USPS continues to expose workers at Virginia center to powered industrial equipment hazards; faces $120K in fines

Posted on May 5, 2016May 5, 2016 by 21cpw

OSHA Region 3 Press Release – May 4, 2016 Employer name: U.S. Postal Service Processing and Distribution Center Inspection site: 5801 Technology Blvd., Sandston, Virginia Citations issued: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued one other-than-serious, and four repeat citations on April 26, 2016. Inspection findings: OSHA opened an inspection on…

APWU: Workers Memorial Day is April 28 – Stand Up for Safe Jobs!

Posted on April 22, 2016April 22, 2016 by 21cpw

Web News Article #: 085-2016 04/19/2016 – The labor movement will observe Workers Memorial Day on Thursday, April 28, to commemorate those who have been killed or injured on the job and to revitalize the fight for workplace safety. The event coincides with the anniversary of the passage of the Occupational Safety and Health Act…

APWU: Workers Memorial Day is April 28

Posted on April 7, 2015April 7, 2015 by 21cpw

Web News Article #: 077-2015 04/07/2015 – The labor movement will observe Workers Memorial Day on Tues. April 28, to commemorate those who have been killed or injured on the job and to revitalize the fight for workplace safety. Workers Memorial Day coincides with the anniversary of passage of the Occupational Safety and Health Act…

Judge orders Postal Service to pay $230,000 in damages to whistleblower

Posted on February 26, 2015February 26, 2015 by 21cpw

The Associated Press – February 26, 2015 SEATTLE: A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Postal Service to pay a worker almost $230,000 in damages for the retaliation he suffered when he helped a co-worker with her workplace health concerns. The worker had started with the Postal Service as a mail carrier in 1995 and…

Ebola and the Workplace: What Employers Need To Know

Posted on October 25, 2014October 25, 2014 by 21cpw

In light of the Ebola virus outbreak abroad and the recent Ebola cases in the U.S., employers should be aware of the laws implicated in their treatment of employees. Though employment issues related to Ebola may appear to be novel, employers faced very similar issues in the 1980s involving AIDS, and more recently in 2009…