The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries issued $1.27 million in penalties for four roofing contractors for fall safety violations, including a repeat offender who owes more than $4 million in fines. According to the agency, the penalties result from several safety violations, including allowing workers to perform roofing on top of homes without…
In 2019, the National Labor Relations Board issued its decision in the SuperShuttle DFW, Inc. case, emphasizing the importance of entrepreneurial opportunity in applying the traditional multi-factor test to determine whether workers should be classified as employees or independent contractors. That decision reversed the precedent, favoring classification as employees and, therefore, unionization. Over the summer,…
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health, Doug Parker, issued a statement regarding Tuesday’s release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of its 2022 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries: “Today’s announcement by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of a 5.7 percent increase in fatal occupational injuries is a sobering reminder…
