Safety at Work A new survey finds that 46 percent of Americans fear a coworker could turn violent on the job.   Workplace hazards kill approximately 140,00 workers each year – including 5,283 from traumatic injuries and an […]

What Do You Think? Survivors of Texas employees who die at work can sometimes sue employers for wrongful death. But, no matter how tragic or dramatic the death, they’ll have one especially big hurdle in […]

Safety at Work The last time Wisconsin-based Sentry Equipment experienced a lost-time incident, current Sentry EHS chief Canton Larson was 3 years old, and the world was bracing for the uncertainty of Y2K's impact on technology. Twenty-six years later, […]

Safety at Work Frankfort, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) – As schools struggle with how to protect teachers from students some legislators are considering legislation that will codify it. In Kentucky, lawmakers have introduced legislation to “strengthen protections […]

Safety at Work Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) - According to a report from CNN, the U.S. Defense Department has spent more than a year testing a device they think may be the cause of Havana Syndrome. […]

Compliance Corner The headlines seem to report ever-growing amounts of workplace violence in health care settings across the country, and states are taking action to keep workers safe. For example, as Simply Research subscribers know, […]

Labor Landscape New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Thousands of nurses in New York City and Long Island could go on strike within 10 days, the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) said Friday. According to […]

Safety at Work Miami, Fla. (WorkersCompensation.com) – Even with the Christmas holidays pending, customers and others couldn't stop attacking employees on the job.  In Miami, Fla., a Planet Fitness employee was sent to the hospital after being […]