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Report: American Airlines Employee Killed by Poor Maintenance
Report: American Airlines Employee Killed by Poor Maintenance

Austin, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – An American Airlines employee killed on the job in Austin earlier this year was killed by poor maintenance, not suicide, a new report has found. On April 20, Michael Ingraham, was […]
Aviation Consultants Say Airport Ramp Employees Remain Caught in Unsafe Work Jungle
Aviation Consultants Say Airport Ramp Employees Remain Caught in Unsafe Work Jungle

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The recent death of two ramp workers being sucked into jet engines comes as no surprise to Ross Aimer, a former airport ramp worker and 747 pilot. “These deaths illustrate the […]
What Do You Think: Was Pilot who Racked up Flying time at Ill. Sky-diving Company ‘Employee?’
What Do You Think: Was Pilot who Racked up Flying time at Ill. Sky-diving Company ‘Employee?’

Geneseo, IL (WorkersCompensation.com)–Whether someone who volunteers for a company is an employee for purposes of workers’ compensation depends on whether there was an employment contract—even an unspoken one. A case involving a pilot who volunteered […]