U.S. Workplace Safety Agency Proposes Protections from Extreme Heat July 3, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled a long-awaited proposal that would require many U.S. employers to protect 36 million workers...
Probe Into Death of Nurse on Home Visit Alleges Employer Failed to Protect Workers May 8, 2024 A home health care company failed to protect a visiting nurse who was killed during an appointment with a convicted...
St. Louis Contractor Faces $276K in Fines Over Deadly Fall Hazards April 12, 2024 Federal workplace safety inspectors found a Missouri roofing contractor again risking the safety of its employees by failing to protect...
Report: Four-in-10 California Workers’ Comp Claims from Workers with Less Than a Year of Tenure April 1, 2024 Roughly four-in-10 workers’ compensation claims come from workers with less than one year of tenure, a new report from the...
Nevada Tops States Where Energy Workers Get Highest Compensation Pay-Outs February 2, 2024 Nevada tops states in a new study of states in which current and former employees of the Department of Energy...
Labor Union Asks Federal Regulators to Oversee South Carolina Workplace Safety Program December 8, 2023 By James Pollard COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — One of the largest labor organizations in the United States petitioned the federal government on Thursday...
10th Circuit: No Coverage Due Under Owner-Controlled Insurance Program for $22M Verdict November 30, 2023 By Jim Sams A multinational company that maintains power plants operated by electric utilities cannot turn to its customer’s owner-controlled insurance program for...
Indian Rescuers Reach 41 Workers Trapped in Collapsed Tunnel for 17 Days November 29, 2023 UTTARKASHI, India (AP) — The Press Trust of India news agency says rescuers have reached workers trapped in a collapsed...
USDA Allows Pork Plants to Keep Operating at Accelerated Speeds November 29, 2023 By Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek WASHINGTON —The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday it will extend for up to 90 days a trial program...
Lawsuit Blames Negligence by Plant Owner, HVAC Contractors for Cannabis Worker’s Asthma Death November 29, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A lawsuit has been filed over what has been identified as the cannabis industry’s first asthma workplace death. The mother...