OSHA Penalizes Businesses Over 6 Deaths at Colorado Dairy February 27, 2026 By Morgan Lee Federal workplace safety regulators penalized three businesses over their failure to protect six Colorado dairy workers who were killed by...
Washington Contractor Fined for Exposing Workers to Asbestos February 20, 2026 A contractor in Washington was fined $200,000 for putting workers at risk during a demolition project at a home in...
Washington Workplace Changes for 2026 Include Higher Pay, New Tower Crane Rules January 3, 2026 A round of changes impacting Washington workplaces now that 2026 has arrived include higher worker pay and several workplace safety...
Coal Miners With Black Lung Say Government Is Suffocating The ‘Working Man’ November 17, 2025 By Margie Mason Lisa Emery loves to talk about her “boys.” With each word, the respiratory therapist’s face softens and shines with pride....
Explosion at Mississippi Chemical Plant Causes Ammonia Leak, Evacuations November 7, 2025 An explosion at a hydrogen and nitrogen product manufacturer in Mississippi on Wednesday caused an ammonia leak and forced nearby...
Researchers in California Are Mapping Rural Heat to Protect Farmworkers October 28, 2025 By Dorany Pineda and Jae C. Hong In the summers, the sky is jet black when Raul Cruz arrives at this Imperial Valley sugarcane field to start...
Florida Painting Firm Fined $877,000 After Worker’s Fatal Fall From Savannah Bridge October 1, 2025 The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined a Florida commercial painting contractor $877,000 – one of the largest...
California Employer Pleads Guilty to Charges Over Deadly Nitrogen Leak August 14, 2025 An employer has pleaded guilty to criminal charges after investigation into deadly nitrogen leak held the company responsible. California Ranch...
California Cannabis Grower Said 9 Employees Were Among Hundreds Detained in Raid August 6, 2025 California’s biggest legal marijuana grower said nine of its employees were detained in a federal immigration raid last month that...
Wisconsin Paper Manufacturer Cited for Safety Violations August 4, 2025 The U.S. Department of Labor has cited an Appleton, Wisconsin paper products manufacturer for allegedly exposing employees to dangerous energy...