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OSHA cites flavoring company over diacetyl exposure

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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April 12 2013

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has reportedly cited Natural Flavors Inc. for 12 alleged workplace safety and health

Popcorn lung alleged against diacetyl makers and sellers

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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September 16 2011

A number of former employees of an animal-food flavoring maker have sued companies that make or sell the butter-flavoring chemical diacetyl, alleging that occupational exposure caused them to contract a debilitating lung disease known as bronchiolitis obliterans (or popcorn lung

Hazardous material transportation penalties increase

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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April 26 2013

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued a final rule on April 17, 2013, revising maximum and minimum civil penalties for

Philippine banana workers seek damages for DBCP exposure

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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August 12 2011

Hundreds of individually named Philippine banana plantation workers alleging physical and mental injury from exposure to pesticides have filed suit against a number of agricultural and chemical companies in a California state court seeking compensatory and punitive damages

Home confinement and probation for illegal asbestos removal

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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January 25 2013

A federal court in New Jersey has sentenced a construction worker to three years of probation, including six months of home confinement, for

Burger King franchisee to pay $25,000 to cashier fired for wearing skirt prescribed by faith

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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January 18 2013

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a consent decree with a federal court in Texas to resolve claims that a Burger King

Farm workers sue California over heat-related death and illness

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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October 19 2012

The United Farm Workers has reportedly filed a lawsuit against the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (CalOSHA) over its alleged “systemic failure” to enforce a 7-year-old regulation requiring farmers to provide water, shade and rest to employees to prevent heat illness or death

OSHA releases report on Voluntary Protection Program

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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September 14 2012

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently released a report on its Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) in response to congressional criticism of the program and the Government Accountability Office’s call for improved oversight

EEOC’s discrimination claims against Hawaiian farming operations narrowed

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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November 16 2012

A federal court in Hawaii has dismissed in part a complaint filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against farmers and a recruiting company that allegedly mistreated Thai workers

Waffle house worker claims owner falsely reported that minimum wage was paid

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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May 23 2011

A former employee of an Olathe, Kansas, waffle venue has brought a collective action against his employer alleging that it reported inaccurate tip earnings so that it would appear that his total earnings were compliant with the federal minimum wage