingestion so far this year.(Image...
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It's hot. For farmworkers without federal heat protections, it could be life...
Amid extreme heat, there are few federal protections for workers during hot temperatures. The Biden administration wants to change that but the rule making process is long and the heat won't wait.
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