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Police: Fla. Pizza Workers Burned Down Rival Store

The battle for pizza supremacy has taken a wrong turn in Florida. Two managers of a Domino’s Pizza restaurant in Lake City, in north-central Florida, have been charged with burning down a rival Papa John’s location. The motive? Police say …

U.S. Railroad Workers Charged in $1 Billion Fraud

U.S. prosecutors charged 11 people Thursday in connection with an alleged $1 billion fraud involving hundreds of railroad workers filing false disability claims. In some cases, workers claimed they were unable to work even while they played golf, shoveled snow …

Workers Exposed to Asbestos at Virginia Plant

At least 12 contract employees hired to repair the Surry nuclear power plant have been exposed to asbestos. State Department of Labor and Industry reports obtained by the Daily Press, found that flakes of the cancer-causing substance went airborne in …

Five Workers Hurt in New Jersey Construction Site Collapse

Federal safety regulators are investigating a construction accident in southern New Jersey that sent five workers to hospitals. The roof collapsed at a Quick Chek construction site in Berkeley Township Wednesday. Detective Sgt. James Smith told the Asbury Park Press …

Death Toll Rises to 17 in China Coal Mine Blast

The death toll from a coal mine explosion in southwestern China has risen to 17. The official Xinhua News Agency says 28 miners were in the shaft when the blast occurred Tuesday in Guizhou province. Eleven were rescued and being …

Construction Workers Settle in Collapse of Georgia Walkway

An attorney for workers who sued over the collapse of an elevated walkway under construction in the treetops at the Atlanta Botanical Garden said settlements totaling more than $15 million have been reached in the case. A portion of the …

Indiana Investigating Ammonia Leak that Injured 4

State investigators will probe an explosion at a northern Indiana fertilizer plant that injured four people, including two who are in critical condition at a Fort Wayne hospital. Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration spokeswoman Chetrice Mosley says investigators were …

China Coal Mine Blast Kills at Least 13 Workers

Chinese state media say an explosion in a coal mine has killed at least 13 workers. The official Xinhua News Agency says five other workers are missing after the blast Tuesday in a mine in the southwestern province of Guizhou. …

Indiana Fines Aluminum Foundry for Safety Violations

State officials have fined a central Indiana foundry more than $10,000 for allegedly violating the state’s health and safety regulations. The Star Press of Muncie reports that Cast Metals Technology in Yorktown was accused of three non-serious and 11 serious …

Facebook Policies Tricky for Employers, Workers

In the age of instant tweets and impulsive Facebook posts, some companies are still trying to figure out how they can limit what their employees say about work online without running afoul of the law. Confusion about what workers can …