Online commerce giant Amazon.com has been fined $7,000 by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for failing to document at least 26 different injuries and illnesses at their facility in Robbinsville. Investigators also found that “employees were exposed to several workplace ergonomic risks, included repeated bending at the waist and exertions and standing during their 10-hour… Keep Reading
On December 10, Mercer County became the third county in New Jersey to call on the state government to raise the minimum wage to at least $15 per hour. The current federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, but New Jersey state law requires workers here in the Garden State be paid at least $8.38… Keep Reading
Trenton’s bravest will hopefully be a little safer thanks to the purchase of bullet proof vests. According to a report by the Times of Trenton’s Cristina Rojas, the city’s EMS workers have been wearing the vests for years, but now firefighters will follow suit. The vests are one new component in the city’s recently-negotiated deal… Keep Reading