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...
California Governor Signs Legislation to Protect Warehouse Workers September 23, 2021 California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed a bill that limits warehouse employers like Amazon.com Inc from setting productivity quotas,...
Biden Administration Unveils Plan to Address ‘Silent Killer’ Extreme Heat September 21, 2021 By Matthew Daly WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is moving to protect workers and communities from extreme heat after a dangerously hot...
Small Agency, Big Job: Biden Tasks OSHA With Vaccine Mandate September 17, 2021 By Paul Wiseman WASHINGTON (AP) — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration doesn’t make many headlines. Charged with keeping America’s workplaces safe, it...
Fines Appealed After Nitrogen Kills Six at Georgia Plant August 30, 2021 GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Three of four companies are appealing federal workplace safety fines following a January liquid nitrogen leak...