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Miners Facing Dangerous Resurgence of Black Lung Disease  
Miners Facing Dangerous Resurgence of Black Lung Disease  

Frankfort, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Throughout the coal belt in Kentucky, West Virginia, and Virginia, “there’s an unacceptably large number of younger miners who have end-stage black lung disease and the only choice is to get […]
Limited Parking Nationwide Stalls Long-Haul Truck Drivers’ Business and Compromises Motorist Safety
Limited Parking Nationwide Stalls Long-Haul Truck Drivers’ Business and Compromises Motorist Safety

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- A lack of parking spaces for long-haul truck drivers is causing safety issues and stress for drivers. An estimated 13 million trucks operate on U.S. highways, and there are not nearly […]
Jockey Suicides and Mental Health Issues Unleash Safety Challenges for Thoroughbred Racing
Jockey Suicides and Mental Health Issues Unleash Safety Challenges for Thoroughbred Racing

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Earlier this year, horse racing was shocked by the suicides less than six weeks apart of two young jockeys, 23-year-old Avery Whisman and 29-year-old Alex Canchari. “It’s important for the industry […]
Organized Retail Theft Puts Workers and the Public into Serious Ongoing Danger
Organized Retail Theft Puts Workers and the Public into Serious Ongoing Danger

Pittsburgh, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- So-called organized retail crime, where groups of criminals steal prized items and resell them online have reached unprecedented levels, sparking deadly violence at some stores, according to Jason Straczewski, vice president […]
Climate Change Becomes New Bargaining Chip in Labor Negotiations
Climate Change Becomes New Bargaining Chip in Labor Negotiations

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com -- UPS recently reached a tentative agreement with 340,000 of its unionized workers, and one of the union’s biggest bargaining chips was climate change. “Workers are so relieved that they will be […]
Aviation Consultants Say Airport Ramp Employees Remain Caught in Unsafe Work Jungle
Aviation Consultants Say Airport Ramp Employees Remain Caught in Unsafe Work Jungle

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The recent death of two ramp workers being sucked into jet engines comes as no surprise to Ross Aimer, a former airport ramp worker and 747 pilot. “These deaths illustrate the […]
Debt Ceiling Fiasco Prompts Workers To Seek Higher Miminum Wage
Debt Ceiling Fiasco Prompts Workers To Seek Higher Miminum Wage

Washington, DC (Workers'Compensation.com) -- As politicians in Washington, D.C. continue pursuing their polarizing agendas, American workers are demanding higher minimum wages to cope with rising food, energy and housing costs. In Pittsburgh, county and hospital […]
Supreme Court Case Could Forever Change Workplace
Supreme Court Case Could Forever Change Workplace

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) -- A U.S. Supreme Court decision expected in June may expand workers’ protection for refusing to work on the Sabbath. “It’s a decision that has the potential to affect countless workplaces and […]