Thursday, January 19, 2006

OSHA Reminds Employers to Post Injury/Illness Summaries Beginning February 1

Beginning February 1, employers are required by OSHA to post a summary of the total number of job-related injuries and illnesses that occurred last year.

Employers are only required to post the Summary (OSHA Form 300A) – not the OSHA 300 Log – from Feb.1 to Apr. 30.

Total numbers of job-related injuries and illnesses that occurred in 2005 should be listed in the summary. Employment information about annual average number of employees and total hours worked during the calendar year also is required to assist in calculating incidence rates.

The form should be displayed in a common area wherever notices to employees are usually posted.

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Minimum Wage Increases to $ 6.15 per hour in Maryland

The Maryland General Assembly voted Tuesday to increase the minimum wage to $6.15 per hour, overriding a veto by Gov. Robert Ehrlich.

The state Senate voted 30-17 overriding the governor's veto of a bill passed last year. The new state minimum wage is $1 more than the federal government demands.The new rate will take affect in Maryland Feb. 16.

Maryland joins 17 other states, plus Washington, D.C., that have a minimum wage above the federal mandate rate of $5.15 per hour.

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Thursday, January 12, 2006

OSHA Cites Horsehead Corp. for Chemical Hazard

Horsehead Corp., a zinc manufacturing company, was cited for alleged safety and health violations by OSHA, which proposed a fine of $186,750.

OSHA began an investigation of Monaca, Pa.-based Horsehead after a July accident in which an employee stepped into an uncovered condenser pit full of molten zinc and sustained severe leg burns.

OSHA also issued 27 serious citations with proposed fines totaling $111,150 for alleged violations, including failure to use an approved safety platform and provide guardrails or protection barriers.

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Maine launched a new online unemployment claiming service

The Maine Department of Labor has launched a new online service to help residents file of weekly unemployment claims for Unemployment Insurance Benefits.

Maine residents who have lost their jobs can file weekly unemployment claims 24 hours a day, seven days a week with the new Internet-based system. The site can be found at www.file4ui.com or by visiting the Maine Department of Labor Web site at www.maine.gov/labor.

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Women in German bank sued for discrimination

Six female employees who work in the investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DKW) filed a $1.4 billion discrimination lawsuit, claimed that women in the company were hired as "eye candy" and one was referred to as "the Pamela Anderson of trading".

It's said women were denied top jobs and paid less. The company still maintains a corporate culture that excludes and demeans women.

The lawsuit also said, “Although we live in 2006, the 'glass ceiling' is alive and well at this German investment bank, where women are treated as second-class citizens with respect to all of the terms and conditions of their employment."

The situation DKW faces just like Morgan Stanley bank faced one year ago. Morgan Stanley bank paid $54 million (£30 million) to settle discrimination charges brought by a female trader and 340 other women workers.

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Thursday, January 05, 2006

72-year-old Woman Sues For Discrimination

Martha MacDonald, who is 72 years old, accused a Chicopee candy distributor of age, disability and gender discrimination.

MacDonald has worked for Everson Distributing Company for about 25 years. She was a production supervisor until September 2004, when she was sidelined with health problems. She claimed that when she returned to work, she was demoted and denied pay raises for her age and other factors.

MacDonald is seeking a minimum of $80,000 in lost wages, benefits, compensation for emotional distress and legal fees.

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