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Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, September 6, and Friday, September 13 North Carolina Polluters Today, Sept. 10, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Justice announced a Clean Air Act settlement agreement with Rudy’s Performance Parts Inc. (Rudy’s), a North Carolina automotive parts manufacturer and seller, and its owner,…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, August 30, and Friday, September 6 Texas Thieves The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $103,665 in back wages for 38 workers employed by a Southlake landscaping company that misclassified them as independent contractors and, by doing so, denied them overtime pay. The department’s Wage and Hour Division determined…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, August 23, and Friday, August 30 Texas Thieves Bartenders at two Dallas-area restaurants who depend on good tips in return for great service will recoup $197,902 in earnings after federal investigators found the establishments’ owner and operator forced them to share tips with non-tipped employees…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, August 9, and Friday, August 23 Mississippi Killers The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a settlement agreement with a Hattiesburg poultry processing plant that requires the company to pay $164,814 in fines and implement enhanced safety measures to protect their employees from well-known machine…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, August 2, and Friday, August 9 Oklahoma Killers An Edmond contractor with a history of workplace safety violations dating back to 2018, including three related to the dangers in underground trenches, was found disregarding U.S. Department of Labor regulations. In February 2024, investigators with the department’s Occupational Safety…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, July 26, and Friday, August 2 Texas Killers An El Paso contractor could have prevented a 37-year-old employee from suffering fatal injuries in February 2024 by following federally required safety standards to avoid trench collapses, the same failure for which the U.S. Department of Labor has…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, July 19, and Friday, July 26 Florida Endangerers For the second time in five years, the U.S. Department of Labor has found a Winter Haven contractor allowed employees to do roof work without adequate protection exposing workers to falls, one of the construction industry’s deadliest…

Florida Endangerers For the second time in five years, the U.S. Department of Labor has found a Winter Haven contractor allowed employees to do roof work without adequate protection exposing workers to falls, one of the construction industry’s deadliest hazards. The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspection found that at an Ave Maria residential…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, July 12, and Friday, July 19 Texas Endangerers While one of the nation’s largest manufacturers of commercial flooring and surfaces — including recycled rubber products used throughout the nation in playgrounds, fitness centers and sports fields — touts its products’ safety and environmental benefits, a…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, July 5, and Friday, July 12 Alabama Killers A U.S. Department of Labor workplace safety investigation has found an industrial concrete construction contractor failed to follow required safety procedures that could have prevented a 65-year-old worker from suffering fatal injuries when a shipping container weighing…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, July 5, and Friday, July 12 Alabama Killers A U.S. Department of Labor workplace safety investigation has found an industrial concrete construction contractor failed to follow required safety procedures that could have prevented a 65-year-old worker from suffering fatal injuries when a shipping container weighing…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, June 28, and Friday, July 5 Florida Killers A federal workplace safety investigation found a Florida labor contractor could have prevented the fatal illness of a 41-year-old worker who collapsed while harvesting oranges at Alico Farms in December 2023 by taking required steps to protect…