Viewpoint: ‘Take-Home COVID’ Claims May Lead to Future Insurance Disputes August 15, 2022 By Seth Row and Jodi Green “Take-home COVID” claims are claims brought against an employer by the spouse or child of an employee who caught COVID-19...
Feds Hope New Website Can Prevent Deaths from Worsening Heat July 28, 2022 By Seth Borenstein and Mary Katherine Wildeman WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government hopes a new website can help people and local governments beat the increasingly deadly...
Starbucks Closing 16 US Stores for Safety Issues July 14, 2022 By Dee-Ann Durbin Starbucks is closing 16 stores around the country because of repeated safety issues, including drug use and other disruptive behaviors...
Amazon Issued 13,000 Disciplinary Notices at Single US Warehouse July 12, 2022 By Jeffrey Dastin NEW YORK — Amazon worker Gerald Bryson had hand-counted thousands of items in his warehouse’s inventory over three days when...
Report Criticizes Meat Industry, USDA Response to Pandemic May 13, 2022 By Josh Funk OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — At the height of the pandemic, the meat processing industry worked closely with political appointees in...
Court Says Federal Law Preempts in Tossing New York Suit Over Amazon Worker Safety May 10, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel A New York state appeals court on Tuesday dismissed state Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit accusing Amazon.com Inc. of failing...
Washington Seafood Processing Plant Fined $56K Following COVID Death April 28, 2022 OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A seafood processing plant has been fined $56,000 in connection with a 2021 COVID outbreak that...
Amazon Warehouse Collapse Probe Finds Worker Safety Risks April 28, 2022 By Haleluya Hadero U.S. regulators are calling on Amazon to improve its procedures for dealing with severe weather like hurricanes and tornadoes that...
Federal OSHA Mulls Yanking Arizona’s Work Safety Oversight April 21, 2022 PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona may lose the authority to oversee its own workplace safety program because of a pattern of...
Congress Seeks Amazon’s Labor-Practice Records After Tornado That Killed Six April 1, 2022 By Spencer Soper A Congressional committee wants Amazon.com Inc. to share details about its labor practices during extreme weather events, following a tornado...