"On September 17, Cal/OSHA’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board voted unanimously to draft a new emergency temporary standard, with a deadline for consideration at their November 19 meeting, that would help bolster worker safety for all California workers and give the agency greater enforcement powers to hold employers accountable." https://conta.cc/3kUFU89
MYEMAIL.CONSTANTCONTACT.COM
Stepping Up for Worker Safety - Your Work Comp Briefing
Commuters in California all too often have close calls with large trucks on the road.
BUTLERVIADRO.COM
What Can Reduce Crashes With Trucks?
The Pandemic of Work-From-Home Injuries https://nyti.ms/32e8meH
NYTIMES.COM
The Pandemic of Work-From-Home Injuries
COVID-19 pounded Arkansas poultry workers as government and industry looked on
FACINGSOUTH.ORG
COVID-19 pounded Arkansas poultry workers as government and industry looked on
"The GOP proposal would erect almost insurmountable obstacles to lawsuits by workers who become infected with the coronavirus at their workplaces. It would absolve employers of responsibility for taking any but the most minimal steps to make their workplaces safe." https://lat.ms/2D6WJwl
LATIMES.COM
Column: In GOP plan, you can't sue your employers for giving you COVID — but they can sue you
Revel Suspends Moped Service in New York City After Two Deaths: https://nyti.ms/3hWaGMH
NYTIMES.COM
Revel Suspends Moped Service in New York City After Two Deaths
Teens are more likely to be involved in fatal collisions.
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Are Teen Drivers More Prone To Accidents?
A Kid, A Minor Bike Accident And A $19,000 Medical Bill https://n.pr/2KAtvcB
NPR.ORG
A Kid, A Minor Bike Accident And A $19,000 Medical Bill
"It is the single largest one-day coronavirus spike in Berkeley since the city’s first case was reported in late February. It is also the largest outbreak in the city reported to date at a single facility. " https://bit.ly/3kYNRc3
BERKELEYSIDE.COM
COVID-19 outbreak at Golden Gate Fields sees more than 100 workers test positive
While some job site hazards are easy to spot, others may be more difficult to identify.
BUTLERVIADRO.COM
Are There Hidden Dangers On My Job Site?
"Work-related deaths reached a 12-year high in 2019 at more than 5,300, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. "https://cnn.it/2MxOCxn
CNN.COM
These were the deadliest jobs in the US last year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics
"The Department of Health and Human Services is eliminating the requirement that physicians obtain a special federal waiver in order to prescribe buprenorphine, a medication to treat opioid use disorder." https://n.pr/39vslrO
NPR.ORG
Trump Administration Will Let More Doctors Prescribe Drug To Fight Opioid Addiction
"Google employees have banded together to form an international union alliance, weeks after the formation of the minority Alphabet Workers Union in the US." https://bit.ly/2YhyWAY
BUSINESSINSIDER.COM
Google employees around the world have formed a new international union alliance called Alpha Global
Workers injured on the job should understand how to file a workers’ compensation claim to receive fast and comprehensive coverage.
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What Is The Workers’ Comp Claim Process?
"Millions of jobs that have been shortchanged or wiped out entirely by the coronavirus pandemic are unlikely to come back, economists warn, setting up a massive need for career changes and retraining in the United States." https://wapo.st/3u9VEcU
WASHINGTONPOST.COM
Millions of jobs probably aren’t coming back, even after the pandemic ends