Blue-Collar Bounce Back in Michigan

Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia joined Vice President Mike Pence in Michigan to tour two manufacturing companies and discuss efforts to support blue-collar industries.

Reopening Guidance

OSHA has issued guidance to assist employers in reopening non-essential businesses and their employees returning to work during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic to keep workers safe and healthy.

Small Business Roundtable in Pennsylvania

Secretary Scalia joined SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza in Pennsylvania today for a roundtable discussion on support for small business employers during COVID-19, including the Paycheck Protection Program. Following the roundtable, Secretary Scalia joined Rep. Fred Keller for a tour of a reopened manufacturer to highlight the continued economic recovery from the coronavirus.

Leading the Coronavirus Recovery

U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia delivered remarks at an event featuring the launch of the final report of the Heritage Foundations National Coronavirus Recovery Commission.

COVID-19 UPDATES AND RESOURCES

• Posters: OSHAs Seven Steps to Correctly Wear a Respirator at Work poster in 14 additional languages
• Webinars: Spanish-language webinars on coronavirus-related paid leave benefits for agricultural employers and workers
• Release:Guidance to help states ensure the accuracy of unemployment claims made under the CARES Act
• FAQs: COVID-19 answers for Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program grantee staff

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Information Requested

The Department has published a request for information on pooled employer plans and other multiple employer plans.

Coronavirus Leave Enforcement

A Florida nonprofit has paid more than $900 in back wages after wrongfully denying coronavirus-related paid sick leave to a worker instructed to quarantine.

Wages Restored

The Department recovered $15,385 in wages for 29 workers at an Alabama dry cleaning enterprise, resolving minimum wage violations.

Farmer Debarred

The Department has fined and debarred a Georgia berry farmer for violating guest worker visa requirements.

Families First Leave

A Florida manufacturer has paid back wages to an employee denied paid sick leave required under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.

Wages Recovered

A Tennessee plumbing company must pay $50,000 in back wages and damages plus a fine after Department investigators found it violated federal wage and child labor laws.

Health Plan Order

A defunct online casino and sweepstakes company must pay former employees and their beneficiaries $99,807 to restore health plan losses.

Hazard Abatement

OSHA cited a New Jersey manufacturer for failing to abate hazards after a workers fingers were amputated by a machine. The company owes $259,760 in penalties.

STAT OF THE WEEK

Construction Jobs

The U.S. economy added 464,000 new construction jobs in May 2020.

COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE HIGHLIGHT

Heat Safety

OSHA has six tips for keeping workers safe in the summer heat.