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Aviation Bill Would Provide Flight Attendants to Train for Self-defense at Airlines’ Expense
Aviation Bill Would Provide Flight Attendants to Train for Self-defense at Airlines’ Expense

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – A provision of one of the Aviation Reauthorization bills pending in Congress would provide flight attendants with training to protect themselves from attacks. While attacks on flight attendants have increased since […]
Washington L&I Cites Amazon for Unsafe Conditions
Washington L&I Cites Amazon for Unsafe Conditions

Tacoma, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries has cited an Amazon fulfillment center in Spokane for unsafe working conditions. The online retailer faces $85,800 in fines for “knowingly putting workers […]
Bus Driver Deaths, Injuries Pepper Back-to-School Weeks
Bus Driver Deaths, Injuries Pepper Back-to-School Weeks

Little Rock, AR (WorkersCompensation.com) – As children head back to school, the adults who drive them and protect them from drivers once again face hazards on the road. Over the past two weeks, several bus […]
U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement
U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked Purdue Pharma from going forward with its bankruptcy proceedings, a move President Joe Biden said would offer the Sackler family protections from opioid-related civil […]
Brawl Starts After Boaters Attack Employee
Brawl Starts After Boaters Attack Employee

Montgomery, AL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Several people are under arrest following a brawl out on an Alabama dock after white boaters attacked a black riverboat worker. Video of the brawl has circulated on the internet showing […]
Workers Die in Separate Accidents Across Country
Workers Die in Separate Accidents Across Country

Port Everglades, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Authorities are investigated several events across the country that took the lives of workers on work sites. In Port Everglades, Fla., a worker fell off of a concrete terminal to […]
Teen Restaurant Worker Faces Attackers in Court as Assaults Continue
Teen Restaurant Worker Faces Attackers in Court as Assaults Continue

Cordova, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) – A teen employee in Tennessee beaten unconscious by customers faced his attackers in court this week as attacks on employees continue across the country. The 17-year-old Omarion Ford was attacked last […]
Report: American Airlines Employee Killed by Poor Maintenance
Report: American Airlines Employee Killed by Poor Maintenance

Austin, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – An American Airlines employee killed on the job in Austin earlier this year was killed by poor maintenance, not suicide, a new report has found. On April 20, Michael Ingraham, was […]