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Injured Workers Deserve Justice

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JCP&L employee dies after Freehold electrocution FREEHOLD, NJ – A Jersey Central Power & Light employee died after touching live…

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May 22, 2017 Jordan Barab

Do you sit in a comfortable office all day, outraged by what you read in Confined Space, and wondering what…

Immigrants Workers Compensation

Ohio Comp Bill Encourages Employers to Hire Undocumented Workers

May 19, 2017 Jordan Barab

I’m not sure that was their intention, but what could make hiring undocumented workers more attractive than passing a law…

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2018 Trump Budget Preview: OSHA gets cut, NIOSH gets Disemboweled

May 19, 2017 Jordan Barab

“Don’t tell me what you value, show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value.” ― Joe Biden…

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Chamber of Commerce: Killing Unions More Important Than Saving Lives

May 18, 2017 Jordan Barab

The Chamber of Commerce is nothing if it’s not consistent. Consistently opposed to each and every new protection issued or…

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BREAKING: OSHA Announces Delay of Recordkeeping Rule

May 17, 2017 Jordan Barab

Probably hoping no one would notice, OSHA today subtly buried an “Update” deep in its website, announcing that it intends…

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Industry Petitions OSHA to Reopen Silica Standard

May 17, 2017 Jordan Barab

Representatives of the construction industry, as well as general industry have petitioned Labor Secretary Alex Acosta to reopen the silica…

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Democrats Introduce Bill to Overturn Republican Repeal of Recordkeeping Rule

May 16, 2017 Jordan Barab

Democratic leaders in the US Senate and House of Representatives have introduced legislation that would reverse the Republican’s recent repeal…

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May 15, 2017 Jordan Barab

The latest list of workers not coming home at the end of the shift Jimmy Ray Baker, 45 of Houston…

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