Three-quarters of the escalators in Massachusetts shopping malls have not been inspected annually in the past three years as required by law. A Boston Globe review of state Public Safety Department inspection records found that from 2008 to 2010, only …
Four members of a Cape Cod family are being treated for symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning. Eastham Fire Captain Steve Burns says a husband and wife and their two sons were rushed from their home to Cape Cod Hospital shortly …
Workers’ compensation total costs per claim in Massachusetts grew rapidly from 2003 to 2009, so says a new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). The study conducted by the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based WCRI found that total costs per claim …
A former Massachusetts prisons worker has been sentenced to five years of probation for defrauding the state by running long-distance races while collecting worker’s compensation for an on-the-job injury. John Cloutier of Freetown pleaded guilty on Wednesday to workers’ compensation …
A former Massachusetts prisons worker has been sentenced to five years of probation for defrauding the state by running long-distance races while collecting worker’s compensation for an on-the-job injury. John Cloutier of Freetown pleaded guilty on Wednesday to workers’ compensation …
Authorities say one person has been killed in an explosion and fire at an auto dealership in West Springfield, Massachusetts. A spokeswoman for the state Fire Marshal’s office says the explosion and ensuing fire occurred just before 10 a.m. Wednesday …