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. […]
Des Moines, IA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Last week, industry experts from around the nation gathered at the Downtown Des Moines Marriott for the 61st Annual Iowa Workers' Compensation Symposium. Organized by the Iowa Workers' Compensation Advisory […]
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 […]
Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – More than 5,300 U.S. Postal Service employees were bitten by dogs in 2022, the latest statistics from the U.S.P.S. show. In a new report released for National Dog Bite Awareness Week […]
