PwC Sued by Auditor Over Head Injury Suffered During ‘Pub Golf’ Work Event August 23, 2022 By Gaspard Sebag An auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP sued his employer over a serious head injury he suffered during a work event that...
OSHA Investigating Deaths of Amazon Workers in New Jersey August 15, 2022 By Haleluya Hadero Federal work-safety investigators are looking into the death of an Amazon worker and an injury that potentially led to the...
Robots May Reduce Physical Injuries But Raise Substance Abuse, Mental Health Issues July 5, 2022 Automation enhances industry, but it’s harmful to the mental health of its human co-workers. A University of Pittsburgh study suggests...
Massachusetts OSHA Plan for Public Sector Gets Initial Federal Nod June 29, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has given preliminary approval to a new occupational safety and health plan...
Amazon Accused of Obstructing House Probe of Deadly Tornado June 3, 2022 By Spencer Soper and Matt Day Amazon.com Inc. is obstructing a congressional investigation of a deadly December tornado by failing to provide documents about emergency preparedness...
Vaccine Objections of Workers at Hanford in Washington Tossed May 18, 2022 A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by several hundred Hanford nuclear reservation and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory workers...
Content Moderator in Kenya Sues Facebook Owner Meta Over Working Conditions May 10, 2022 By Ayenat Mersie A former moderator working for Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc. on Tuesday filed a lawsuit alleging that poor working conditions...
California to Keep Workplace Pandemic Rules Through 2022 April 22, 2022 By Don Thompson California workplace regulators are poised to extend mandatory pay for workers affected by the coronavirus through the end of 2022,...
OSHA Cites Roofing Firm as ‘Severe Violator’ of Worker Safety Rules April 22, 2022 A Maine roofing and siding contractor willfully exposed its employees to fall hazards at a Hampden, Maine residential construction site...
Explosion at Coking Coal Mine in Poland Kills at Least 5 People April 20, 2022 By Maciej Martewicz The death toll from methane explosions at Pniowek mine in southern Poland climbed to five after rescue workers recovered a...