Saturday, May 06, 2006 

Workers Compensation Laws - NIOSH Ceremony Highlights Award Under OSHA Voluntary Protection Programs


NIOSH Ceremony Highlights Award Under OSHA Voluntary Protection Programs
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) hosted a ceremony today that honored the awarding of "Star" status to NIOSH's Morgantown, W.Va., facility under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Programs

The Powell River Peak - Widows remember lost husbands
Flags flew at half-mast on April 28, as labour unions, city workers and politicians gathered alongside mourners at the workers' memorial site at Cranberry Cemetery to commemorate those killed, injured, or fallen ill because of occupational accidents and hazards.

Council seat in Kenner is settled
Mary-Sharon Howland said Monday she is pulling out of the Kenner City Council's 3rd District race, making front-runner Ben Zahn the automatic winner. Howland called Zahn's 19-point lead going into the April 29 runoff "insurmountable."

Tuesday, May 02, 2006 

Workers Compensation Laws - Granite site assets auctioned


Granite site assets auctioned
MetroWest Daily News, MA - Apr 4, 2006... According to Joyce Davis, a workers' compensation attorney for Rodrigues' widow, Elisabete, the equipment that crushed Rodrigues was not a part of the auction. ...

Cabdrivers may lose work-injury protection
Arizona Republic, AZ - Apr 7, 2006... what the standards will be for who is an employee and who is an independent contractor," said Brian Clymer, a Tucson workers' compensation attorney who opposed ...