Judge Tosses Wife’s Suit Blaming Employer for Her Husband’s Covid February 22, 2021 By Joel Rosenblatt A federal judge tossed out a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that sought to hold an employer responsible for a worker’s spouse getting...
Many Firms Aren’t Paying OSHA Fines Levied for COVID-19 Safety Violations: Reuters February 18, 2021 By Chris Kirkham U.S. workplace safety regulators have announced more than $4 million in penalties on more than 300 employers they say put...
Collapse of Stack at ArcelorMittal South Africa’s Steel Plant Kills 3 February 18, 2021 JOHANNESBURG – The bodies of three workers were found overnight at ArcelorMittal South Africa’s Vanderbijlpark Works, after the collapse of...
Cargill Closing Louisiana Salt Mine Where 2 Died in Roof Collapse February 1, 2021 Cargill is permanently halting operations at a Louisiana salt mine where a roof collapse in mid-December killed two workers, the...
Biden Withdraws Trump Chicken Slaughter Rule Industry Says Is Safe January 26, 2021 By Michael Hirtzer A major food workers’ union praised President Joe Biden for withdrawing a rule that would have permanently allowed U.S. poultry...
Biden Orders OSHA to Step Up COVID Workplace Safety Guidance, Enforcement January 22, 2021 The Biden Administration has instructed federal workplace safety officials to do more to help halt the spread of the coronavirus...
Biden’s Choice for Labor Secretary — Boston’s Mayor Walsh— Signals Pro-Worker Policy January 8, 2021 By Josh Eidelson, Jennifer Epstein and Benjamin Penn President-elect Joe Biden announced Thursday that he has named Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to be labor secretary. If confirmed by...
REUTERS REPORT-Regulators Ignored Workers’ COVID-19 Safety Complaints Amid Deadly Outbreaks January 6, 2021 By Chris Kirkham and Benjamin Lesser Miguel Cabezola, a driver for United Parcel Service Inc. in Tucson, Arizona, complained on March 27 to U.S. workplace safety...
Fatal Accident Halts Production at Hyundai’s S. Korean Factory After Refit for New EV January 4, 2021 SEOUL – Production at Hyundai Motor’s factory in Ulsan, South Korea, was halted on Monday after a worker died in...
COVID-19 Fuels Abandonment of Ships – and Their Cargoes and Crews December 18, 2020 By K. Oanh Ha and Bruce Stanley From the deck of their tanker, Captain Samig Nabiyev and his crew could see the smoke and fire rising over...