WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Civil Rights Center and the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training, Division of Unemployment Insurance have entered into an agreement to resolve allegations that the state failed to provide adequate language assistance services to those with limited English proficiency to allow meaningful access to Kentucky’s unemployment services.

Employer name: Mavis Tire Supply Corp., dba Mavis Discount Tires
343 South Ave. East
Westfield, New Jersey

Inspection site: 343 South Ave. East, Westfield, New Jersey 

BOSTON – A federal contractor that manufactures “Lightolier” brand indoor and outdoor lighting fixtures has entered into a conciliation agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs to resolve allegations of sex-based wage discrimination.

Employer name: Frame Q LLC
315 7th St.
Fairview, New Jersey

Inspection site: 119 Abbott Ave.
Palisades Park, New Jersey

Citations issued: On Sept. 28, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations to Frame Q LLC for two repeat safety violations.

State: Maryland

Type of award: National Dislocated Worker Grant

Amount approved/awarded: $4,326,443

Funding awarded to: Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corporation of Maryland

Number of workers served: Approximately 730

State: Texas

Type of award: National Dislocated Worker Grant

Initial amount released: $13,293,207

Total amount approved: $16,309,807

Funding awarded to: Texas Workforce Commission

Number of workers served: Approximately 4,191

State: Texas

Type of Award: National Dislocated Worker Grant supplemental

Supplemental Amount Approved: $4,214,713     

Total Funds Awarded: $8,345,802

Funding Awarded to: Texas Workforce Commission

Number of Workers Served: Approximately 1,531

Date of Action: Oct. 3, 2016

Type of Action: Order of Dismissal

Name(s) of Defendants: Tarry Bratton
B.C. Inc.
401(k) employer-sponsored retirement savings plan

ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration announced today it has awarded $1 million to six organizations to develop training programs and materials that support mine rescue and mine emergency preparedness for underground mines.

Employer name: Columbia Recycling Corp.

Inspection site: 2410 S. Dixie Highway,Dalton, Georgia 30720

Citations issued: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations to Columbia Recycling Corp. for five repeated, three serious and one other-than-serious safety and health violations. Acting on a complaint, the agency initiated the inspection on April 26, 2016.

BOSTON – The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit with the department’s Office of Administrative Law Judges alleging a Massachusetts technology manufacturer engaged in discriminatory pay practices against female assembly workers at its Peabody headquarters.

Employer name: Station Builders Inc.
Cinnaminson, New Jersey

Inspection sites: Maple Shade Estates, Lot 36
Easton, Pennsylvania2020 Washington Blvd.

Easton, Pennsylvania
617 - 619 Irving St.
Allentown, Pennsylvania

1325 Chelsea Ave.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

State: Massachusetts

Type of award: National Dislocated Worker Grant

Amount approved/awarded: $2,563,689

Funding awarded to: Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development

Number of workers served: Approximately 400

State: Massachusetts

Type of Award: National Dislocated Worker Grant

Award Amount Approved/Released: $784,648

Funding Awarded to: Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development

Number of Workers Served: Approximately 138

Employer name: E.T. & L. Construction Corp., a Stow, Massachusetts, heavy construction contractor.

Inspection site: Lowell St., between North Lowell and Bolduc streets, Methuen, Mass.

What prompted OSHA’s inspection: On June 15, 2016, two E.T. & L. Construction Corp. employees were working in a 12-foot deep trench when a concrete duct encasing utility wiring that was suspended above the trench collapsed into the trench, causing a cave-in.

BRAINTREE, Mass. – Brian Caron died on the job on March 23, 2016, when he was fatally overcome by an ammonia leak caused by a burst pipe in the machine shop of his employer, Boston fish and seafood wholesaler Stavis Seafoods Inc.           

WASHINGTON – ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ Miguel Hernandez is 12 years old and already an experienced miner. Instead of going to school, he has worked for years –11 hours a day – extracting precious gems in the mines of Bolivia.

Across the ocean, Salay Ry has spent years laying bricks in Cambodia to help repay a family debt. At 13 years old, his education takes a back seat to his family’s subsistence. These stories of child exploitation are far too common, and two reports released today seek to bring greater awareness and attention to the problem.

Employer names: Machinery Maintenance Rebuilders Inc.
Houston, Texas

Citations issued: Sept. 28, 2016

Participants: U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Trust, Alsip, Illinois

Date of Action: Sept. 29, 2016

Type of Action:  Filing of lawsuit

Name of Defendant: Jani-King of Oklahoma Inc.
Addison, Texas