BASF agreed to a $700,000 penalty and certified full compliance after failing to report hundreds of substances during the 2020 TSCA reporting period at its New Jersey headquarters.
Five months after an April 2024 inspection, OSHA found the stone-manufacturer had still not put in place hearing-conservation or respiratory-protection programmes. They were cited for two repeat and 13 serious violations.
The company will pay $120,000 in penalties, correct the hazards and implement preventive measures.
The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries fined Pacific Agri Services LLC following an August 2024 investigation—its largest farm labour contractor fine to date.
The company operated without a licence and failed to inform nearly 5,000 workers in writing about pay, work type, schedule, housing and transport, depriving them of their rights under state law.
State law also mandates minimum wage, safe transport, rest breaks and disclosure forms. Pacific Agri Services initially withheld required records and later admitted transporting 4,950 domestic and 26 H2-A workers without up-to-date disclosure forms. This resulted in a $1.24 million fine, plus $5,000 for unlicensed operation and $1,000 for record failures. The company has appealed.
Nalco’s Chicago facility will pay $401,300 in penalties after EPA found failures to develop hazard assessments, provide process safety information, secure procedures, inspect equipment, and implement incident investigation and risk management plans.
The companies will inspect ventilation and relief systems, add sensors, revise record-keeping and training, and update incident-investigation procedures.
OSHA found Troyer Construction LLP failed to provide required fall protection for roofing work, and the Wage and Hour Division found illegal minor employment from May 2022 to June 2023. Under the agreement, Troyer must pay $290,000 in OSHA, child labor, and DOJ fines, and enroll in Missouri’s On-Site Safety and Health Consultation Program.
Between 2010 and 2019, Hino Motors engineers altered and fabricated Clean Air Act test data, smuggling over 105,000 non-conforming diesel engines into the U.S. Hino was sentenced to a $521.76 million criminal fine, five years probation banning diesel engine imports, a $1.087 billion forfeiture judgment, and a comprehensive compliance programme. EPA and FBI agents investigated the case.
On the morning of 18 August 2019, a fire in the basement of 708 Kennedy Street killed two tenants, Fitsum Kebede (40) and Yafet Solomen (10), from thermal burns and smoke inhalation. Prosecutors showed Walker knew of fire safety violations and ignored warnings to correct them.
Walker lacked a certificate of occupancy, operated the building as an illegal “rooming house,” failed to install or maintain smoke alarms, and blocked escape routes with double-keyed security gates.
The case was heard in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia by U.S. Attorney Edward R. Martin, Jr. and D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb.
The total includes $532,561 in citations to compensate 73 workers for unpaid wages, failure to pay overtime, liquidated damages, and incomplete wage statements. Additionally, the LCO filed a lawsuit seeking $575,803 in unpaid wages, damages, and penalties for paid sick leave violations.
These violations impacted at least 90 workers. Under California’s Healthy Workplace, Healthy Families Act, employees accrue one hour of sick leave per 30 hours worked, with usage allowed after 90 days of employment and a cap of 80 hours.
Home Depot agreed to pay $65,000 to settle MDHR claims of sexual harassment in its Fridley, MN store, where three co-workers harassed an employee over three years. Home Depot must enforce anti-harassment policies, provide training, and ensure manager accountability under state law.
Flying Circus Washington LLC (Sky Zone Seattle) faces over $68,000 in fines for youth employment violations: 57 minors worked >5 hours without breaks on 537 occasions; breaches of weekly and daily hour limits under WA law. The park also lacked fall protection training during a zip-line repair at 12 feet high.