Supreme Court Allows OSHA Standard to Go Into Effect (as of this moment…)
I’m holding my breath and afraid to jinx it, but as of this moment, noon on Monday, we have not…
Supremes Hear OSHA Case: To Block or not to Block
So of course everyone is dying to know what a non-lawyer like me thinks about yesterday’s Supreme Court arguments about…
Another Social Worker Killed: When will it end?
Deidre Silas, 36, an investigator for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), was stabbed to death Tuesday…
Weekly Toll: No Holiday From Workplace Death
Trench collapse, falling trees, traffic incidents, building collapses, shootings, falls. On average, almost 100 workers are killed every day in…
OSHA Pulls Protections As Healthcare Worker Deaths Rise
OSHA withdraws its healthcare worker emergency temporary standard just when at-risk workers need it most.
Health Care Workers Still Protected By OSHA Emergency Covid Standard — Experts Say
As of Tuesday, December 22, it has been 6 months since OSHA issued its Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) protecting the…
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Short Stuff: Dispatches From the Front Lines of Safety and Labor
Most Influential In our Hearts: Despite the global campaign championing Rory O’Neill for the most influential individual in health and…
Weekly Toll: Missing From the Table This Holiday Season
On average, almost 100 workers are killed every week in the United States due to traumatic injuries suffered at work.…
It’s Alive! OSHA’s COVID-19 Standard Lives to See Another Day
Cheer up. It’s not all bad news out there. OSHA, and the workers it helps to protect, won the lottery–…
Workers Who Died of COVID Remain Invisible to Feds
Good news! According to Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2020 (also known as the year of COVID) was a great year…