California's Labor and Workforce Development Agency announced that Economic Employment Enforcement Coalition (EEEC) investigators issued 49 citations for safety and labor violations – with fines totaling more than $567,000 – in a recent sweep of Bay Area pallet manufacturers. The enforcement actions, conducted on Feb. 6 and 7, uncovered serious violations that included:
- Failure to pay minimum wage;
- Failure to have workers’ compensation insurance and not providing itemized wage statements;
- Disabled safety latches on circular saws and other power tools;
- Failure to supply safety equipment such as safety glasses or earplugs, and safety training;
- Working conditions such as ungrounded electrical equipment, workers ankle-deep in mud, no toilets on site, and illegal on-site dormitory-style rooms with no heat, plumbing or electricity.
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