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Four Employees among the Victims of Tops Shooting in Buffalo
Four Employees among the Victims of Tops Shooting in Buffalo

Buffalo, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Four employees were among the victims of a racially motivated shooting Saturday, when a gunman opened fire on in the parking lot of a grocery store in Buffalo.  Officials said an […]
Gig Worker Deaths Leave Families Making up for Lost Wages
Gig Worker Deaths Leave Families Making up for Lost Wages

As many as 50 gig workers have lost their lives while working, but the businesses they work for do little more than pass on condolences in the press, a new report shows.   And that number […]
Alabama Public Health Inspector Killed by 'Dangerous Dogs' while Investigating Dog Attack
Alabama Public Health Inspector Killed by 'Dangerous Dogs' while Investigating Dog Attack

Red Bay, AL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Officials in rural Red Bay, Ala., say a state employee investigating a dog attack has died after being attacked by a pack of dogs.    According to a Facebook post from […]
Attacks on Workers Continue
Attacks on Workers Continue

High Point, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) – A woman stabbed a fast food worker over a sandwich order this  past week, in a continuing assault on workers across the country.    Police in High Point, N.C., said Demetris […]
Flight Attendant Assaulted by Passenger as American Airlines Requests Two Drink Max
Flight Attendant Assaulted by Passenger as American Airlines Requests Two Drink Max

Phoenix, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) – FBI agents arrested a man who said his homophobia may have caused him to assault an American Airlines flight attendant.    According to a criminal complaint filed April 22, a passenger in first […]
MTA, NY Police Meet over Increase in Attacks on Workers, Passengers
MTA, NY Police Meet over Increase in Attacks on Workers, Passengers

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – So far this year, at least 45 Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) workers and New York Police Department (NYPD) officials have been assaulted in New York city subways, and officials are […]
Bus Driver still Battling for Workers' Comp 3 Years after Explosion
Bus Driver still Battling for Workers' Comp 3 Years after Explosion

Durham, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) – More than three years after a deadly natural gas explosion, a Durham, N.C., bus driver is still fighting to get workers’ compensation from injuries he received during the blast.   On April […]
Amazon Injuries Accounted for Half of all Warehouse Injuries in 2021, Study Says
Amazon Injuries Accounted for Half of all Warehouse Injuries in 2021, Study Says

Seattle, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A new study has found that injuries to Amazon workers accounted for almost half the injuries in the warehouse industry in 2021, even though the company only makes up a third […]