Six migrant workers struck by SUV in intentional act, N.C. authorities say
Six migrant workers outside a North Carolina Walmart were struck by an SUV Sunday in what police allege was an intentional act. The migrants were hospitalized with an array of injuries, but none were life-threatening, the Lincolnton Police Department said in a statement. The motorist, described as an older white المزيد
Airports compete to offer best daycare benefits in race to hire workers
Some airport directors had discussed expanding their child care offerings before the pandemic, but “it has now become a larger focus,” said ACI-NA’s Russo. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, which in the 1960s offered an in-terminal nursery so parents could dine or shop kid-free before boarding flights, is now in المزيد
Walmart using AI to streamline organization – what will it mean for workers?
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Democrats move to ramp up heat safety protections for workers
Congressional Democrats are taking new steps to boost protections for workers toiling in record-high temperatures. A bill introduced in the House and Senate late Wednesday would direct the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to adopt an interim heat standard for workplace safety. The measure, which coincides with heat alerts covering المزيد
Biden taking actions to protect workers affected by extreme heat
President Joe Biden on Thursday announced actions his administration it taking to try to protect workers and communities affected by extreme heat as millions of Americans experience prolonged periods of record-high temperatures. Biden has directed the Department of Labor to increase the enforcement of heat-safety violations and inspections in high-risk المزيد
Rudy Giuliani concedes he made ‘false’ statements about Georgia election workers
Rudy Giuliani has conceded that he made “false” statements about two Georgia 2020 election workers in a filing related to their lawsuit about baseless claims of fraud that he made against them. “Defendant Giuliani, for the purposes of litigation only, does not contest that, to the extent the statements were المزيد
Quartz countertops linked to deadly lung disease in workers
Quartz countertops have skyrocketed in popularity over the last decade, but new research suggests the material poses a deadly health risk to the workers who make it. A study published Monday in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine identified 52 cases of an irreversible, potentially life-threatening lung disease among workers in California المزيد
Immigrant health care workers can face harsh working conditions and $100,000 lawsuits for quitting
WASHINGTON — Nurses and other health care workers who have been brought to the U.S. from overseas to fill thousands of vacant jobs say in some instances they’ve been subjected to unsafe working conditions, wage theft and threats of tens of thousands of dollars in debt if they quit or المزيد