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Did ‘Severe’ Drunkenness Render Fall from Ladder Non-Compensable?
Did ‘Severe’ Drunkenness Render Fall from Ladder Non-Compensable?

Case File Brooklyn, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In New York, when a workplace injury is caused by an employee’s intoxication, the injury may not be compensable under the Workers’ Compensation Act. A case involving an employee […]
Hawaiian Wendy’s Employee Dead after Customer Stabbing
Hawaiian Wendy’s Employee Dead after Customer Stabbing

Honolulu, HI (WorkersCompensation.com) – A 22-year-old Wendy’s employee is dead after being stabbed by a customer of the restaurant where he worked. Kashka Otto, of Honolulu, died after a confrontation with 60-year-old Reynaldo Cheney, officials […]
Employee Falls 60 Feet to his Death, One of Several Employees Killed on Job this Month
Employee Falls 60 Feet to his Death, One of Several Employees Killed on Job this Month

Beaumont, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – A 36-year-old Texas construction worker is dead after falling some 70 feet, police said. His death was one of incidents where employees died in industrial accidents on the job over the […]
Union Slams Wells Fargo for Employee who Died at her Desk
Union Slams Wells Fargo for Employee who Died at her Desk

Can You Believe It? Tempe, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) – The union representing workers at Wells Fargo is questioning how a dead employee went unnoticed for four days. Sixty-year-old Denise Prudhomme died while working for Wells Fargo […]
Data-Driven Insights: Enhancing Workplace Safety Through Predictive Analytics 
Data-Driven Insights: Enhancing Workplace Safety Through Predictive Analytics 

In an era where the velocity of business is accelerating at an unprecedented pace, workplace safety has evolved from being a simple compliance obligation to becoming a strategic imperative. For organizations that prioritize sustainable growth, […]
Truckload of Employees Missing after Hurricane Helene
Truckload of Employees Missing after Hurricane Helene

Erwin, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) – Officials are investigating a plastic manufacturing company after reports that a truckload of workers disappeared into the rising flood waters of Hurricane Helene. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Monday it […]
FTA Warns MBTA to Make Repairs Safer
FTA Warns MBTA to Make Repairs Safer

Boston, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration wants the Massachusetts Bay Transit Administration to make sure its repair work is done in a way that doesn’t endanger workers. According to […]
Two N.C. Sheriff Employees Killed by Hurricane Flood Waters
Two N.C. Sheriff Employees Killed by Hurricane Flood Waters

Macon County, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) – Two sheriff’s employees are dead after flood waters from Hurricane Helene ravaged western North Carolina. According to the North Carolina Sheriff’s Association, the two sheriff’s employees worked with the Macon […]