More than 330 complaints describing dangerous working conditions related to COVID-19 have been submitted to the state since March 1, according to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Those reports led to a more than doubling of complaints about dangerous working conditions versus the same period last year but the state's mandate-light response to the pandemic has hamstrung regulators' ability to investigate the reports they've received.
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kAmpAC:= `c[ a_a_k^DEC@?8m — }@E FD:?8 >2D< @C 8=@G6D 2?5 D66:?8 A2E:6?ED] t>A=@J66D 2C6 A@E6?E:2==J 36:?8 6IA@D65] x H2D 2 t>A=@J66 E92E 42==65 @FE H:E9 2 4@F89 2?5 2D<65 7@C E:>6 @77 WF?A2:5X E:= |2J `DE 3642FD6 @7 286 2?5 962=E9 4@?5:E:@? H2D 5:D>:DD65 2?5 D2:5 E92E x C6D:8?65 AC@9:3:E:?8 >6 E@ 7:=6 F?6>A=@J>6?E] {24< @7 4=62?:?8 AC@5F4E 766= AFD965 @FE 5F6 E@ >J 286 2?5 562C @7 42E49 E96 G:CFD] (6 4@F=5 ?@E AC@A6C=J 5:D:?764E 2C62D 2?5 6>A=@J66D E2<6 E6>A6C2EFC6D H:E9@FE 8=@G6D] k^Am
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kAmpAC:= `g[ a_a_k^DEC@?8m — r~'xs `h ?@E E2<6? D6C:@FD=J] #tspr%ts 92D D2:5 96 92D E96 G:CFD[ 3FE 96 :D D :== H@C<:?8[ 92D?’E 366? D6?E 9@>6[ 2?5 92D?’E 366? E6DE65 7@C :E] $:?46 96J DE2CE65 E6>A6C2EFC6 4964<D[ >F=E:A=6 A6@A=6 92G6 925 `_` 568C66D @C >@C6 :? 76G6CD 2?5 E96J DE:== D6?E E96> :?D:56 E@ H@C<] %96J H:== ?@E 2==@H 2?J@?6 E@ =62G6 :7 E96J 2C6 D:4< @C :7 2 72>:=J >6>36C :D D:4< F?56C 2?J 4:C4F>DE2?46] sFC:?8 E96D6 E:>6D[ E96J 2C6 ?@E 7@==@H:?8 2?J @7 E96 D276EJ CF=6D 2?5 C68F=2E:@?D E92E 92G6 E@ 5@ H:E9 r~'xs `hkDEC@?8m]k^DEC@?8mk^Am
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kAmpAC:= a_[ a_a_k^DEC@?8m — r@?7:C>65 42D6D @7 r~'xs\`h DE2CE:?8 pAC:= hE9] t>A=@J66D 2C6 DE:== 36:?8 C6BF:C65 E@ 4@>6 E@ H@C< 6G6? E9@F89 E96 6>A=@J6C 42?VE 82FC2?E66 E92E D@4:2= 5:DE2?4:?8 H:== 36 7@==@H65] %96C6 2C6 ?@H `d 42D6D @7 r~'xs\`h :?4=F5:?8 #tspr%ts ] %96J H:== ?@E 2==@H FD E@ FD6 @FE !%~ E@ DE2J 9@>6 F?E:= E96 G:CFD 92D A2DD65]k^Am
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kAmpAC:= b_[ a_a_k^DEC@?8m — %96C6 2C6 `_Z 6>A=@J66D :? xr& H9@ 92G6 366? 5:28?@D65 H:E9 r~'xs :?4=F5:?8 ` 6>A=@J66 E92E 5:65 27E6C 4@?DE2?E=J 36:?8 DE27765 H:E9 r~'xs A2E:6?ED 2?5 E96 @E96C h 6>A=@J66D 92G6 2== 366? DE27765 :? E96 r~'xs D64E:@? @7 xr& 2E D@>6 E:>6 3642FD6 H6 H6C6 E@=5 “6G6CJ@?6 >FDE C@E2E6” 6G6? 27E6C D@>6 6>A=@J66D 92G6 2D<65 E@ 36 A=2465 @G6C E96C6 4@?D:DE6?E=J] #tspr%ts :D ?@E AC@E64E:?8 :ED 6>A=@J66D 36:?8 6IA@D65[ ?@E AC@G:5:?8 65F42E:@? @? 42C6 @7 r~'xs A2E:6?ED 2?5 92D ?@ EJA6 @7 4@G6C286 :? A=246 7@C A2J @C :?DFC2?46 >2EE6CD D9@F=5 2? 6>A=@J66 42E49 E96 G:CFD] !=62D6 :?G6DE:82E6] k^Am
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kAmu@C 2 7F== =:DE @7 4@>A=2:?ED DF3>:EE65 E@ %~$wp 5FC:?8 |2C49 2?5 pAC:=[ 4=:4< kDEC@?8mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^5C:G6]8@@8=6]4@>^7:=6^5^`D>J\b*hFtv%(K'~4Ct*6J68pyBg@Gaz6^G:6HnFDAlD92C:?8Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmk^2mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^45?]32D6A=2E7@C>]:@^7:=6D^32D6^D4@>>^?GA^5@4F>6?E^a_a_^_d^%~$wp0~?=:?60r@>A=2:?E07@C>0|2C4902?50pAC:=0a_a_00`0]d63a4ga6a227_]A57Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm96C6]k^2mk^Am
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