Worker killed after three months on the job. A 21-year-old employee was killed after a fireworks explosion at the Palo Duro Canyon State Park in Texas. The worker, an employee of Texas Panhandle Heritage Foundation Inc., had been taking inventory of the pyrotechnics used in an outdoor musical production when the explosion occurred. read more
Read more →Howard Mavity and Michelli Rivera On Feb. 1, the World Health Organization declared Zika a global public health emergency. Attorneys specializing in labor and employment law explain what this could this mean for employers. For only the fourth time in history, the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the spread of a disease to be
Read more →Toyota is taking a step toward a healthier workforce by building a new fitness center at its Columbus, Ind., headquarters for associates and their families. Toyota Industrial Equipment is undertaking a new construction project at its corporate headquarters in Columbus, Ind. The No. 1 forklift brand in the United States isn’t adding an additional production
Read more →An unregistered contractor in King County, Wash., who lost his license because of safety violations, convinced an 87-year-old Shoreline woman to hire him nine times in one month. Contractor Stephen B. Nelson, 50, of Woodinville, pleaded guilty in King County District Court to a gross misdemeanor count of unregistered contracting. Judge Ketu Shah ordered Nelson
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