WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration today announced the launch of its OSHA Cares initiative, an agency-wide effort focused on helping businesses meet federal workplace safety requirements, while also building strong, successful safety and health programs that benefit employers and workers.OSHA Cares highlights the ways OSHA can support employers and provide guidance to ensure all workers arrive home safely after every shift. OSHA is encouraging businesses to seek assistance or guidance to improve safety and health at their worksite. To that end, the agency is making a concerted effort to show businesses it is more approachable…
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PRESCOTT, WI – The U.S. Department of Labor has cited a Wisconsin beauty and personal care products manufacturer after a 55-gallon fiber drum containing nitrocellulose exploded and started a secondary fire involving flammable liquids. Investigators with the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration initiated an inspection into California-based SV Labs Prescott Corp. after the explosion and subsequent fire, and determined the employer did not have a thorough new hire safety and health program in place and failed to provide newly hired employees with chemical and respiratory protection training, respirator fit testing, and medical evaluations. OSHA cited SV Labs Prescott Corp. for two repeat violations…
PRESCOTT, WI – The U.S. Department of Labor has cited a Wisconsin beauty and personal care products manufacturer after a 55-gallon fiber drum containing nitrocellulose exploded and started a secondary fire involving flammable liquids. Investigators with the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration initiated an inspection into California-based SV Labs Prescott Corp. after the explosion and subsequent fire, and determined the employer did not have a thorough new hire safety and health program in place and failed to provide newly hired employees with chemical and respiratory protection training, respirator fit testing, and medical evaluations. OSHA cited SV Labs Prescott Corp. for two repeat violations…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration today removed from the Code of Federal Regulations the Biden-era 2024 final rule, “Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary,” responding to final judgments entered in the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas vacating the rule. The vacatur notice in the Federal Register reflects the judicial resolution of legal challenges to the 2024 final rule and to amendments of associated prohibited transaction exemptions and restores the Employee Retirement Income Security Act’s five-part test for determining whether a person is an investment advice fiduciary. In July 2024, two federal district…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration today removed from the Code of Federal Regulations the Biden-era 2024 final rule, “Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary,” responding to final judgments entered in the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas vacating the rule. The vacatur notice in the Federal Register reflects the judicial resolution of legal challenges to the 2024 final rule and to amendments of associated prohibited transaction exemptions and restores the Employee Retirement Income Security Act’s five-part test for determining whether a person is an investment advice fiduciary. In July 2024, two federal district…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the launch of a website for its Center for Faith, following President Trump’s executive order creating a White House Faith Office and federal agency Centers for Faith. The department’s Center for Faith webpage contains resources for Americans who may have faced religious discrimination in the workplace, as well as information for faith organizations on potential grant opportunities and retirement plans.“Americans should not face discrimination in the workplace because of their religion. Our new Center for Faith website offers helpful guidance for American workers and faith organizations interested in competing for grants at…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the launch of a website for its Center for Faith, following President Trump’s executive order creating a White House Faith Office and federal agency Centers for Faith. The department’s Center for Faith webpage contains resources for Americans who may have faced religious discrimination in the workplace, as well as information for faith organizations on potential grant opportunities and retirement plans.“Americans should not face discrimination in the workplace because of their religion. Our new Center for Faith website offers helpful guidance for American workers and faith organizations interested in competing for grants at…
Roma, 12 dicembre- “Si apprezza che, con particolare sensibilità, il Governo, su proposta del Ministro Santanchè, abbia individuato una soluzione nel decreto Milleproroghe in materia di assicurazioni contro i rischi catastrofali rinviando l’obbligo al 31 marzo 2026 per le piccole e microimprese del comparto turistico-ricettivo, incluse quelle termali. La proroga consente di disporre del tempo necessario per completare il portale informatico previsto dalla legge, strumento imprescindibile per garantire alle imprese un confronto trasparente e imparziale tra le diverse coperture assicurative. L’assenza di un preventivatore pubblico neutrale espone infatti le aziende a costi elevati e a un mercato caratterizzato da offerte…
Roma, 12 dicembre- “Si apprezza che, con particolare sensibilità, il Governo, su proposta del Ministro Santanchè, abbia individuato una soluzione nel decreto Milleproroghe in materia di assicurazioni contro i rischi catastrofali rinviando l’obbligo al 31 marzo 2026 per le piccole e microimprese del comparto turistico-ricettivo, incluse quelle termali. La proroga consente di disporre del tempo necessario per completare il portale informatico previsto dalla legge, strumento imprescindibile per garantire alle imprese un confronto trasparente e imparziale tra le diverse coperture assicurative. L’assenza di un preventivatore pubblico neutrale espone infatti le aziende a costi elevati e a un mercato caratterizzato da offerte…
Roma, 18 dicembre – L’Assemblea di Federterme Confindustria ha eletto Renzo Iorio nuovo Presidente dell’Associazione che rappresenta il sistema termale italiano, attiva dal 1919, che succede a Massimo Caputi (Terme&Spa Italia). Accanto al Presidente, l’Assemblea ha inoltre nominato Vice Presidenti: Marina Lalli (Terme di Margherita di Savoia), Giancarlo Carriero (Albergo Regina Isabella- Resort & Health SPA), Stefano Iseppi (Terme di Castel San Pietro), Marco Maggia (Ermitage Terme), Stefano Terranova (Acque Albule spa). “Federterme Confindustria è da sempre punto di riferimento per le politiche attive del settore termale – ha dichiarato il neo Presidente Renzo Iorio –. Un settore fondamentale non…