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U.S. worker safety officials fined Elon Musk’s SpaceX $3,600 this month after an accident at its site in Washington state led to a “near amputation,” according to inspection records reviewed by Reuters. A Reuters investigation late last year found that Musk’s rocket company disregarded worker-safety regulations and standard practices at its facilities nationwide. SpaceX has not responded to Reuters’ questions about any of the incidents, including the death of one worker and the injury ...

This is the longest commitment to date, surpassing the original Bangladesh Accord's initial five-year term.

The trial follows two years of investigation by state OSHA officials.

Tech giant says it is working with manufacturer Foxconn following criticism from labor-rights groups over police beating of protesting workers

Organizers say store closings are one way companies try to curb unionizing amid post-pandemic worker frustration. NBC News analysis shows complaints up sharply.

Just implement but enforce. a couple things to point out, it would include violators could face fines around $14,000. fines could increase if they felt like companies were pursuing willful violations, when it comes to healthcare workers and healthcare facilities in particular, they could lose access to medicare or medicaid, payments -- planned compliance inspections for some workplaces via osha, which they usually do or regularly do but what you hear from government officials is worker complaint...

Want their workers to be safe, and they want guidance to make sure theyre following the rules and they want a level playing field so theyre not disadvantaged by doing the right thing, and thats what the rule gets you. >> of course, the rule is for those who dont follow that. there would be a rule for a governor mandate if the private sector decided on their own they would enact these mandates. for those not following this, how do you then enforce it? >> i think primarily it will be enforced by f...

Corporation for an inspection. but, also, to target specific industry in a specific part of the country without offering the appropriate justification. >> all right. well, one of the things that always makes me a little bit, i dont know, it drives me crazy, they come up with a name for their program. whether its a good program or not regional emphasis program. whoever came up with that i would love to know whose job that was. here is what oosha. we contacted the osha labor department to see what...

More saving. more doing. thats the power of the home depot. right now, estate oak laminates at the new lower price of just 87 cents per square foot. for the past four year, bp has paid for an internal watchdog unit created under congressional pressure. the unit is supposed to investigate worker complaints about safety, but cnn has learned that bp is actively trying to eliminate the unit. even though the company has promised in writing it will exist for at least another year. heres cnns drew dr...

>> the helix producer, we will need about three days after the weather calms to less than three to five feet for the vessel to hook the could believing that would be required to do. the third vessel will bring our capacity up to 53,000 barrels per day. >> he officially retired from the coast guard but hes staying on to handle this incident. for the past four years, bp has paid for an internal watch dock uni unit. and a devastating fire and explosion at its refinery in texas city, texas. this was...