Houston-based Allied Powder Coating was issued fines totaling more than $338,000 for failing to protect workers from overexposures to dust as well as toxic chemicals such as arsenic, beryllium and lead, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/business/2024/07/03/492626/houston-powder-coating-company-fined-by-osha-for-exposing-employees-to-health-hazards/

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The United States Department of Labor is investigating after multiple houses under construction in Magnolia collapsed during a burst of strong winds and thunderstorms early Wednesday afternoon, leaving a 16-year-old worker dead.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2024/05/31/489309/u-s-department-of-labor-investigating-after-16-year-old-dies-in-magnolia-house-construction-collapse/

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A Mexican grocery store in northeast Houston was forced to pay employees more than $460,000 in back wages and damages after a federal investigation found it failed to pay overtime rates to hourly workers who had logged more than 40 in a week.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/business/2024/02/02/476359/houstons-guanajuato-supermarket-failed-to-pay-overtime-wages-to-100-plus-employees-labor-department-finds/

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First time unemployment filings hold at 217,000
WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The number of people filing initial claims for unemployment benefits last week reached a seasonally adjusted 217,000, the same as the previous week before an upward revision by the Labor Department, federal officials said Thursday.

Officially, the number
https://www.heartlandnewsfeed.com/2023/11/09/first-time-unemployment-filings-hold-at-217000/
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First time unemployment filings hold at 217,000
WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The number of people filing initial claims for unemployment benefits last week reached a seasonally adjusted 217,000, the same as the previous week before an upward revision by the Labor Department, federal officials said Thursday.

Officially, the number
https://www.heartlandnewsfeed.com/2023/11/09/first-time-unemployment-filings-hold-at-217000/
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First time unemployment filings hold at 217,000
WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The number of people filing initial claims for unemployment benefits last week reached a seasonally adjusted 217,000, the same as the previous week before an upward revision by the Labor Department, federal officials said Thursday.

Officially, the number
https://www.heartlandnewsfeed.com/2023/11/09/first-time-unemployment-filings-hold-at-217000/
#BusinessNews #National #NationalNews #USDepartmentOfLabor #unemployment

First time unemployment filings hold at 217,000
WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The number of people filing initial claims for unemployment benefits last week reached a seasonally adjusted 217,000, the same as the previous week before an upward revision by the Labor Department, federal officials said Thursday.

Officially, the number
https://www.heartlandnewsfeed.com/2023/11/09/first-time-unemployment-filings-hold-at-217000/
#BusinessNews #National #NationalNews #USDepartmentOfLabor #unemployment

First time unemployment filings hold at 217,000
WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The number of people filing initial claims for unemployment benefits last week reached a seasonally adjusted 217,000, the same as the previous week before an upward revision by the Labor Department, federal officials said Thursday.

Officially, the number
https://www.heartlandnewsfeed.com/2023/11/09/first-time-unemployment-filings-hold-at-217000/
#BusinessNews #National #NationalNews #USDepartmentOfLabor #unemployment