DECATUR, Illinois, Oct. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * OSHA opened another inspection following September explosion, injuries at ADM's East Plant * * * A lack of preventative maintenance on the explosion suppression system of a bucket elevator was a major factor in an April 20, 2023, explosion at Archer-Daniels-Midland Company's West Plant that resulted in the hospitalization of three employees with bu  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Sparklean Laundry must pay $100K in punitive damages for blatant retaliation * * * A federal court has ordered a Phoenix industrial laundry and dry-cleaning company to pay a total of $281,870 after the U.S. Department of Labor found the employer engaged in a kickback scheme after the department recovered more than $94,135 in overtime wages for 70 workers in 2020. The co  more

BOLINGBROOK, Illinois, Oct. 20 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news release: State Rep. Dee Avelar, D-Bolingbrook, is continuing her fight for the right to choose by calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to preserve access to a common medication used to provide reproductive healthcare. "When the high court overturned Roe v. Wade, the conservatives justified their ruling as 'returning abortion to the states.' And yet, here we are just over a year later, with conservative feder  more

BLOOMINGTON, Illinois, Oct. 20 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news release: State Rep. Sharon Chung, D-Bloomington, is fighting to ensure personal medical decisions are made by women and their doctors by urging the U.S. Supreme Court to continue to allow access to critical reproductive health medications. "I would like to voice my unwaverring opposition to all efforts politicians make to get between patients and their doctors," Chung said. "Scoring political points by res  more

BELLEVILLE, Illinois, Oct. 20 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news release: Thanks to advocacy from state Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, $580,000 in state grants through the Rebuild Illinois capital program have been issued for local projects - including support for St. Clair Associated Vocational Enterprises (SAVE), building improvements for the Swansea Police Department, infrastructure reconstruction at Belleville's Bicentennial Park and highway equipment to support local s  more

ROMEOVILLE, Illinois, Oct. 20 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: With the upcoming veto session starting next week, state Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, is preparing to advocate for her constituent's needs in Springfield as well as work on legislation to help implement a bill she recently passed. "This veto session, we will be working on a number of bills to help improve the lives of residents," said Manley. "Veto session gives us an opportunity  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Oct. 19, 2023: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending October 14, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 198,000, a decrease of 13,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 209,000 to 211,000. The 4-week moving average was 205,750, a decrease of   more