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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…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, November 22, and Friday, November 29 Mississippi Killer The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into a settlement agreement with a Mississippi steel pipe manufacturer with a long history of safety failures to correct recent conditions that led to a 25-year-old employee’s fatal injuries in…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, November 8, and Friday, November 22 Kentucky Child Abusers The U.S. Department of Labor has found a franchisee of two Marco’s Pizza restaurants in Knoxville employed children to clean and disassemble dangerous equipment and work outside of legally allowed hours, in violation of federal child…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, November 1, and Friday, November 8 Florida Killers A U.S. Department of Labor investigation found two contractors could have prevented a crane collapse at a Fort Lauderdale residential construction site in April 2024, which caused a 27-year-old rigger to suffer fatal injuries after falling approximately…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, October 11, and Friday, October 25 Alabama Killers A U.S. Department of Labor workplace safety investigation has found that a Huntsville countertop installation company could have prevented a 33-year-old employee from being struck by a stone slab weighing thousands of pounds by following federal safety…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, October 4, and Friday, October 11 Georgia Retaliators A federal administrative law judge has ruled that CSX Transportation Inc., a subsidiary of one of the nation’s largest transportation companies, must pay a total of $453,510 to two railroad workers who were wrongfully terminated for exercising…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, September 6, and Friday, September 13 Missouri Million Dollar Thief The U.S. Department of Labor has filed suit in federal court against a Jefferson City buffet restaurant and its owner, after investigators with the department’s Wage and Hour Division found servers worked for tips only…