NEW YORK, Feb. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following news release: Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.8 percent in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA metropolitan area for the year ended in December 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Chief Regional Economist Martin Kohli noted that one year ago, New York experienced an annual gain of 3.7 percent in compen  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following news release: Over 140,000 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses were reported among New York's private industry employers in 2018, resulting in an incidence rate of 2.2 cases per 100 full-time equivalent workers, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. (See table A.) Chief Regional Economist Martin Kohli noted that New York was among 12  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's Office of Investigations issued the following investigation report summary: On January 17, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, ordered Craig Cinelli, co-owner of Cinelli Iron & Metal Co. (CIMCO); Michael A. Valenti III, CIMCO's former senior vice president of sales; and David Barteck, CIMCO's former chief financial officer--(collectively, the defendants)--to pay $25,485,568 in restitution   more

DELAIR, New Jersey, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Aluminum Shapes LLC for workplace safety and health hazards after a crane operator was injured in August 2019 at the aluminum manufacturer's Delair, New Jersey, foundry. The company faces $169,524 in penalties for these violations. The employee was hospitalized  more