As state legislators across the U.S. enact laws that ban phoning and/or texting while driving, a new Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) study finds no reductions in crashes after hand-held phone bans take effect, according to a recent press release.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced in a recent press release that, on behalf of the secretary of labor, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Kentucky has filed a complaint with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky to collect $639,034.98 in delinquent civil penalties for violations at Double A Mining's # 4 Mine and an additional $25,749.94 in unpaid civil penalties for violations at B King Coal Inc.'s #1 and #2 Mines.
The Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury jointly issued new rules providing parity for consumers enrolled in group health plans who need treatment for mental health or substance use disorders, according to a Jan. 29th press release from the Department of Labor.
OSHA is proposing $57,000 in penalties against Triangle Grading and Paving Inc. for safety violations that exposed its employees to cave-in hazards working at a trench in Fort Bragg, N.C.
OSHA has cited a Quincy, Mass., contractor for 15 alleged serious violations of safety standards following the collapse of a ladder jack scaffold at a Boston, Mass., worksite that injured four of its workers.
OSHA is proposing to revise its Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting (recordkeeping) regulation by restoring a column on the OSHA Form 300 to better identify work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), according to an agency press release.
In the aftermath of the earthquake that destroyed the island nation of Haiti, American workers are digging deep, despite the current economic climate, to provide monetary assistance for relief efforts, according to a recent press release. While offering charitable support is providing some emotional comfort, many workers are experiencing psychological stress in response to the suffering and are seeking ways to cope.
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