The amputation of a worker’s arm has led federal workplace safety officials to propose a $222,648 penalty against commercial pasta manufacturer Rana Meal Solutions L.L.C. of Bartlett, Ill.

Seven state attorneys general and industry lobbyists will weigh in on a labor union’s federal lawsuit seeking to block the USDA’s line-speed regulation for pork processing plants.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh remains anathema to many liberals. The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg means he also may soon be their best hope to save abortion rights and Obamacare.

Three years ago, when Amy Coney Barrett was a nominee to the federal appeals court in Chicago, she endured a blistering Senate confirmation hearing in which Democrats grilled her on whether her deep Catholic faith would distort her view of the law.

Chief Justice John Roberts’ efforts to rein in his conservative colleagues and slow walk major changes in U.S. law will be more difficult after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Five Northern California health-care facilities and a police department have been cited for failing to protect workers from the coronavirus, state officials said in announcing $109,040 in fines.