Employer name: Warren Railcar Services Inc., 51 Railcar St., Warren, Pennsylvania

Citations issued: On Feb. 8, 2016, The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations for 25 serious, and one other-than-serious safety and health violations.

Employer name: Elan Chemical Company Inc., 268 Doremus Ave., Newark, New Jersey

Citations issued: On Feb. 4, 2016, The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations for 17 serious safety and health violations.

Employer name: Ecco Lab Group Co. doing business as Eccolab Group  

Investigation site: 2801 W. Waters Ave., Suite B-1, Tampa, Florida 33614

Employer name: Yannuzzi Group Inc., 135 Kinnelon Road, Kinnelon, New Jersey

Site: Calais Road and Sussex Turnpike, Randolph, New Jersey

Citations issued: On Feb. 4, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Parsippany Area Office issued citations for one willful and one serious violation.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez today released the president’s 2017 budget for the Department of Labor, which supports the president’s plan to train workers for the jobs of the future and bolster the economic and retirement security of working families.

Participants: The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Little Rock Area Office and the Arkansas Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America, a national trade association for the construction industry with approximately 200 member companies in Arkansas.

Employers: Alfonso’s Carniceria, Inc., doing business as Alfonso’s Meat Market

Site: 2756 Whitson St., Selma, California

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The U.S. Department of Labor and other federal agencies will host four town hall meetings for former, retired and current nuclear weapons workers and their survivors in Florida. On Feb. 22 and 23 in Altamonte Springs and Feb. 24 in Tampa, federal representatives will provide information about the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act and the benefits available under the program. 

WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued the following statement about the January 2016 Employment Situation report released today:

Who: Women, 50 years and older who are ready to return to work or school

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has launched an education and enforcement initiative on the West Coast and in surrounding areas aimed at ensuring workers at fast food establishments are being paid the proper minimum wage and overtime.

SEATTLE – After years of denial, obstructions and legal battles, a group of Washington State blueberry growers admitted that they systematically violated the rights of their agricultural workers, including failing to pay the minimum wage and overtime pay, in the 2011, 2012 and 2013 growing seasons.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor is working to address the employment needs of young people with the announcement of up to $20 million in funding to support demonstration projects for youth in high-crime, high-poverty communities.

In the week ending January 30, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 285,000, an increase of 8,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 1,000 from 278,000 to 277,000. The 4-week moving average was 284,750, an increase of 2,000 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised down by 250 from 283,000 to 282,750.

Employer name: DDP Roofing Services Inc., at 20 Conchester Road in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania

Inspection site: Commercial construction project at 225 Washington St. in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania

Citations issued: On Feb. 1, 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations for one repeat and one serious safety violations.

Employers name: Kinsey Corp. Inc., 767 Debout Road, Venetia, Pennsylvania
Gillmann Services Inc., 1301 Beaver Ave., Suite 11, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Construction contractor Kinsey Corp. was contracted to install sanitary sewer, storm sewer, and other underground utility lines at the Settlers Pointe housing development in Pittsburgh. Kinsey contracted Gillmann Services to provide temporary employees for pipe installation work.

Inspection site: Near Ridge and McMichael Roads, Pittsburgh

Employer name: SNS Lawn & Landscape Services Inc., doing business as The Ground Guys, 716 Catherine St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Employer name: Whole Life Construction Llc, 306 Bird Circle, Stratford, Connecticut

Citations issued: On Jan. 21, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Whole Life Construction Llc for five repeat and two serious violations of workplace safety standards at a residential roofing job at 121 Anson St. in Bridgeport.

State: Texas

Type of Award: National Dislocated Worker Grant, Incremental

Incremental Amount Released: $1,739,427

Total Award Amount Approved: $4,131,089

Funding Awarded to: Texas Workforce Commission

Number of Workers Served: Approximately 1,120

Employer name: Texas Panhandle Heritage Foundation Inc., Canyon, Texas

Location: Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Canyon, Texas

Citations issued: Jan. 28, 2016