A worker who was injured and the estate of another who died at a Massachusetts construction site can sue the contractor who oversaw the job — despite the fact the contractor’s insurer has already paid them workers’ comp benefits, the …
New Mexico investigators say proper safety measures were not in place when a trench wall collapsed in Las Vegas, burying and killing two city workers. The state Occupational Safety and Health Bureau says the workers were putting in water and …
Britain said flights could be disrupted from parts of the country on Tuesday by an ash cloud billowing from an Icelandic volcano, but said it did not expect a repeat of last year’s travel chaos. Britain’s Met Office is predicting …
Insurance fraud is the suspected motive in the case of a Cheyenne, Wyo., man accused of setting fire to his late mother’s trailer home. Thirty-five-year-old Nicholas M. Montee is charged with second-degree arson. Prosecutors say he set fire to his …
Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire, Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown, House Speaker Frank Chopp, Senate Minority Leader Mike Hewitt and House Minority Leader Richard DeBolt announced the Legislature finally has come to an agreement on workers’ compensation in the special legislative …
The final wave of holdouts has mostly packed up and left this Louisiana town as water from the swollen Atchafalaya River has inched toward their homes, with their frustration and hope painted on signs posted outside. “Nothing left worth stealing,” …
U.S. auto regulators have found no defect in the electronic steering mechanisms of recent model Toyota Motor Co. Corollas, a boost for the Japanese automaker as it seeks to put two years of massive recalls behind it. The compact sedan …
Black lung disease, long a killer of coal miners, is on the rise again after retreating in the 30 years since Congress passed tougher mine safety laws, health and safety experts said Friday. The renewed appearance of the disease emerged …
The wife of a railroad worker who died last June when floodwaters brought down a bridge over the Elkhorn River in Norfolk has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the railroads responsible for the structure. Suzanne Scholl, of Norfolk, said in …
Arkansas and federal officials say more than $9.6 million in state and federal disaster assistance has been made available to residents affected by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding. Officials say more than $8.1 million in housing assistance and nearly $1.5 …