California Governor Announces Workers’ Comp Presumption for COVID-19 May 6, 2020 California Gov. Gavin Newsom today announced that workers who contract COVID-19 while on the job may be eligible to receive...
Meat Workers Taking Leave, Quitting as Plants Reopen Amid Coronavirus Scare May 6, 2020 By Jen Skerritt and Lydia Mulvany America’s meat-processing plants are starting to reopen but not all workers are showing up. Some still fear they’ll get sick...
Back to Work: How Businesses Are Trying to Make Workers Feel Safe May 5, 2020 By Joyce M. Rosenberg Before the coronavirus outbreak, furniture deliveries at Sunnyland Outdoor Living meant two employees sitting side-by-side in a truck. Now, one...
Trump Administration Defends Workplace Safety Record During Coronavirus Crisis May 1, 2020 By Daniel Wiessner and Tom Hals U.S. Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia on Thursday defended his department’s handling of workplace safety during the coronavirus pandemic, saying “the...
Get Too Close, Get Buzzed. Ford Tests Wearables to Keep Workers at Safe Distances. April 17, 2020 By Keith Naughton A dozen Ford Motor Co. workers are experimenting with wearable social-distancing devices that could be deployed more widely once the...
Amazon Fires Two Employees Who Criticized Working Conditions at Warehouses April 14, 2020 Amazon.com Inc. said on Tuesday it terminated two employees, who criticized the working conditions at the e-commerce giant’s warehouses in...