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The White House this week responded to pressure from lawmakers and advocates and introduced new protections to ensure outdoor workers are protected from extreme heat, but critics say the measures don’t go far enough. U.S. President…

A U.S. congressman from Texas held a day-long “thirst strike” on Tuesday to push for federal safety standards for those working in extreme heat conditions — an issue that is becoming more prominent amid record-shattering temperatures.…

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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Federal safety investigators cited three Amazon warehouses for putting workers at serious risk of injury…

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, has issued a citation against Amazon, alleging that the company violated safety laws and failed to keep workers in three warehouses safe. The regulator has also proposed $60,269 in…

Federal work-safety investigators are looking into the death of an Amazon worker and an injury that potentially led to the death of another employee, adding to a probe already underway following a third fatality during the company's annual…

A vehicle drives through the parking lot outside a Family Dollar Stores Inc. store in Chicago, Illinois, on Tuesday, March 3, 2020.Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesFederal regulators have fined Family Dollar more than $1.2 million in…

The Biden administration is withdrawing its requirement that large employers mandate workers be vaccinated or regularly tested, the Labor Department said on Tuesday.In pulling the rule, the department recognized what most employers and…

The federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration said Monday it has opened an investigation into the collapse of an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois after it was struck by a tornado on Friday, leaving six people dead and…