The Marijuana Issue: It's Still Here

• 03/30/21
• Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - With the proverbial light at the end of the pandemic tunnel now in sight, lawmakers are beginning to focus on issues that have been somewhat stalled for the past ...
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Workers Attacked in Separate Incidents

• 03/30/21
• Liz Carey

Redmond, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) – In the last three weeks, four workers have been stabbed while working in several areas of the country. Washington In Redmond, Wash., police said they have ...
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Union Leader Calls for Resignation of SEPTA Police Chief Following Attack On Transit Worker

• 03/30/21
• Liz Carey

Philadelphia, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Transit union leaders are calling for the resignation of the transit police chief’s resignation following the attack on a transit employee earlier ...
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Supreme Court Tackles Union Issues

• 03/29/21
• Chriss Swaney

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) - A case now being considered by the U.S. Supreme Court is being watched closely by labor unions anxious to add agricultural workers to their network. The case ...
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What Do You Think: Was Uniform 'Obviously' to Blame for Allergic Reaction?

• 03/29/21
• Frank Ferreri

Harrisburg, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Flight attendants claiming work-related injuries from their uniforms are no strangers to WorkersCompensation.com. But when a US Airways flight attendant ...
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Poll Suggests Media Influences Healthcare Workers' Attitudes About COVID-19 Vaccine

• 03/26/21
• F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) –  While employers scramble to decipher the boundaries of requiring employees to be vaccinated for COVID-19, a new analysis published this week in The ...
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Policies Have Mixed Results On Opioid Prescribing, WCRI Study Finds

• 03/26/21
• Liz Carey

Cambridge, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) – State policies designed to combat the opioid crisis have mixed results when it comes to lowering the number of opioid prescriptions in workers’ ...
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Study: Healthcare Workers May Be More Likely to Contract COVID-19 Outside of Work

• 03/25/21
• Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Safety protocols put in place to protect healthcare workers from the coronavirus appear to be working, at least at four major institutions. However, the ...
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John Howard: Workplaces in The Future Could Look Very Different

• 03/25/21
• Liz Carey

Cambridge, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Workplaces post-COVID-19 could look very different, according to John Howard, director of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). ...
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