1 in 5 Small Businesses Would Allow Medical Marijuana Use While at Work October 14, 2015 Now that marijuana has become legal in 24 states for medicinal or recreational purposes, a new telephone poll by Employers,...
Idaho Gas Station Owner Ordered to Pay Fired Worker $100,000 in Punitive Damages October 8, 2015 By REBECCA BOONE A judge ordered a northern Idaho gas station owner to pay $100,000 to a former employee who was fired after...
Office Workers Could Become Athletes of the Workplace July 8, 2015 Office work will become much less of a pain in the neck if Julie Côté has her way. That’s because...
Ohio State Lands $578,000 in Grants to Study Workplace Safety March 10, 2015 Ohio State University will study how to improve workplace safety under three grants totaling $578,000 that it’s been awarded by...
OSHA Warns of Fall Hazards When Removing Snow Off Roofs March 3, 2015 OSHA is urging employers and workers who remove snow from rooftops and other building structures to be aware of the...
Manhattan Duane Reade Store Cited $77,400 for Obstacle Course to Exits February 27, 2015 Employees of a Duane Reade store on 6th Avenue in Manhattan would have been unable to exit the store swiftly...
Two Washington Companies Fined for Multiple Safety Violations January 30, 2015 The Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) has cited and fined Waste Connections Inc., of Washington-Clark County, and Leadpoint Business...
Kansas Businesses Support State Takeover of OSHA Enforcement January 27, 2015 A proposal that the state take over enforcement of workplace safety rules from the federal government seems unlikely to pass...
Pennsylvania Chimney Company Cited for Repeated Safety Violations December 24, 2014 Federal regulators say a northeast Pennsylvania chimney supply company continued to violate safety regulations after accidents in which some employees...
Long Forgotten Asbestos Mine Sickens Indian Villagers December 23, 2014 By KATY DAIGLE Asbestos waste spills in a gray gash down the flank of a lush green hill above tribal villages that are...