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Department of Labor alleges subcontractor knowingly exposed employees to asbestos hazards during former Waukegan hospital demolition

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Department of Labor alleges subcontractor knowingly exposed employees to asbestos hazards during former Waukegan hospital demolition WAUKEGAN, IL – Alleging that K.L.F. Enterprises — a Chicago demolition subcontractor — knew it was exposing its employees and others to the serious dangers of asbestos at a Waukegan work site, the U.S. Department of Labor has cited the company for 36 safety and health violations after a federal investigation. In November 2023, investigators with the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration opened a complaint inspection after they observed K.L.F. employees not wearing protective equipment amid piles of debris and steel I-beams during structural demolition of the eight-story former Lakes Behavioral Health hospital. OSHA determined that K.L.F. continued demolition activities — disturbing and removing asbestos used to fireproof the building’s interior — despite recognizing the debris piles outside were likely asbestos-laden. The company did
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Some Light Reading

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By Caitlin Lovinger from NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/Yh4r29M via IFTTT
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Federal court approves order for Succasunna landscaper to pay $400K in back wages, damages to 32 workers denied overtime wages

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Federal court approves order for Succasunna landscaper to pay $400K in back wages, damages to 32 workers denied overtime wages SUCCASUNNA, NJ – A federal court has approved a consent judgment ordering a Succasunna landscaping company and its owner to pay $400,000 in back wages and damages after the U.S. Department of Labor found the employer denied 32 of its workers the overtime pay they earned. The court’s action follows an investigation by the department’s Wage and Hour Division that determined Fullerton Landscapes LLC – operating as Fullerton Landscape Architects – and owner Douglas B. Fullerton failed to pay 32 employees time-and-a-half for hours over 40 in a workweek, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Following litigation by the department’s Office of the Solicitor, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey ordered the company and its owner to pay a total of $200,000 in overtime back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages to the affected workers.
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A N.Y.C. Plaza Rises Over Train Tracks

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Drake Looks for Love, Repeatedly, and 9 More New Songs

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By Jon Pareles, Giovanni Russonello and Lindsay Zoladz from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/dfo2ZmJ via IFTTT
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Overlooked No More: William B. Gould, Escaped Slave and Civil War Diarist

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By Clay Risen from NYT Obituaries https://ift.tt/VXoZ4sr via IFTTT
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Fast-Tracked Bill Stokes Fears of Private Development in 1,200-Acre Park

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By Tracey Tully from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3HxkG2j via IFTTT
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Is Avalanche Defenseman Cale Makar the Stephen Curry of Hockey?

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By David Waldstein from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/dEwaKRo via IFTTT
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