Houston, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – As outdoor workers across the South struggle under a massive and long-lasting heat dome, some postal employees and delivery workers are threatening to strike over working conditions. In Texas, Gov. Gregg […]

Asheville, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) – Add turbulence to the list of dangers flight attendants face in the air. Twice in the past two weeks severe turbulence has injured flight crew members and passengers in the skies […]

Fort Walton Beach, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – As attacks against healthcare workers continue, several nurses were victims of unprovoked attacks over the past few months. In Fort Walton Beach, Fla., officials said a nurse was struck […]

Washington, D.C. (WorkersCompensation.Com) – As two separate heat waves threaten both U.S. coasts this week, workers are continuing their call for OSHA to come up with a national heat standard. Forecasters are calling for another […]

Richfield, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) – Government employees last month suffered attacks by dogs and apparently, aggressive turkeys. According to police in Richfield, Minn., a letter carrier was recovering last week after being attacked by turkeys. On […]

El Paso, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – The charges against a woman suspected of shooting her Uber driver changed to murder Wednesday after the driver died. Officials said Phoebe Copas, 48, of Tompkinsville, Kentucky, shot and killed […]

San Antonio, Texas (WorkersCompensation.com) – For the second time this year, an airline worker has died in a plane’s engine, officials said Friday, with the most recent incident coming as the result of a suicide. […]

Austin, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – As Texas enters its third week of record-breaking heat, Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a law that would roll back local rules protecting workers from heat illness.   The legislation introduced earlier […]