Health, Safety & Personal Injury Law Blog
July 7, 2017 • Oil & Gas Industry,Safety Tips,Workplace Safety in West Virginia
Concerned about Your Safety and Health at Work? Learn About Your Rights
Learn about your rights if you think something is wrong at your job Your Rights to a safe West Virginia workplace Under federal law, you’re entitled to a safe workplace. OSHA requires your employer to provide you a workplace free of known health and safety hazards. If you have concerns, you have the right to…
read moreDecember 19, 2014 • Oil & Gas Industry
US Labor Dept. helps 5,300 West Virginia & Pennsylvania oil and gas workers recover $4.5M in back wages for unpaid overtime
The Department of Labor’s Multi-year initiative finds widespread and significant violations in the oil and gas industry According to the US Department of Labor, thousands of workers employed by contractors engaged in natural gas extraction in the Marcellus Shale region of Pennsylvania and West Virginia are putting in a fair day’s work but not receiving a fair…
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