More than 1.5 million dehumidifiers are underneath recall following stories of almost two dozen fires, in keeping with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The recall impacts 42 fashions of dehumidifiers offered underneath 5 model names: Kenmore, GE, SoleusAir, Norpole and Seabreeze. These merchandise, all manufactured by the Zhuhai, China-based Gree Electric Appliances, have been offered from January 2011 to February 2014 at main retailers nationwide — together with Walmart, Home Depot and Sam’s Club, amongst others.
According to the CPSC, the now-recalled dehumidifiers can overheat, smoke and catch hearth. Gree has obtained stories of not less than 23 fires, 688 overheating incidents and $168,000 in property harm from the recalled merchandise.
NY shutters 27 Boston Market eating places over unpaid wages
State labor officers have quickly shut down greater than two dozen Boston Market eating places in New Jersey after discovering a number of violations of employees’ rights, together with greater than $600,000 in again wages owed to 314 staff.
A stop-work order was issued Tuesday by the Department of Labor towards 27 eating places throughout New Jersey. The state additionally imposed almost $2.6 million in penalties towards the agency.
The Associated Press despatched an e mail in search of remark to Boston Market’s company workplace in Golden, Colorado, on Thursday. There are 31 Boston Market eating places in New Jersey and 310 nationwide, in keeping with its web site.
Source: www.bostonherald.com”