Massachusetts Concrete Firm Sentenced and Fined for Worker’s Death June 25, 2026 A Massachusetts concrete company has been sentenced and fined in federal court in Boston for willfully violating federal Occupational Safety...
Contractor Faces $4.6 Million in OSHA Fines After Fatal Trench Collapse April 9, 2026 A Massachusetts water and sewer line construction contractor is facing $4,699,362 in proposed penalties for safety violations related to a...
Senators Sound Alarm After New Data Shows Fewer OSHA Inspections, Fines March 3, 2026 A group of U.S. senators issued a letter to Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer and Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety...
OSHA Flags Safety Issues That ‘Exposed’ Workers to Explosion at US Steel Plant February 17, 2026 By Marc Levy A federal safety agency investigating an August blast at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh that left two workers dead...
Concrete Firm Pleads Guilty to OSHA Violation That Led to Worker’s Death February 9, 2026 A Massachusetts concrete services company pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to willfully violating Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
Contractor Again Exposed Workers to Cave-In, Excavation Hazards: OSHA December 19, 2025 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration reported that it has again cited an Easton, Connecticut concrete and earthwork contractor for...
Massachusetts Reports First Case of Silicosis in Stone Countertop Worker December 17, 2025 Massachusetts public health officials have reported the first confirmed case of silicosis in the stone countertop fabrication industry in the...
New Jersey Vegetable Processing Firm Faces $1M OSHA Penalty After Worker Fatality November 26, 2025 The U.S. Department of Labor has cited a fresh-cut vegetable processing company for willfully and repeatedly violating safety requirements after...
Former WhatsApp Employee Says Bosses Ignored Cybersecurity Flaws September 9, 2025 By Andrew Martin and Jake Bleiberg A former employee at Meta Platforms Inc.’s WhatsApp filed a federal lawsuit Monday alleging he repeatedly raised cybersecurity concerns about...
Labor Department Proposes Over 60 Rule Changes in Push to Deregulate Workplaces July 24, 2025 By Cathy Bussewitz The U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal more than 60 “obsolete” workplace regulations, ranging from minimum...