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Organized Retail Theft Puts Workers and the Public into Serious Ongoing Danger
Organized Retail Theft Puts Workers and the Public into Serious Ongoing Danger

Pittsburgh, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- So-called organized retail crime, where groups of criminals steal prized items and resell them online have reached unprecedented levels, sparking deadly violence at some stores, according to Jason Straczewski, vice president […]
Report: American Airlines Employee Killed by Poor Maintenance
Report: American Airlines Employee Killed by Poor Maintenance

Austin, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – An American Airlines employee killed on the job in Austin earlier this year was killed by poor maintenance, not suicide, a new report has found. On April 20, Michael Ingraham, was […]
Aviation Consultants Say Airport Ramp Employees Remain Caught in Unsafe Work Jungle
Aviation Consultants Say Airport Ramp Employees Remain Caught in Unsafe Work Jungle

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The recent death of two ramp workers being sucked into jet engines comes as no surprise to Ross Aimer, a former airport ramp worker and 747 pilot. “These deaths illustrate the […]
Md. Top Court Holds that Questioning Claimant about Workers’ Comp Bore No Relevancy to Criminal Charges against Defendant
Md. Top Court Holds that Questioning Claimant about Workers’ Comp Bore No Relevancy to Criminal Charges against Defendant

Baltimore, MD (WorkersCompensation.com) -- It's not often that workers' compensation and criminal law come up in the same case, but it's not unheard of, either. For example, in a recent case out of Maryland, Calloway […]
Harlem Worker Dead, Others Injured as Attacks Against Workers Continue
Harlem Worker Dead, Others Injured as Attacks Against Workers Continue

Harlem, NY (WorkersCompensaiton.com) – A 63-year-old grocery store worker was attacked and beaten to death outside of the Harlem store he worked at earlier this month, as attacks on workers across the country continue. Officials […]
Nurses Attacked in Separate Incidents
Nurses Attacked in Separate Incidents

Fort Walton Beach, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – As attacks against healthcare workers continue, several nurses were victims of unprovoked attacks over the past few months. In Fort Walton Beach, Fla., officials said a nurse was struck […]
With Another Heat Wave Coming, Workers Call for OSHA Heat Standard
With Another Heat Wave Coming, Workers Call for OSHA Heat Standard

Washington, D.C. (WorkersCompensation.Com) – As two separate heat waves threaten both U.S. coasts this week, workers are continuing their call for OSHA to come up with a national heat standard. Forecasters are calling for another […]
Postal Employees Attacked by Turkeys
Postal Employees Attacked by Turkeys

Richfield, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) – Government employees last month suffered attacks by dogs and apparently, aggressive turkeys. According to police in Richfield, Minn., a letter carrier was recovering last week after being attacked by turkeys. On […]