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Legislation Introduced to Protect Workers from Extreme Heat
Legislation Introduced to Protect Workers from Extreme Heat

Climate & Comp Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – With Americans from Nebraska to the Northeast sweltering under a heat dome, Congressmembers joined forces with labor unions to announce bipartisan and bicameral legislation to implement federal workplace […]
Cal-OSHA Recommends Charges against Company, while Critics Say Agency Undermanned
Cal-OSHA Recommends Charges against Company, while Critics Say Agency Undermanned

Safety at Work San Leandro, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Cal-OSHA has recommended criminal charges against a metal recycling company where a third had died. Even though it is continuing to investigate and levy recommendations against the […]
Three L.A. Deputies Killed in Explosion at Training Facility
Three L.A. Deputies Killed in Explosion at Training Facility

Safety at Work Los Angeles, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Los Angeles Police said three deputies were killed Friday in an explosion at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Biscailuz Center Training Academy. Officials said it was […]
Manager Stabbed by Employee One of Several Workers Killed at Work this Month
Manager Stabbed by Employee One of Several Workers Killed at Work this Month

Safety at Work Eastpointe, MI (WorkersCompensation.com) – A McDonald’s manager is dead after one of their employees stabbed them after an argument. Police said Jennifer Harris, 39, was working at the fast-food restaurant around 8 […]
California Pot Farm Worker Killed in ICE Raid
California Pot Farm Worker Killed in ICE Raid

Safety at Work Camarillo, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A California pot farm worker died last week after falling during a deportation raid by Immigration Customs Enforcement agents. Officials said Jaime Alanis Garcia fled from immigration agents […]
Legislation Introduced to Protect Federal Law Enforcement Officers after Assaults Skyrocket
Legislation Introduced to Protect Federal Law Enforcement Officers after Assaults Skyrocket

Safety at Work Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – U.S. Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE) and Jared Golden (D-ME) introduced legislation to protect federal judges and federally funded law enforcement officers as attacks against ICE agents skyrocket. Bacon […]
Workers Dead after Fireworks Explosions for Fourth of July Holiday
Workers Dead after Fireworks Explosions for Fourth of July Holiday

Safety at Work Esparto, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Details are emerging after a deadly explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Northern California killed seven workers. The explosion was one of several where workers were injured in […]
$18 Million for Bad Clothes? American Airlines Flight Attendants win ‘Toxic Uniform’ Lawsuit
$18 Million for Bad Clothes? American Airlines Flight Attendants win ‘Toxic Uniform’ Lawsuit

Safety at Work Alameda, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Five American Airlines flight attendants won their lawsuit against the airline for “toxic uniforms.” The outcome could be a portend for some 400 other flight attendants who say […]