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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.  […]
Employees Take Aim at Coworkers, Managers
Employees Take Aim at Coworkers, Managers

St. Louis, MO (WorkersCompensation.com) – Over the past week, employees have taken aim at their co-workers and managers, sometimes to fatal results.    In St. Louis, Mo., a McDonald’s employee allegedly fatally shot a coworker on […]
USPS Ranks Cleveland Tops for Dog Attacks on Postal Workers
USPS Ranks Cleveland Tops for Dog Attacks on Postal Workers

Cleveland, Ohio (WorkersCompensation.com) – With 58 dog attacks in 2021, Cleveland, Ohio ranks as the city that poses the most serious threat to postal employees and the public, according to the U.S. Postal Service.  As […]
Congressmembers Demand App-based Delivery Companies Prioritize Driver Safety
Congressmembers Demand App-based Delivery Companies Prioritize Driver Safety

Following reports that highlight the deaths of more than 50 drivers working for app-based delivery companies, a group of Congress members are demanding the companies institute better safety protocols.    U.S. Sens. Edward Markey, D-Mass.; Richard […]