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Rhonda Burke Category: Person Description: A Deputy Director for Public Affairs for the U.S. Department of Labor. Page Sections: Article Index |
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| 30 June 2022 | US Department of Labor proposes $315K more in fines for Ohio vehicle parts manufacturer that continues to expose workers to dangerous machine hazards Inspectors found tilt mold devices, sand core machines, and indexing tables at the plant lacked adequate machine guarding and workers performed service and maintenance tasks on industrial machinery without using energy control procedures. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Department of Labor Byline: Scott Allen & Rhonda Burke Dateline: Conneaut, Ohio  Topic: General Aluminum Mfg. Company |
| 1 August 2022 | US Department of Labor proposes $480K in additional fines to Ohio vehicle parts manufacturer for continuing to expose workers to multiple hazards General Aluminum Mfg. Co.’s Wapakoneta plant inspected under Severe Violator Program. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Occupational Safety and Health Administration Byline: Scott Allen & Rhonda Burke Dateline: Wapakoneta, Ohio Topic: General Aluminum Mfg. Company |
| 31 August 2022 | US Department of Labor recovers $67K in back pay for 29 workers after Akron employer fails to meet payroll for more than two months “Workers cannot be expected to bear the burden of the employer’s financial issues which, in this case, left them wondering if or when they would be paid,” said Wage and Hour Division District Director Matthew Utley. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Department of Labor Byline: Scott Allen & Rhonda Burke Dateline: Akron, Ohio Topic: NRM |
| 6 September 2022 | Ohio auto parts manufacturer cited for 10 federal safety violations after workers battle 13 fires in 2 years in plastic molding plant Hematite faces proposed penalties of $271K for exposing workers to flammable materials. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Department of Labor Byline: Scott Allen & Rhonda Burke Dateline: Clayton, Ohio Topic: Hematite |
| 8 September 2022 | Illinois trucking repair company cited for exposing workers to confined space hazards after worker fatally injured inspecting trailer A B & R Repair of Lemont faces $326K in OSHA penalties 48-year-old worker entered a tanker-trailer in Lemont to inspect it as part of an annual USDOT requirement and was overcome from exposure to bleach and chlorine gas. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Occupational Safety and Health Administration Byline: Scott Allen & Rhonda Burke Dateline: Lemont, Illinois Topic: B&R Repair |
| 20 September 2022 | Hendrickson Trailer Suspension Systems recertified with ‘Star’ level designation for exemplary workplace safety, health programs The Woodridge, Illinois-based company employs about 79 workers in Mitchell and about 3,500 nationwide. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Occupational Safety & Health Administration Byline: Scott Allen & Rhonda Burke Topic: Hendrickson |
| 21 November 2022 | US Department of Labor recovers $1.15M in back pay for 710 workers after Indiana RV manufacturer miscalculates overtime wages The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division learned that Alliance RV LLC paid less for each piece in weeks when workers worked more than 40 hours. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Department of Labor Byline: Scott Allen & Rhonda Burke Dateline: Elkhart, Indiana Topic: Alliance RV |
| 8 February 2023 | Automaker Stellantis agrees to add lactation rooms, amend its break policy for nursing mothers at Sterling Heights plant, following investigation Investigators with the department’s Wage and Hour Division responded to an allegation that a plant employee was expressing breast milk on the factory floor after being denied access to the assembly plant’s lactation rooms. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Department of Labor Byline: Scott Allen & Rhonda Burke Dateline: Sterling Heights, Michigan Topic: Stellantis |