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NFIB Files Suit in Minnesota Challenging Independent Contractor Test
NFIB Files Suit in Minnesota Challenging Independent Contractor Test

Safety at Work Saint Paul, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) - The National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) has joined a coalition of business organizations to challenge Minnesota’s independent contractor rules. NFIB represents more than 300,000 to 350,000 […]
Maine Lawmakers Advance Death Benefits Bill after DOT Workers Killed
Maine Lawmakers Advance Death Benefits Bill after DOT Workers Killed

Safety at Work Augusta, ME (WorkersCompensation.com) – Legislators in Maine are pushing a bill to expand death benefits to family members of Department of Transportation worker killed on the job. The legislation, LD 669, would […]
Kentucky Legislator Files Bill to Protect Health Care Workers from Assault
Kentucky Legislator Files Bill to Protect Health Care Workers from Assault

Safety at Work Frankfort, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) – A Kentucky state legislator has filed a bill to hold the perpetrators of assaults against health care workers “accountable.” State Rep. Jason Nemes (R-Middletown) filed House Bill 713 […]
2 Families File Lawsuits Against Nippon Steel for Wrongful Death at Clairton Plant 
2 Families File Lawsuits Against Nippon Steel for Wrongful Death at Clairton Plant 

Safety at Work The wife of Steven Menefee and the sister of Timothy Quinn both filed lawsuits last week in Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas suing for wrongful death. Both Menefee and Quinn were killed in an explosion, involving a coke-gas […]
Workers Killed in Separate Accidents at Work
Workers Killed in Separate Accidents at Work

Safety at Work Perth Amboy, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- A 38-year-old worker is dead following an accident at a Home Depot warehouse, officials in New Jersey said. The accident is one of several where employees died […]
U.S. Steel Facing More Fines for Unsafe Work Environment 
U.S. Steel Facing More Fines for Unsafe Work Environment 

Safety at Work U.S. Steel faces 10 violations and $118,000 in fines from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) related to last year’s deadly explosion at the Clairton Coke Works.   The Pittsburgh-based company was cited nine […]
Flight Crew Hospitalized over Passenger Gift of Gummies
Flight Crew Hospitalized over Passenger Gift of Gummies

Can You Believe It? Los Angeles, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Three members of a British Airways flight crew were hospitalized this month after having “out of body experiences” from candy given to them by a passenger. […]
Fresno Sees String of Attacks on Postal Workers
Fresno Sees String of Attacks on Postal Workers

Safety at Work Fresno, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Police and postal officials reported two attacks on mail carriers in one week in the Fresno, Calif., area this month. The attacks indicate a disturbing trend in that […]