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...
Body of Missing Coal Miner Found After Roof Collapse March 23, 2022 HARLAN, Ky. (AP) — Crews have recovered the body of a Kentucky coal miner missing after a roof collapsed deep...
USPS: Investigation Still Open After Worker Lost Arm March 16, 2022 GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service is continuing to investigate an accident at a North Carolina distribution center...
Assault at Job Covered by Workers’ Comp, Mississippi Supreme Court Rules January 21, 2022 By William Rabb A man gets assaulted at work by two co-workers. Is the man’s recourse for his injuries limited only to the...
Claim For Fatal Heat Stroke Barred by Missouri Ruling on Co-Employee Lawsuits December 22, 2021 By Jim Sams Tyler Scott Halsey worked himself to death trimming trees in 96-degree heat, his parents say. They alleged in a lawsuit...
Cadmium Spiked at Lead Factory, Workers Didn’t Get Help September 28, 2021 By Rebecca Woolington, Corey G. Johnson and Eli Murray TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — In June 2014, an air monitor strapped to a worker inside a Tampa lead factory picked...