Solid waste workers experienced fewer recorded illnesses in 2024, but landfill workers reported higher illness cases. BLS ...

In 2023, private industry employers reported 5,283 fatal work injuries — down 3.7% from 5,486 in 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Dec. 19. There were 3.5 fatalities per 100,000 ...

WASHINGTON, DC — According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics' National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries in 2023 (released December 19th, 2024), there were 5,283 fatal work injuries recorded in ...

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] The number of job-related deaths rose 5.7% in 2022 compared with 2021, with workers in broadly defined transportation-related jobs ...

The key to unlocking a more substantial recovery often lies outside the workers’ comp system. If your workplace injury was ...

Liberty Mutual defines a serious injury as one where an employee subsequently misses more than five days of work, industry news site Insurance Journal reports. It ranks its list of injuries by their ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

A workers' compensation settlement covers several costs incurred when an employee is injured. Learn about the workers' ...

When you consider workers' compensation for workplace injuries in Florida, you likely envision injuries like falls, slips, or repetitive stress. However, injuries can occur in some very bizarre ways.