Government accountability
By Eli Wolfe on October 10, 2019
Despite aggressive enforcement of wage laws by the California Labor Commissioner’s office, some workers wait years for back pay, if they get any at all.
Posted in Recent Stories | Tagged California, Government accountability, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Julie Su, Labor Commissioner, Labor Department, labor laws, Lilia Garcia-Brower, Maintenance Cooperation Trust Fund, NELP, Tia Koonse, wage theft, wage violations, wages, Workplace, XPO |
By Marjie Lundstrom on October 3, 2019
A FairWarning investigation found serious food safety problems in nursing homes and assisted living centers nationwide.
Posted in FairWarning Investigates, Recent Stories | Tagged Arkansas, assisted living, California, CDC, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Colorado, Donald Trump, elder abuse, food safety, foodborne illness, Georgia, Government accountability, Los Angeles, Marjie Lundstrom, Michigan, nursing homes, Pennsylvania, San Francisco, Texas, Wisconsin |
By Chelsea Conaboy on September 24, 2019
President Trump is revoking California’s authority to set its own vehicle emissions standards, setting the stage for a Supreme Court battle.
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Climate Change, Consumer Protection, Environmental Safety and Health, Food Supply, Government accountability, Smoking and Tobacco Industry, Workplace Safety and Health |
By Chelsea Conaboy on September 17, 2019
A decade after General Motors teetered on bankruptcy, workers say they want some payback for their sacrifices.
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Climate Change, Consumer product safety, Government accountability, Pharmaceutical Industry and Drugs, Smoking and Tobacco Industry, wage theft, Workplace |
By Chelsea Conaboy on September 10, 2019
The shooting massacre in Odessa, Texas, highlighted gaps in the system of background checks. The shooter’s effort to buy a gun from a licensed dealer was rejected, so he turned to private market instead.
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Consumer Protection, Environmental Safety and Health, FDA, Government accountability, Smoking and Tobacco Industry, Workplace Safety and Health |
By Eric Kulisch on September 4, 2019
Grade inflation in school makes it difficult to distinguish who is actually achieving in the classroom. The federal government’s vehicle safety rating system suffers the same problem. Today, 98 percent of all vehicles tested receive four or five stars for crashworthiness. Consumer advocates and safety experts say it’s time to raise the bar for the New Car Assessment Program, which hasn’t been updated in nearly 10 years.
Posted in FairWarning Reports, Recent Stories | Tagged Auto and Highway Safety, Consumer Protection, Government accountability |
By Chelsea Conaboy on September 3, 2019
Fresh off a spat with car makers, the Trump administration seems to be walking into another fight with a big industry over whether deregulation is going too far. The EPA has laid out a plan to roll back regulation of methane gas, saying it will save the oil and gas industry money.
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Climate Change, Consumer product safety, Consumer Protection, Environmental Safety and Health, Government accountability, Pharmaceutical Industry and Drugs, Smoking and Tobacco Industry |
By Chelsea Conaboy on August 27, 2019
Convenience, selection and quick delivery have made Amazon a trusted brand. But a team of Wall Street Journal reporters found thousands of products for sale on Amazon that wouldn’t be permitted on the shelves of big box stores because they had been deemed unsafe or were outright banned by federal regulators.
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Consumer product safety, Consumer Protection, Drinking Water, Environmental Safety and Health, FDA, Government accountability, Pharmaceutical Industry and Drugs, Product Hazards and Recalls, Smoking and Tobacco Industry, Workplace Safety and Health |
By Chelsea Conaboy on August 20, 2019
Food and Drug Administration for the second time proposes a series of graphic warning labels for cigarette packs and advertising, but could face another legal challenge from the tobacco industry
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Climate Change, Consumer Protection, Environmental Safety and Health, Government accountability, Smoking and Tobacco Industry, wage theft |
By Chelsea Conaboy on August 13, 2019
The Endangered Species Act is getting an overhaul by the Trump White House that will affect hundreds of species now considered “threatened.”
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Climate Change, Environmental Safety and Health, Food Supply, Government accountability, Workplace Safety and Health |
