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Two N.C. Sheriff Employees Killed by Hurricane Flood Waters
Two N.C. Sheriff Employees Killed by Hurricane Flood Waters

Macon County, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) – Two sheriff’s employees are dead after flood waters from Hurricane Helene ravaged western North Carolina. According to the North Carolina Sheriff’s Association, the two sheriff’s employees worked with the Macon […]
Employee Attacked by Coworker Says Company Failed to Protect Her
Employee Attacked by Coworker Says Company Failed to Protect Her

Boone, IA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A convenience store employee who was sexually assaulted by a co-worker is alleging that the store managers knew the perpetrator was a problem before he attacked her. And when she reported […]
Ky. Judge Shot in Chambers After Argument with Sheriff
Ky. Judge Shot in Chambers After Argument with Sheriff

Whitesburg, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Investigators are still working on why a Kentucky sheriff shot and killed a judge in his courthouse chambers, one of several people shot on the job in the past few weeks. […]
Customer Stabs Laundromat Worker over Cleaning Delay
Customer Stabs Laundromat Worker over Cleaning Delay

Brooklyn, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – A laundromat worker was one of several employees stabbed at work over the past few weeks when a customer got upset because his laundry wasn’t done on time. Police said the […]
Families of Workers Killed in Baltimore Bridge Collapse File Suit Against Cargo Ship Owner
Families of Workers Killed in Baltimore Bridge Collapse File Suit Against Cargo Ship Owner

Baltimore, MD (WorkersCompensation.com) – On Friday, families of the six workers who were killed when the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed in March, filed suit against the owner and operator of the cargo ship that […]
Unruly Passenger Attacks Flight Attendant
Unruly Passenger Attacks Flight Attendant

Santa Ana, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – On Wednesday, prosecutors said a California man was arrested after attacking a flight attendant and trying to strangle them mid-flight. According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, […]
Lawsuit Alleges Sheriff’s Recruit Died in Forced ‘Fighting Circle’
Lawsuit Alleges Sheriff’s Recruit Died in Forced ‘Fighting Circle’

Evansville, IN (WorkersCompensation.com) – A lawsuit filed in Indiana this week alleges that a sheriff’s deputy died after being forced to fight as part of his training. Kourtney Hacker, the wife of Asson Hacker, filed […]
Hospitality Workers Stabbed in Separate Attacks
Hospitality Workers Stabbed in Separate Attacks

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Police said a pizzeria manager is still in a coma after being attacked by a customer and his dog, one of several attacks on hospitality workers this week. Police said […]