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Woman who Attacked Flight Attendant gets Prison, as Incidents Decline
Woman who Attacked Flight Attendant gets Prison, as Incidents Decline

San Diego, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – As attacks on flight attendants decline, the fall-out from last year’s explosion of unruly passengers continues to play out.    This week, a California woman was sentenced to 15 months in […]
Workers Killed over Condiments
Workers Killed over Condiments

Atlanta, GA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A restaurant worker is dead after a customer got upset over the amount of mayonnaise on his sandwich.    Police in Atlanta reported that two Subway restaurant employees were shot on Sunday. […]
Scammers Steal More than $300,000 from Baltimore Workers' Compensation
Scammers Steal More than $300,000 from Baltimore Workers' Compensation

Baltimore, MD (WorkersCompensation.com) – Out-of-state scammers took advantage of a loophole to steal more than $300,000 from the Baltimore workers’ compensation system’s bank account, investigators said in a report issued Wednesday. For more than a […]
Service Workers Continue to Bear Brunt of Customer Attacks
Service Workers Continue to Bear Brunt of Customer Attacks

Casa Grande, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) – Police are looking for and community members react to attacks on service workers in separate incidents across the country.   In Casa Grande, Ariz., police announced Monday they were looking for […]
Co-worker Violence Kills Two, Injures One in Separate Incidents
Co-worker Violence Kills Two, Injures One in Separate Incidents

Colorado Springs, CO (WorkersCompensation.com) A woman and a man are dead at the hands of their co-workers in separate acts of violence this past week.   In Colorado Springs, police said they found the body of […]
8 Groups Endorse Legislation Protecting Healthcare Workers
8 Groups Endorse Legislation Protecting Healthcare Workers

Washington, D.C. (WorkersCompensation.com) – The American Hospital Association, and seven other national hospital organizations endorsed a bill introduced in early June to protect healthcare workers from violence.    The bill, the Safety From Violence for Healthcare […]
San Jose Bus Drivers Call for More Protection
San Jose Bus Drivers Call for More Protection

San Jose, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Bus drivers in San Jose are asking for more protections as assaults from spitting to physical attacks are on the increase.    The drivers join the growing number of transit organizations […]
Customer Attacks on Workers Continue in Separate Incidents Across Country
Customer Attacks on Workers Continue in Separate Incidents Across Country

San Jose, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Customer attacks on workers continue as separate incidents were reported this past week.  In San Jose, a Safeway employee is dead after an altercation with a customer suspected of shoplifting.  […]