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Jury Reaches $5.7 Million Verdict against Taco Bell Franchisee after Employee Shooting
Jury Reaches $5.7 Million Verdict against Taco Bell Franchisee after Employee Shooting

Safety at Work Hartford, CT (WorkersCompensation.com) – A jury in Hartford, Conn., reached a $5.7 million verdict against a Taco Bell franchisee after an employee at one of the stores shot and wounded two people, […]
NFIB Files Suit in Minnesota Challenging Independent Contractor Test
NFIB Files Suit in Minnesota Challenging Independent Contractor Test

Safety at Work Saint Paul, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) - The National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) has joined a coalition of business organizations to challenge Minnesota’s independent contractor rules. NFIB represents more than 300,000 to 350,000 […]
Ky. Man attacks Papa John’s Employee with Hammer
Ky. Man attacks Papa John’s Employee with Hammer

Safety at Work Glasgow, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) – A Kentucky man is under arrest after police said he assaulted employees of a Barren County, Ky., business with a hammer. The assault was one of several involving […]
LaGuardia Collision between Plane, Fire Truck Kills 2 Pilots, Injures Dozens
LaGuardia Collision between Plane, Fire Truck Kills 2 Pilots, Injures Dozens

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – A collision between an airplane and a firetruck at LaGuardia left two pilots dead and dozens injured Sunday. A regional Air Canada jet was taxiing down the runway when it […]
NYC Workers Attack from the Bronx to Manhattan
NYC Workers Attack from the Bronx to Manhattan

Can You Believe It? New York City, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Police said workers were targeted in three separate attacks across New York City over the past two weeks. On Tuesday, March 7, police said four […]
Maine Lawmakers Advance Death Benefits Bill after DOT Workers Killed
Maine Lawmakers Advance Death Benefits Bill after DOT Workers Killed

Safety at Work Augusta, ME (WorkersCompensation.com) – Legislators in Maine are pushing a bill to expand death benefits to family members of Department of Transportation worker killed on the job. The legislation, LD 669, would […]
Kentucky Legislator Files Bill to Protect Health Care Workers from Assault
Kentucky Legislator Files Bill to Protect Health Care Workers from Assault

Safety at Work Frankfort, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) – A Kentucky state legislator has filed a bill to hold the perpetrators of assaults against health care workers “accountable.” State Rep. Jason Nemes (R-Middletown) filed House Bill 713 […]
90% of Social Workers Say They’ve been Sexually Assaulted or Harassed on Job
90% of Social Workers Say They’ve been Sexually Assaulted or Harassed on Job

Can You Believe It? San Francisco, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A new survey has found that a majority of University of California San Francisco staff in outpatient behavioral health settings have experienced unsafe working conditions due […]