French Regulator Fines Amazon for ‘Intrusive’ Staff Surveillance January 23, 2024 French regulator CNIL said on Tuesday it had fined Amazon France Logistique 32 million euros ($35 million) for what the...
Spanish Court Rules Facebook Moderator Suffered Work-Related Mental Trauma January 19, 2024 By Joan Faus and Catarina Demony A Spanish court has ruled a former Facebook moderator’s mental health was damaged by his work reviewing graphic content such...
OSHA Fines Mississippi Poultry Plant $212,646 in Death of 16-year-old Worker January 17, 2024 The Occupational Health and Safety Administration this week fined a Mississippi poultry processor $212,646 – an amount set by law...
New Mexico Revoked Licenses of Cannabis Growers and Fined Them $2M for Safety, Other Violations January 9, 2024 By Susan Montoya Bryan New Mexico marijuana regulators revoked the licenses of two growing operations in a rural county for numerous violations and have...
New Jersey Casino Workers Light Up in State House to Protest Smoking in Workplace December 18, 2023 By Wayne Parry With prospects for a smoking ban in Atlantic City`s casinos looking hazier than ever, workers who want smoking banned took...
Service Workers Union Asks Feds to Oversee South Carolina’s ‘Lax’ Safety Agency December 8, 2023 COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — One of the largest labor organizations in the United States petitioned the federal government on Thursday...
Visiting Nurse’s Killing at Halfway House Renews Pleas for Home Health Care Safety December 8, 2023 By Dave Collins and Pat Eaton-Robb The killing of a Connecticut nurse making a house call in October was a nightmare come true for an industry...
At SpaceX, Worker Injuries Soar in Elon Musk’s Rush to Mars November 13, 2023 By Marisa Taylor One windy night at Elon Musk’s SpaceX facility in McGregor, Texas, Lonnie LeBlanc and his co-workers realized they had a...
Boston Begins Requiring Contractors to File and Vow to Implement Site Safety Plans November 7, 2023 The city of Boston will begin requiring construction and demolition contractors to file site-specific safety plans and attest to following...
Amazon Injuries More Widespread Than Thought, Study Says October 26, 2023 By Matt Day More than two-thirds of Amazon.com Inc. US warehouse workers surveyed by researchers reported that they took unpaid time off to...