12 results for “worker protections”
12 results for “worker protections”
The Seattle Domestic Workers Standards Board met on September 29, 2025, to review policy updates, outreach progress, and enforcement activities. Key developments included the Mayor's proposed budget utilizing fee money to offset general fund losses, two potential new funding sources (a 10-cent app-based work fee and restructured business tax system to be voted on November 4), and public budget hearings scheduled for October 7 and November 6 with a final vote on November 21. The Office of Labor Standards (OLS) reported significant 2024 outreach achievements including training 3,327 workers (a 75% increase), engaging 289 businesses, conducting 473 worker intakes that surfaced issues like misclassification and wage theft, and distributing over 100 hiring guides, while enforcement efforts identified backwages in multiple domestic worker cases.
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Pocono Township, Pennsylvania held a meeting on March 3, 2026 with township officials and representatives from Core 5 Blasting, construction contractors, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), and blast monitoring consultants to discuss blasting operations at the Muschlitz site. Key points addressed included confirmation that all blasts remain well below DEP allowable thresholds and permit limits, with seismograph data provided as verification; the township is installing four seismograph monitoring points despite permit requirements for only one; and air horn alerts are intended for on-site worker safety rather than public notification, though vibration limits are set to prevent structural damage to nearby properties. The meeting emphasized that ground vibration regulatory limits have been established to ensure that any off-site vibrations will not cause cosmetic damage to interior finishes, which are the most sensitive indicators of blast impact.
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