Tallahassee, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – On April 18, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation that would prohibit municipalities in that state from implementing strict workplace heat protections. The law, H.B. 433, will prevent local governments from […]

Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) – As departments of transportation across the country celebrate National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW), the Ohio Department of Transportation noted that injuries to transportation crew members in that state are on […]

Wappingers Falls, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – A dollar store employee sustained injuries during a robbery in Dutchess County, one of a few employees attacked across the country recently. According to law enforcement officials in Dutchess County, […]

Columbia, SC (WorkersCompensation.com) – A car dealership employee is dead after a South Carolina workplace shooting, one of several this week across the country. Authorities said Graham Pope, a 39-year-old employee at JT Kia in […]

Portland, OR (WorkersCompensation.com) – Allegations of violations at a mail-sorting facility in Portland, Ore., were unproven, an administrative law judge with the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission said Wednesday. The judgement will dismiss the […]

Charlotte, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) – A 17-year-old Jack in the Box worker is dead after he was killed by two masked men, one of several employees killed at work this week. The employee was killed by […]

Baltimore, MD (WorkersCompensation.com) – The search for six workers missing after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge was suspended Wednesday after the bodies of two of the men were recovered. Once the two […]

Baltimore, MD (WorkersCompensation.com) – Rescue crews continued to look for six workers unaccounted for after a bridge was struck and collapsed early Tuesday morning. According to Paul Wiedefeld, Maryland’s transportation secretary, six people who were […]