New York’s highest court has ruled that a doctor who was injured in a shooting at the hospital where he works cannot sue his employer, finding that his injuries arose out of his employment and are thus covered by workers’ …
The number work-related deaths in Connecticut in 2018 was the highest it’s been since 2010, according to the state Department of Labor. The agency said 48 people lost their lives to work-related injuries in 2018, the latest year for which …
A study has found that construction workers are six times more likely to die from opioid overdoses than all other occupations in Massachusetts. The state Department of Public Health reported Wednesday there were more than 1,000 opioid-related deaths among construction …
Researchers with the Liberty Mutual Research Institute’s Center for Injury Epidemiology have concluded that individuals who work multiple jobs — approximately 14 million U.S. residents – have a greater likelihood of injury than those holding a single job. According to …
A federal study shows the rate of workplace injuries dropped last year in Virginia and remained below the national average. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Dec. 4 that for every 100 full-time workers in private industry, Virginia …
A new labor union report says 127 workers were killed on the job in 2011 in Virginia, 20 more than the previous year. According to the report by the AFL-CIO, there were 4,693 workplace deaths nationwide in 2011, down by …
A new labor union report says 43 workers were killed on the job in 2011 in West Virginia, down from 95 the previous year that included a mine blast that killed 29. According to the report by the AFL-CIO, there …
