Federal court orders former Boise dog daycare facility, owner to pay $50K to two employees fired after reporting COVID-19 safety concerns
Investigation finds business, former owner retaliated when employees exercised their rights BOISE, ID ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment in federal court requiring a Boise dog…
Mine Safety and Health Administration Act Enforcement: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Application of Methane Safety Regulations | Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C.
Download PDF [co-author: Elizabeth Strickland] The United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (“Court”) addressed in a June 16th decision certain Mining Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) regulations.…
Court requires North Texas dental practice, owners to pay $15K in back wages to workers fired for raising COVID-19 safety concerns
Investigation finds Roger H. Bohannan DDS Inc. illegally fired two workers in 2020 NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX – Two workers at a North Texas dental practice will share $15,706 in…
Op-Ed: On Title 42, the Supreme Court throws out common sense for a partisan agenda
The Supreme Court’s ruling last week to keep in place a Trump-era immigration order can only be understood as five conservative justices advancing a conservative political agenda, in violation of…
Federal Appeals Court Finds Pennslyvania Poultry Processing Facility In Contempt For Failing To Pay $162K in Penalties, Address Safety Violations
Washington,DC(WorkersCompensation.com) – A federal court has found Birdsboro Kosher Farms Corp. in contempt for failing to pay $162,359 in penalties after an inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational…
EPA Supreme Court Decision May Limit Rulemaking Power from DOL, EEOC and NLRB
Department of Labor (DOL), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regulations may receive less deference following a pair of U.S. Supreme Court decisions last term,…