MIAMI, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited BC Direct Corp. - doing business as Robotray - for exposing employees to struck-by, electrical shock, fire, and explosion hazards. The company faces $42,682 in proposed penalties.

OSHA cited the Miami-based manufacturer of bakery rack loaders for allowing employees to use spliced extension cords as well as for failing to properly store chemical cylinders and anchor machinery.

HURRICANE, WV - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Design Roofing LLC for exposing employees to fall and other safety hazards at residential construction sites in Scott Depot and Culloden, West Virginia.

LUBBOCK, TX – The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into an agreement with the fiduciaries of Cactus Feeders Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) who will repay $5.45 million in plan losses to the ESOP. The agreement resolves a March 10, 2016, civil suit brought by the Department alleging fiduciaries failed to fulfill their obligations under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1974. The allegations stem from a December 2010 stock transaction that resulted in the ESOP overpaying for the outstanding shares of the company.

LUBBOCK, TX – Lubbock County Hospital District - doing business as University Medical Center - has paid $119,175 in back wages to 197 emergency room healthcare employees to settle overtime and recordkeeping violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) found in an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD).

BOYNTON BEACH, FL – After a U.S. Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) investigation, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida has sentenced Anthony D. Jackson, owner of Pantherview Sober House LLC, to 42 months in prison and three years of supervised release. The sentencing is in addition to court-ordered restitution of $5,122,886 following a previous guilty plea to conspiring with others to commit healthcare fraud.

WASHINGTON, DC – Following President Trump's Executive Order Enhancing Noncompetitive Civil Service Appointments of Military Spouses, the U.S. Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) today announced the launch of a professional license and credential finder portal for military spouses.

In the week ending June 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 227,000, an increase of 9,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 218,000. The 4-week moving average was 222,000, an increase of 1,000 from the previous week's unrevised average of 221,000.

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today approximately $84,400,000 in Reentry Project grants awarded to 41 nonprofits and local and state governments. These projects will serve either young adults, between the ages of 18 to 24 who have been involved in the juvenile or adult justice system, or adults, ages 25 and older, formerly incarcerated in the adult criminal justice system.

WASHINGTON, DC – As part of the U.S. Department of Labor's ongoing efforts to encourage occupational licensing reform, the Department today announced the recipients of $7 million in grants to help states review and streamline their occupational licensing rules.

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Following a recent tornado that caused millions of dollars of property damage in the Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, area, the U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) urges all those involved in cleanup and rebuilding operations to take precautions and be vigilant about safety.

PORTLAND, OR – Roofing and siding installation company A Cut Above Exteriors, Inc. will pay $74,979 owed to 34 employees after a U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation found the employer violated overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

WHD investigators found that A Cut Above Exteriors Inc. of Portland, Oregon, failed to pay overtime when employees worked beyond 40 hours per week, instead paying employees a set percentage of the completed job without regard to the number of hours that they worked.

JUPITER, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Crown Roofing LLC, based in Sarasota, Florida, for exposing employees to fall hazards at a Jupiter worksite. The company faces $149,662 in proposed fines.

ARLINGTON, VA – The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced today it is seeking data on technologies that can improve safety conditions for America's miners. MSHA's Request for Information (RFI) focuses on reducing accidents involving mobile equipment at surface mines, and belt conveyors at surface and underground mines. The RFI is available today at the Federal Register, which will publish it on June 26, 2018.

WEST ORANGE, NJ – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Elias and Katia LLC – owner of a West Orange, New Jersey, Exxon gas station – has paid $132,735 in back wages to 13 attendants to resolve violations of the minimum wage, overtime, and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

MADISON, WI – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), engineering company AECOM, the Wisconsin Onsite Consultation Program, and the Southern Wisconsin Building and Construction Trades Council have signed a strategic partnership to promote worker safety and health during expansion of the Riverside Energy Center in Beloit.

LEBANON, OH – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited JK Excavating & Utilities Inc. after an employee suffered fatal injuries in a trench collapse. OSHA has proposed penalties of $202,201, and placed the company in its Severe Violator Enforcement Program.

SAN DIEGO, CA – A San Diego Chuck E. Cheese restaurant will pay $3,928 in penalties after investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) found the restaurant employed minors in violation of the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

WASHINGTON, DC – Today the U.S. Department of Labor announced the appointments of five new members as well as chair and vice chair to the 2018 Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans, known as the ERISA Advisory Council.

In the week ending June 16, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 218,000, a decrease of 3,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 3,000 from 218,000 to 221,000. The 4-week moving average was 221,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 750 from 224,250 to 225,000.

NAPLES, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Douglas N. Higgins Inc., a South Florida utility contractor, for exposing employees to cave-in and other hazards at a Naples worksite. The company faces $18,659 in proposed penalties.