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Group Home Employee Fatally Stabbed at Work, as Attacks on Healthcare Workers Continue
Group Home Employee Fatally Stabbed at Work, as Attacks on Healthcare Workers Continue

Safety at Work Portland, ME (WorkersCompensation.com) – Police in Portland, Maine confirmed this week that resident of a group home was under arrest after he allegedly fatally stabbed one of the workers there. Marlene McNeill, […]
United Airlines Flight Attendant Sues after Airline Fires her Following Serious Injury
United Airlines Flight Attendant Sues after Airline Fires her Following Serious Injury

Safety at Work Chicago, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A former United Airlines flight attendant is suing the airline for discrimination and retaliation after she was injured on the job. Yihsing Tien started working for Chicago-based United […]
Air Traffic Control Yelled for Truck to Stop Before Fatal LaGuardia Crash
Air Traffic Control Yelled for Truck to Stop Before Fatal LaGuardia Crash

Safety at Work New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – One of the crew members in a fire truck that crashed into a commercial freight jet testified that he heard air traffic controllers yelling for the truck […]
Senators Introduce Legislation to Protect those Working along Roadsides
Senators Introduce Legislation to Protect those Working along Roadsides

Safety at Work Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) - From first responders to construction workers, those working alongside major roads face numerous dangers on the job. But new bipartisan legislation from U.S. Sens. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.) and […]
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 […]
Ky. Man attacks Papa John’s Employee with Hammer
Ky. Man attacks Papa John’s Employee with Hammer

Safety at Work Glasgow, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) – A Kentucky man is under arrest after police said he assaulted employees of a Barren County, Ky., business with a hammer. The assault was one of several involving […]
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 […]