Boss Watch

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…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, June 14 and Friday, June 27 Alabama Killer A Boaz mobile home manufacturer could have prevented a 62-year-old roofing laborer’s fatal fall had the employer followed required fall protection standards, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found. The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration determined that the…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, June 7 and Friday, June 14 Kentucky Thieves The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a court order requiring one of the nation’s most successful thoroughbred horse trainers to pay $243,260 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages after its investigation found…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, May 31 and Friday, June 7 Virginia Animal Abusers The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Envigo RMS LLC pleaded guilty to conspiring to knowingly violate the Animal Welfare Act, and Envigo Global Services Inc. pleaded guilty to a felony of conspiring to knowingly violate…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, May 24 and Friday, May 31 West Virginia Thieves An investigation and litigation by the U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $175,000 in back wages from a Charleston coal mining company that laid off 44 Matewan miners and denied them a final paycheck while filing…