A total of 5,071 fatal work injuries were recorded in the U.S. in 2008, down about 10 percent from a total of 5,657 fatal work injuries reported for 2007, according to preliminary government figures. Based on these preliminary counts, the …
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued AT&T Inc Thursday, accusing the nation’s largest phone company of discriminating against workers over 40. In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, the EEOC said Dallas-based AT&T had “no legitimate …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited BAE Systems Inc. with 16 alleged serious and two alleged repeat violations of federal health and safety regulations following an inspection at the company’s facility in Sealy, …
Policemen may have the donut problem. But it is firefighters who get all the love these days, as evidenced by the $24,378 gift from Worldwide Facilities, Inc., and Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. to the Los Angeles Fire Department to purchase …
Braemar Shipping Services has launched a new subsidiary called Braemar Marine, which will provide marine surveying and adjusting services to the global maritime, transportation risk and insurance markets. Braemar Marine began operations on Aug. 1 from its headquarters in Atlanta, …
Apple Inc. was sued by a Colorado resident who accused it of misappropriating an “iconic” photo he possesses for the company’s popular iPhone. In a lawsuit filed Thursday with the federal court in Manhattan, widely published photographer Louis Psihoyos contends …
The operator of a front-end loader was killed when the machine he was on fell seven stories to the ground in Chicago. Chicago Fire Department spokesman Quention Curtis says the Bobcat was lifted early Tuesday to the seventh floor of …
Gerber Products Co. in Fort Smith, Ark., will pay $900,000 to settle accusations of hiring practices that discriminated against women and minority-group applicants, the U.S. Department of Labor said. The agreement covers 1,912 rejected minority and female applicants for jobs …
A federal safety agency says Wisconsin-based We Energies and a Waukesha contractor are contesting citations and penalties imposed following a power-plant explosion in February. The blast occurred at the We Energies plant in Oak Creek, about 20 miles south of …
Rockport Healthcare Group, a national preferred provider organization (PPO) focused exclusively on workers’ compensation, reports that its network has been certified in the state of Georgia. The certification covers all 159 counties in the state. Rockport offers access to workers’ …