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SHOOK HARDY & BACON LLP: U.S. Department of Labor Cites Skinner Tank Company After Employee’s Fatal Fall at St. Joseph, Missouri, Worksite
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Skinner Tank Company – based in Yale, Oklahoma – for lack of fall protection after an employee constructing a storage tank suffered fatal injuries in a 50-foot fall at a Missouri agricultural facility in October 2019. -
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: U.S. Department of Labor Enters Partnership to Promote Safety During Demolition of Two Missouri Coal-fired Power Plants
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Brandenburg Industrial Service Company have signed a strategic partnership to promote worker safety and health during the demolition of the Montrose and Sibley Generating Stations in Clinton and Sibley, Missouri. Both coal-fired powered plants ceased operations in 2018. -
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: U.S. Department of Labor Will Help Current and Former Nuclear Weapons Workers File Claims in Kansas City, Missouri, January 9, 2020
The U.S. Department of Labor will host an energy outreach event in Kansas City, Missouri, on Thursday, January 9, 2020. Department staff will provide information about the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act and help current and former nuclear weapons workers file claims. -
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: U.S. Department of Labor Proposes Penalties of $210,037 to Missouri Contractor for Exposing Workers to Trenching Hazards
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Blue Nile Contractors Inc. – based in Birmingham, Missouri – for failing to protect employees from trench collapse and electrical hazards. -
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: U.S. Department of Labor Cites Missouri Food Flavoring Manufacturer for Workplace Safety Violations After Fatality
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Kerry Inc. for failing to provide fall protection to employees working in the company's facility in Greenville, Missouri. -
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: U.S. Department of Labor Cites Missouri Contractor for Exposing Employees to Trench Engulfment Hazards
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited R.V. Wagner Inc. – based in Affton, Missouri – for exposing employees to trench engulfment hazards as they installed concrete storm water pipes on Stable Road in St. Louis, Missouri. OSHA proposed penalties of $212,158 for violations of its trench safety standards. -
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: U.s. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta Visits St. Louis Community College to Discuss the Award of Apprenticeship Grants
U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta discussed the award of $12 million in advanced manufacturing apprenticeship grant funding to Missouri Community College Consortium during a visit to St. Louis Community College Center for Workforce Innovation, in Ferguson, Missouri. -
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: Federal Court Grants Motion Sanctioning Missouri Child Care Centers for Failing to Comply With U.s. Labor Department Subpoena
The U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Missouri has ordered Kinder Kidz LLC and Teach Me Kidz Academy LLC – based in St. Louis, Missouri – to pay a $50 daily fine for failing to comply with the Court’s Orders requiring them to respond to federal subpoenas from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) to determine compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). -
Missouri Lawyers Award recipient says defending case before Supreme Court a team effort
Successfully defending a case on behalf of Advocate Health Care Network before the U.S. Supreme Court was a team effort, the recipient of a 2018 Missouri Lawyers Award for her role in the high-profile case said during a recent interview. -
Labor Department says Missouri Freight Equipment owner mishandled withholdings
ST. LOUIS — The U.S. Secretary of Labor is suing the president/director of Missouri Freight Equipment, alleging violation of Workers' Compensation acts.