Atlanta, GA (WorkersCompensation.com) – The National Transportation Safety Board said it is looking into what have caused the turbulence that sent four crew members and several passengers to the hospital on August 28. The Delta […]

Farmersville, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – A UPS driver and a Kroger warehouse worker are the latest casualties in American workers’ long, hot summer. In Farmersville, Texas, a UPS driver is dead after telling his supervisors he […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Earlier this year, horse racing was shocked by the suicides less than six weeks apart of two young jockeys, 23-year-old Avery Whisman and 29-year-old Alex Canchari. “It’s important for the industry […]

Chesapeake, VA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Chesapeake, Va.-based Dollar Tree Inc. and its subsidiary Family Dollar will pay a $1.35 million fine and make operational changes as part of its settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor’s […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) –Symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD) are varied, ranging from tremors, rigid muscles, and slowed movement to speech and writing changes, and impaired balance. One of the hallmarks of PD is the presence […]

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – A provision of one of the Aviation Reauthorization bills pending in Congress would provide flight attendants with training to protect themselves from attacks. While attacks on flight attendants have increased since […]

Tacoma, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries has cited an Amazon fulfillment center in Spokane for unsafe working conditions. The online retailer faces $85,800 in fines for “knowingly putting workers […]

Little Rock, AR (WorkersCompensation.com) – As children head back to school, the adults who drive them and protect them from drivers once again face hazards on the road. Over the past two weeks, several bus […]