Auto Recalls Hilton Reservations Worldwide employees to receive more than $715,000 in minimum, overtime back wages Hilton Reservations Worldwide LLC, doing business as Hilton Reservations and Customer Care in Carrollton, has agreed to pay $715,507 in minimum and overtime back wages to 2,645 current and former customer service employees following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division that found violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Oct 27, 2011 - 7:11:28 AM
Wearing an N95 respirator or a cartrdidge respirator correctly is very important.
When you must wear a respirator to protect yourself against airborne contaminants in your workplace, it is very important to follow proper procedures for putting it on and taking it off.
DOL | Federal OSHA | Cal-OSHA Related Information OSHA Safety Training: OSHA awards $8 million in safety and health training grants OSHA recently awarded $8 million in Susan Harwood Safety and Health Capacity Building Training Grants to 45 organizations, including nonprofit and community/faith-based groups, employer associations, labor unions, joint labor/management associations, colleges and universities. The grantees will provide safety and health programs that educate workers and employers in industries with high injury and fatality rates. Sep 16, 2010 - 4:56:29 PM
Working in Hot weather? The videos below help you to avoid heat stress and help you to look for heat related symptoms. Learn about heat exhaustion and heat stroke trhough these videos. Heat stroke is a medical emergency with symptoms such as: dizziness, confusion, coma, hot, flushed, dry skin
May 13, 2010 - 6:03:20 AM
DOL | Federal OSHA | Cal-OSHA Related Information OSHA safety tips for ski resort workers to stay safe on the job In March, a ski patroller died after a fall while on duty
in the backcountry of a mountain resort. She was not wearing a helmet. Ski
season is here, so OSHA is encouraging ski resort employers and workers,
especially ski patrollers, to take the necessary precautions to protect
themselves from severe injury while on the job. Dec 11, 2009 - 11:39:50 AM
NTIA and RUS will be accepting applications for loans, grants and loan/grant
combinations to be awarded by each agency under a single application form. This
collaborative approach will ensure that the agencies' activities are
complementary and integrated, make the best use of taxpayer funds and make it
easier for applicants to apply for funding. This is the first of three rounds of
funding the Agriculture and Commerce Departments will provide.
Job Search Unemployment rate in March 2009 In March, the number of unemployed persons increased by 694,000 to 13.2 million, and the unemployment rate rose to 8.5 percent. Over the past 12 months, the number of unemployed persons has grown by about 5.3 million Apr 6, 2009 - 9:23:15 AM
DOL | Federal OSHA | Cal-OSHA Related Information Mass layoff events in November 2008 In November, employers took 2,328 mass layoff actions, seasonally adjusted, as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during the month. Each action involved at least 50 persons from a single employer; the number of workers involved totaled 224,079 on a seasonally adjusted basis. Dec 22, 2008 - 11:41:38 AM
