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U.S. to Continue Paying for 'Havana Syndrome' Despite Intelligence Community Findings
U.S. to Continue Paying for 'Havana Syndrome' Despite Intelligence Community Findings

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – Despite findings by the U.S. intelligence community that it’s highly unlikely “Havana Syndrome is caused by foreign influence, the U.S. government will continue to pay benefits to diplomatic employees struck by […]
Food Service Workers Attacked in Separate Incidents
Food Service Workers Attacked in Separate Incidents

Bronx, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Food service workers continued to be the target of violent attacks across the country this past week.  From Massachusetts to South Carolina, police report restaurant workers and grocery store employees suffered […]
Iowa Bill Limits Employer Liability if Teens Hurt on Job
Iowa Bill Limits Employer Liability if Teens Hurt on Job

Des Moines, IA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A new bill under consideration in Iowa would not only allow younger teens to work in dangerous jobs, but exempt businesses from liability if they get hurt.  The bill, Senate […]
Reporter Killed, Photographer Shot, Covering Story of Earlier Shooting
Reporter Killed, Photographer Shot, Covering Story of Earlier Shooting

Pine Hills, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A reporter, Dylans Lyons, who was covering a homicide in Orange County, Fla., was killed and a photographer, Jesse Walden, injured, when the suspect in the shooting returned to the […]
Suspect in Intel Co-worker Killing Arrested with Bat, Hatchet, Knife
Suspect in Intel Co-worker Killing Arrested with Bat, Hatchet, Knife

Chandler, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) – A weekend conflict between co-workers ended in one person dead, another injured and a third behind bars, police said.  Derrick Lemond Simmons, 50, was arrested Saturday after he attacked his co-workers […]
Customers Shoot Employees in Separate Incidents
Customers Shoot Employees in Separate Incidents

Paducah, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Two workers are dead and one is recovering after being shot by customers this week in separate incidents.   In Paducah, Ky., a hotel worker is dead after a couple denied the […]
Worker Killed in 13-story Fall
Worker Killed in 13-story Fall

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A 21-year-old man is dead after falling 13 stories at a Sarasota, Fla., construction site.   In a press release, Sarasota Police Department officials said the man was painting on the 18th […]
South Australia Calling for Enforcement of Tougher Penalties for Assaults on Fast Food Workers
South Australia Calling for Enforcement of Tougher Penalties for Assaults on Fast Food Workers

Adelaide, Australia (WorkersCompensation.com) – As American fast food workers continue to suffer attacks from customers, other countries are addressing that same issue by beefing up penalties for similar attacks.   In both the United Kingdom and […]