US Department of Labor cites Illinois utility construction company for repeated exposure to trenching hazards

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US Department of Labor cites Illinois utility construction company for repeated exposure to trenching hazards CHICAGO – The U.S. Department of Labor has cited a Frankfort-based utility construction company for repeatedly exposing employees to excavation safety hazards after federal investigators observed employees working in an unprotected trench.The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration initiated an investigation of Always Underground LLC as part of its National Emphasis Program on Trenching after witnessing employees working in an unprotected trench deeper than eight feet.OSHA cited the employer for three repeat violations for failing to provide workers with a safe means of egress, to install a trench protective system that would protect against cave-ins, and to keep excavated or other materials and equipment at least 2 feet from the edge. Additionally, the agency cited the employer for a serious violation for failing to provide workers with protective hardhats ...
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Minimum wages in American Samoa increase by 40 cents per hour

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Minimum wages in American Samoa increase by 40 cents per hour
PAGO PAGO, American Samoa – Workers on American Samoa employed in industries covered by the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 will receive a 40-cent increase in their hourly wage beginning Sept. 30.The Fair Labor Standards Act applies generally to employment in American Samoa as it does to employment in the U.S. The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007, as amended by Public Law 114-61, sets industry-specific minimum wage rates for American Samoa and provides that additional increases in those minimum wage rates of $0.40 per hour will occur every three years on Sept. 30, until all minimum wage rates equal the federal minimum wage. The last increase was Sept. 30, 2021.American Samoa's minimum wage rates are set for particular industries, not for an employee's particular occupation. The rates are minimum rates, but an employer may choose to pay an employee at a rate higher than the industry-specific rate. The law also requires employers to display a poster showing the new minimum wage rates where employees can readily see it.Effective Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, the federal minimum wages in American Samoa by industry are as follows:IndustryWageIndustryWageBottling, Brewing & Dairy Products$6.29Publishing$6.73Construction$6.70Retailing, Wholesaling & Warehousing$6.20Finance and Insurance$7.09Ship Maintenance$6.61Fish Canning, Processing,Can Manufacturing$6.36Government Employees Industry$6.01Garment Manufacturing$5.78Shipping & Transportation: Stevedoring, Lighterage, Maritime Activities$7.19Hotel$6.10Shipping & Transportation: Unloading of Fish$7.02Petroleum Marketing$6.95Shipping & Transportation: All other activities$6.98Printing$6.60Tour and Travel$6.58Private Hospitals and Educational Institutions$6.43Miscellaneous activities (includes domestic work)$5.80The law also covers the minimum wage for government employees which, under the schedule of incremental 40-cent increases, will be $6.01 per hour as of Sept. 30. However, the government of American Samoa previously established an hourly minimum wage of $7.25 for its employees.For more information about the FLSA and other laws enforced by the Wage and Hour Division, contact the agency’s toll-free helpline confidentially at 866-4US-WAGE (487-9243). Learn more about the division, including a search tool to use if you think you may be owed back wages collected by the division. The department protects workers regardless of immigration status and can communicate with workers in more than 200 languages.# # #Media Contacts:Michael Petersen, 415-625-2630, petersen.michael.w@dol.gov Jose Carnevali, 415-625-2631, carnevali.jose@dol.gov Release Number:  24-2071-SAN

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