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Year of Attacks on Flight Crews Prompts Renewed Calls for 'No Fly' List
Year of Attacks on Flight Crews Prompts Renewed Calls for 'No Fly' List

Chicago, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While 2022 wasn’t as bad for flight attendants and other airline personnel, continuing attacks by unruly passengers have led to renewed calls for a “no fly” list for violent offenders.   So […]
Business Owners Call for Stepped up Enforcement as Attacks on Employees Continue
Business Owners Call for Stepped up Enforcement as Attacks on Employees Continue

Los Angeles, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Business owners in Los Angeles say attacks on employees are happening on a daily basis and that some areas of the city aren’t safe. John Alle, a business owner in […]
Attacks on Transit Workers Prompt Calls for 'No Ride' List
Attacks on Transit Workers Prompt Calls for 'No Ride' List

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Attacks on transit workers have some officials considering a “no ride” list for violent offenders.  This week, two transit workers were attacked in New York City, one in Manhattan and […]
Restaurant Workers Continue to Experience Workplace Violence
Restaurant Workers Continue to Experience Workplace Violence

St. Louis, MO (WorkersCompensation.com) – From robberies to disgruntled customers to resentful coworkers, employees in the food service industry continue to be targets of violent attacks in the workplace.  In St. Louis, one fast food […]
Postal Workers Fear for Safety after Mail Carrier Shot on Route
Postal Workers Fear for Safety after Mail Carrier Shot on Route

Milwaukee, WI (WorkersCompensation.com) – Postal workers in Milwaukee say they are concerned about their own safety after a letter carrier was shot and killed on his route Friday. Officials with the United States Postal Inspection […]
Mental Strain Taking Toll on Restaurant Workers, Report Says
Mental Strain Taking Toll on Restaurant Workers, Report Says

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – A new report from AmTrust on injuries for restaurant workers finds that mental strain claims have skyrocketed since the pandemic.  Labor shortages, the great reshuffle and returning to work after […]
Va. Walmart Employee Sues over Inaction on Shooter's 'Bizarre' Behavior
Va. Walmart Employee Sues over Inaction on Shooter's 'Bizarre' Behavior

Chesapeake, VA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- One of the survivors of the Chesapeake, Va., Walmart shooting has sued the company for $50 million alleging she warned the company about his "bizarre" behavior months he gunned down six […]
Congressmembers Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Protect Workers, Consumers
Congressmembers Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Protect Workers, Consumers

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) -- U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., joined U.S. Reps. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., last week to introduce bicameral legislation that would hold corporate officers accountable for withholding information […]