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☆ Why the 'Amazonification' of startups isn't always a good thing
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Plus, we've got news on actual robots, who are threatening to pit humans against machines. That's not always a good thing. Companies love to hire Amazon alumni who inject their firms with Jeff Bezos' metrics-focused style. Amazon-trained leaders (sometimes known as "Jeff Bots") have founded more than 650 startups, and swaths have joined the industry's top C-suites, contributing to the "Amazonification" of said firms. Now, humans need to determine how to synchronize our labor with the souls of new machines — before things get out of hand.

☆ A SpaceX engineer was knocked unconscious in January and placed in coma after conducting a routine rocket test
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Kate Duffy | Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A SpaceX engineer was injured while testing a rocket part, leaving him in a coma for months, sources say. The regulatory agency fined SpaceX more than $18,400 over two safety violations from the accident. OSHA fined SpaceX more than $18,400 over two safety violations from the accident in January. The attorney of Cabada told Semafor that an investigation into what caused the accident was underway. Semafor reported that former employees said SpaceX hasn't made a public announcement about the accident.

Circuit Court of Appeals in New York reversed a federal judge's ruling that said only the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) had the power to review complaints about Amazon's workplace safety practices. The case involves workers at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island that employs about 5,000 people and had become the company's first unionized facility earlier this year. On Tuesday, workers at an Amazon warehouse near Albany, New York, voted nearly two to one to reject a union campaign in the company's fourth union election this year. Amazon has denied wrongdoing and said it took various steps to protect warehouse workers. The 2nd Circuit on Tuesday reversed with respect to the workers' claim that Amazon violated a New York state workplace safety law by failing to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Companies Amazon.com Inc FollowOct 18 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) must face a claim that it failed to protect New York City warehouse workers and their families from COVID-19, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday while dismissing the bulk of a 2020 lawsuit. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York reversed a federal judge's ruling that said only the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) had the power to review complaints about Amazon's workplace safety practices. The case involves workers at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island that earlier this year became the company's first unionized facility. The outcome of Amazon's fourth union election this year, at a warehouse near Albany, New York, is expected as early as Tuesday. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Daniel Wiessner in Albany, New York; Editing by Chizu NomiyamaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Oil giant Exxon was ordered to reinstate 2 employees and pay $800,000 for illegally firing them after suspecting them of leaking information to the media
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Exxon Mobil fired two workers it suspected of leaking information to the WSJ, the DoL said. The company has been ordered to reinstate them and pay them $800,000 in back wages and damages. Employees had told the WSJ in 2020 they thought Exxon's growth plans in Texas were unrealistic. The company has been ordered to reinstate the employees and pay them $800,000 in back wages and damages, the DoL said. OSHA said that neither of the fired scientists were revealed as sources for the article.

[1/4] A Hyundai auto plant is seen from inside a Greyhound bus outside of Montgomery, Alabama, U.S., August 13, 2008. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonLUVERNE, Alabama, July 22 (Reuters) - A subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co has used child labor at a plant that supplies parts for the Korean carmaker's assembly line in nearby Montgomery, Alabama, according to area police, the family of three underage workers, and eight former and current employees of the factory. Underage workers, in some cases as young as 12, have recently worked at a metal stamping plant operated by SMART Alabama LLC, these people said. In a "human rights policy" posted online, Hyundai says it forbids child labor throughout its workforce, including suppliers. Many of the minors at the plant were hired through recruitment agencies, according to current and former SMART workers and local labor recruiters.

☆ A lumber manufacturer faces a near-$54,000 fine after a worker was struck by a forklift and died
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-24 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A worker died after a forklift struck her at a shipping yard in Alabama in November, the DOL said. Sunbelt Forest Products failed to follow safety standards and faces a $54,000 fine, the DOL said. Sunbelt Forest Products is owned by UFP Industries. Sunbelt Forest Products and UFP didn't immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment made outside of regular working hours. At the time of the incident, Sunbelt Forest Products President Ken Dell Donne told News 19 that the company was investigating.

☆ An employee at an Illinois food manufacturer lost a finger after getting it stuck in a machine, the labor department said
▼ + stars: | 2022-04-27 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A worker at an Illinois food manufacturer lost their finger after it got stuck in a machine, the DOL said. The DOL cited Hearthside Food Solutions and asked it to pay $231,625 in penalties. In a press release, the Department of Labor said Friday that it has cited Hearthside Food Solutions 20 times "for exposing workers to amputation and other serious hazards." In the citation, OSHA asked Hearthside to pay $231,625 in penalties for three violations related to the carton-closing machine. Hearthside Food should immediately re-evaluate its training and safety procedures at all of its facilities."

☆ A Texas farm owned by one of the US' biggest potato growers paid over $1.3 million in back wages to workers after denying them overtime pay
▼ + stars: | 2022-02-21 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A farm in Texas owned by one of the US' biggest potato growers didn't pay overtime premiums, the DOL found. The DOL says it had since recovered more than $1.3 million in back pay for almost 500 warehouse workers. The Dalhart, Texas farm – operated by Blaine Larsen Farms, one of the US' biggest potato growers – also failed to properly report an outbreak of COVID-19, the DOL said. The department said that it had recovered almost $1.35 million in back wages for the warehouse workers. The labor department said it also investigated Larsen Farms twice in 2020.

☆ A Florida security contractor fired a worker via Signal chat 10 minutes after they raised concerns about COVID-19 safety, lawsuit says
▼ + stars: | 2022-02-16 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Florida security contractor fired a worker after they raised concerns about COVID-19 safety, a lawsuit says. The worker also raised concerns about firearm storage, said the Department of Labor, which is bringing the suit. Employees at companies including Amazon, GameStop, and Instacart have complained about unsafe working conditions during the pandemic, including a lack of personal protective equipment, hazard pay, and clear COVID-19 safety policies. The worker raised concerns about the relocation in a group chat with supervisors on encrypted-messaging app Signal, citing concerns about COVID-19 policies and secure firearm storage, the lawsuit says. VRP Group fired the worker in the Signal chat "less than ten minutes after his first text asking about the COVID-19 protocols," the DOL says in the lawsuit.

☆ Стресс на рабочем месте ‒ один из самых серьезных вызовов XXI века
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-20 | by ( Наталья Хадыркэ | ) vocea.md time to read: +6 min

Стресс на рабочем месте считается вторым по величине риском в области охраны здоровья и безопасности труда. После проведения ряда исследований, в том числе Европейского исследования о новых и возникающих рисках на предприятиях, Всемирная организация здравоохранения объявила стресс, который испытывается на рабочем месте, одним из самых серьезных вызовов XXI века. компаний из 33 стран, вопросы касались менеджмента охраны здоровья и безопасности труда и, в частности, управления психосоциальными рисками. В опросник также были включены вопросы о дигитализации, предоставляя целостный взгляд на текущие практики в области охраны здоровья и безопасности труда в Европе. По оценкам, затраты, которые несут предприятия и общество из-за стресса на рабочем месте, значительные, и составляют миллиарды евро на национальном уровне в стране, большей, чем Республика Молдова.

Persons: Александр Дарабонт, Елена Каркилан, Хавьер Ирасторза, Елена Антон Organizations: Всемирная организация здравоохранения, Румынский координационный центр, Европейское агентство безопасности труд и трудовое здравоохранение, Национальным институтом научные исследования и разработок в область охраны труда, Инспекция труда, Центр непрерывного медицинского обучения медицинское Locations: Румыния, Бухарест, Европа, Республика Молдова

☆ «Здоровые рабочие места облегчают вашу жизнь!»
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-13 | by ( Галина Мунтяну | ) vocea.md time to read: +3 min

По этому случаю Европейским агентством безопасности труда и трудового здравоохранения (EU-OSHA) и его партнерами в европейских странах были организованы различные мероприятия. Елена Каркилан, глава Инспекции труда профсоюзов, была приглашена Думитрой Ионеску, главным инспектором Территориальной инспекции труда Прахова, принять участие в онлайн-видеовстрече, посвященной Европейской неделе безопасности и здоровья на работе под названием «Здоровые рабочие места облегчают вашу задачу!». Данное событие стимулирует совместное и активное участие в профилактике профессиональных заболеваний костно-мышечной системы ‒ серьезная проблема, которая вызывает озабоченность среди работников и предприятий. Согласно данным шестого Европейского исследования условий труда, примерно трое из пяти рабочих в Европейском союзе жалуются на такие нарушения. В процессе оценки должны участвовать как работники, так и работодатели, сотрудники, наделенные полномочиями по контролю в области безопасности труда и др.», — подчеркнула глава Инспекции труда CNSM.

Persons: Елена Каркилан, Думитрой Ионеску, Прахов Organizations: Европейское агентство безопасности труда, Инспекция труда профсоюзов, Территориальная инспекция труда, Европейская неделя безопасность и здоровье, Инспекция труда, Нефтегазовый университет, Европейское исследование условий труда Locations: Плоешть, Румыния, Европа, Европейский союз, ЕС

☆ 12 Steps to Starting a Small Business
▼ + stars: | 2019-05-02 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Step 2: Write a business planYou don’t need an MBA to write a business plan. In addition to selecting your business name, you may also need to register a fictitious business name, known as a DBA (Doing Business As). Step 9: Figure out your taxesYour business structure will determine the types of taxes you’ll have to pay. Step 11: Learn relevant laws and regulationsIf you’re starting an online business, contact the Federal Trade Commission to learn about e-commerce regulations. Step 12: Set up your accounting systemBookkeeping can be simple, at least when you first start your business.

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