A federal judge on Friday heard arguments in the case of a medical marijuana user claiming a Michigan Wal-Mart store wrongfully fired him after testing positive for the drug. U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker in Grand Rapids said he will …
A manager at Ohio’s insurance fund for injured workers has resigned amid ethical questions about whether his private side business benefited from connections he made while on the state payroll. Documents provided to The Associated Press through a public records …
Private industry workplaces in Texas reported a total of 213,507 nonfatal injuries and illnesses during 2009. The incidence rate of 2.9 cases per 100 equivalent full-time employees is 6 percent lower than in 2008, when the incidence rate was 3.1 …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Fortune Plastic and Metal Texas LLC with six alleged serious and six alleged repeat violations following a safety and health inspection at the company’s worksite in Dallas, Texas. …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Republic Engineered Products Inc., a steel manufacturing company in Lorain, Ohio, with one alleged willful, four repeat and eight serious safety violations for exposing its workers to fall …
Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman has appointed Bruce Ramge of Omaha to serve as the director of the Nebraska Department of Insurance (DOI). He has served as acting director since October 30, and has served as deputy director of the department …
A report obtained by a Nashville television station estimates air bags failed in 576 crashes within a six-year period. WSMV-TV learned about the internal report of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration while investigating crashes among people in Middle Tennessee …
Two parents are suing the Beaufort County School District for negligence after their son broke both arms on a school playground. Patricia and Ben Stott told The Beaufort Gazette that the Bluffton Elementary School playground isn’t adequately supervised. The Stotts’ …
Eighteen months ago, Christina Doyle packed up her two kids for an eight-hour journey to a West Virginia courthouse, hoping for some resolution to a lawsuit over water pollution she believes caused her daughter’s learning disabilities and slow growth. This …
A New Jersey town has reached a settlement with a Philadelphia woman who sued after she was videotaped using a holding cell toilet. Cherry Hill has agreed to pay the 42-year-old up to $7,000 and $21,000 in legal fees. The …