Boss Watch

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, March 21, and Friday, March 28 There continues to be no new enforcement actions or resolutions of enforcement actions at the EEOC, OSHA, MSHA, and DOL. South Carolina Retaliator From the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF):  For years, Charleston fire fighters have raised concerns…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, March 14, and Friday, March 21 There continues to be no new enforcement actions or resolutions of enforcement actions at the EEOC, OSHA, MSHA, and DOL. Union Busters Brought to you by LaborLab: The nation’s leading watchdog standing with working families to stop employer coercion and…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, March 7, and Friday, March 15 There continues to be no new enforcement actions or resolutions of enforcement actions at the EEOC, OSHA, MSHA, and DOL. Miner Dangers From the Mine Safety and Health Administration:  Ten miner fatalities occurred between January 3 and March 5,…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, February 28, and Friday, March 7 There continues to be no new enforcement actions or resolutions of enforcement actions at the EEOC, OSHA, MSHA, and DOL. Texas Killer You’ll remember that a couple weeks back I told yall how an electrician at a Tesla plant…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, February 21, and Friday, February 28 There continues to be no new enforcement actions or resolutions of enforcement actions at the EEOC, OSHA, MSHA, and DOL, but we do have a new sort of policy memo out from the EEOC that is interesting, as well…

There continues to be no new enforcement actions or resolutions of enforcement actions at the EEOC, OSHA, MSHA, and DOL, but we do have a few news reports! Texas Killer On August 1, an electrician working as a contractor at the Tesla plant in Texas died on the job while inspecting electrical panels. The family…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, February 7, and Friday, February 14 There continues to be no new enforcement actions or resolutions of enforcement actions at the EEOC, OSHA, MSHA, and DOL, but we do have a news report! Florida Thieves From the Orlando Weekly’s McKenna Schueler: A restaurant worker at…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, January 24, and Friday, January 31 Trumps’ administration has continued to not issue new enforcement actions or announce the resolution of old enforcement actions. This is true at least at the following agencies: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA),…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, January 24, and Friday, January 31 We mentioned last week that enforcement actions against employers would likely slow down, and slow down they have. Since last week, there have been no announced enforcement actions, new investigations, or resolutions of cases. The only announcements from the…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, January 10, and Friday, January 17 Important Note The way that we’ve been compiling this newsletter over the years has been pretty simple: we’ve checked federal agencies tasked with enforcing worker protection laws and included their press releases about instances where they’ve begun or concluded…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, January 10, and Friday, January 17 Florida Killer A U.S. Department of Labor investigation determined a Mulberry phosphatic fertilizer manufacturer failed to follow required safety standards, leading to the tragic loss of a 29-year-old process operator in July 2024.  Investigators with the department’s Occupational Safety…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, December 20, and Friday, January 11 South Carolina Thieves More than 600 temporary agricultural workers are entitled to their share of more than $132,000 recovered by the U.S. Department of Labor from a Ridge Spring employer that illegally deducted money from their wages for political…