Washington Mandates New Farmworker Housing Emergency Rules for Pandemic May 13, 2020 New emergency rules adopted on Wednesday regarding temporary farmworker housing are designed to help increase worker safety and reduce the...
Workers Protest Virus Outbreak at Minnesota Poultry Plant May 13, 2020 Workers have protested what they consider dangerous working conditions at the Pilgrim’s Pride chicken processing plant in the central Minnesota...
Debate Over Business Liability in Pandemic Turns to OSHA Regulation, CDC Guidelines May 13, 2020 By Ben Brody Congressional Republicans have made liability protection for employers a nonnegotiable demand in any new coronavirus stimulus, but Senator Lindsey Graham,...
Workers’ Comp May Need Backstop as Presumptions Push Claim Costs into Billions May 12, 2020 By Jim Sams An executive order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom last week is the most aggressive yet among the directives issued by...
Indiana Too Quick to Clear Amazon in Worker’s Death, Report Finds May 11, 2020 Indiana’s safety agency prematurely released Amazon from citations and fines in the death of a warehouse employee who was crushed...
Houston Confronts One-Two Punch of Coronavirus and Oil Bust May 8, 2020 By Juan A. Lozano When you’re known as the energy capital of the world, oil busts are nothing new. But Houston now finds itself...
3 Workers Hurt in Shooting Over Closed Dining Room at Oklahoma McDonald’s May 8, 2020 By Ken Miller Three McDonald’s employees in Oklahoma City suffered gunshot wounds when a customer opened fire because she was angry that the...
Strikes at Dozens of Illinois Nursing Homes Averted with Labor Deal May 8, 2020 By Kathleen Foody Staff at dozens of Illinois nursing homes called off a strike set to begin May 8 after their union reached...
Willis Paints COVID-19 Insurance Loss Big Picture: It’s a Wash or Historic Catastrophe May 7, 2020 By Jim Sams If the novel COVID-19 pandemic is brought under control soon, the disease’s impact on the insurance industry as a whole...
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...