Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced final changes to rules governing highway construction worker safety. Officials said the updates to the Work Zone Safety and […]

Cobb County, GA (WorkersCompensation.com) – After months of preparation, election officials in Cobb County, Ga., are readying their workers with handheld radios and panic buttons. Fears of an escalation in violence during election night prompted […]

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) - A new rule issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will make transit workers safer, officials said. The first-of-its-kind rule establishes minimum standards for rail transit agencies […]

Labor Landscape Long Island, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Seven current and former employees with the Long Island Rail Road have sued the transit agency over on-the-job attacks. The six conductors and one station cleaner filed suit […]

Kansas City, MO (WorkersCompensation.com) – A TV news reporter was struck by a candidate’s bullet Tuesday while covering a campaign event. KSHB reporter Ryan Gamboa was covering a shooting range event for Democrat Lucas Kunce […]

Lewisville, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – Police said a Texas man killed his coworker because he was obsessed with her and got angry that she took long breaks at work and wouldn’t talk to him. Authorities in […]

Jackson, MS (WorkersCompensation.com) – A McDonald’s employee is dead after a female customer stabbed them after an argument. Officials said 22-year-old Destiny Gibson was arrested after she fatally stabbed the employee “several times,” with a […]

Santa Monica, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employee of Santa Monica College is dead after being shot by a coworker. Officials said Felicia Hudson, 54, was working as a custodial operations manager at the college’s Center […]