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Report Exposes Safety And Wage Issues With Federal Contractors

March 21st, 2017 • Lawsuits & Litigation • 2 minute read
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Author Sara E. Teller

Report Exposes Safety And Wage Issues With Federal Contractors

There has been in influx of claimants raising issues against companies alleging they are subjecting their employees to unsafe work conditions, or not paying them the wages they deserve.  A report was just released finding that federal contractors all too often violate labor laws while taking in tax payer's dollars.

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Warren argues it will make it easier for the federal government to choose contractors who are focused on protecting their employees. The report also shows that more than a third of the 100 largest fines imposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration since early 2015 were issued to companies that have held federal contracts over the last ten years.  Federal contracts have led to substantial job creation, and nearly a quarter of the American workforce is currently employed at a company holding at least one federal contract."Too often, federal contractors break labor laws while continuing to suck down millions in tax payer dollars," says Warren.  "Instead of making it easier for companies to cheat their employees or threaten workers' health and safety, President Trump and Republicans in Congress should join Democrats in standing up for the hard working Americans who do important jobs for our country.” In other words, the situation hasn't been taken very seriously. The issues are still happening and companies are continuing to operate despite known hazards, particularly if they are relied upon for economic growth.  OSHA has been understaffed as of late, adding to the issue, and many employers are using undocumented workers to minimize backlash.The Department of Justice has received pleas to open criminal investigations against offenders as lawsuits are being issued in an effort to put a stop to chronic offenders.  On Friday, Senators Warren, Patty Murray, and Sanders asked the Department of Justice to open a criminal investigation into federal contractor VT Halter Marine's repeated safety violations, which have resulted in worker injuries and deaths.  This is just one example of many that deserve a closer look.

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Warren: Federal contractors repeatedly violate labor lawsWarren Releases Report Detailing Labor Violations by Federal Contractors  
Sara E. Teller

About Sara E. Teller

Sara is a credited freelance writer, editor, contributor, and essayist, as well as a novelist and poet with nearly twenty years of experience. A seasoned publishing professional, she's worked for newspapers, magazines and book publishers in content digitization, editorial, acquisitions and intellectual property. Sara has been an invited speaker at a Careers in Publishing & Authorship event at Michigan State University and a Reading and Writing Instructor at Sylvan Learning Center. She has an MBA degree with a concentration in Marketing and an MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, graduating with a 4.2/4.0 GPA. She is also a member of Chi Sigma Iota and a 2020 recipient of the Donald D. Davis scholarship recognizing social responsibility. Sara is certified in children's book writing, HTML coding and social media marketing. Her fifth book, PTSD: Healing from the Inside Out, was released in September 2019 and is available on Amazon. You can find her others books there, too, including Narcissistic Abuse: A Survival Guide, released in December 2017.

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