New statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveal that the number of youth in the United States age 16- to 24-year-old that were out of work from April to July of this year rose nearly 2 percent, to about 745,000. Less than 50 percent of young residents in this…
A recent investigation, conducted by the United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), found that the Metro North Commuter Railroad Co. is guilty of discriminating against an employee injured at work. The company is accused of denying him a promotion within the company. OSHA aims to…
Another construction worker lost his life recently and a second worker was injured when a 30-foot wall collapsed at the site of a casino being built at a mall in Baltimore. Both accidents happened in Anne Arundel County, according to The Baltimore Sun. Rescue workers arrived on scene at the…
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently announced that it’s made changes to and strengthened the Whistleblower Protection Program. OSHA will soon be releasing the internal report that was conducted to review the entire program. This program helps protect employees that voice their concerns about…
Firefighters are here to protect us. They save our lives, they save our belongings and they save our loved ones. They’re used to stress. Firefighters can make any number of critical rescues during a career, but how many times do we hear about emergencies at the firehouse? Last week, a…
A New England Work Accident ended fatally after two employees were performing work on a rigging cable — the sling holding the cable in place failed. The cable shot across the room and struck the two workers. After inspection of the accident scene and the work site, the U.S. Department…
The Monro Muffler Brake Inc. was recently cited for 10 alleged violations of workplace safety standards by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The citations were the result of an inspection that was conducted by OSHA because of a work injury in Massachusetts at the company’s…
Secretary of Labor, Labor Hilda L. Solis, recently issued an important statement regarding the record high temperatures we’re seeing here in the United States. She’s sending out a warning to all workers urging them to protect themselves against a heat-related work injury in Massachusetts and elsewhere. Our Boston workers’ compensation…
The company in charge of completing the East Framingham Sewer Improvements Project is currently facing federal fines of about $345,000 for violating safety standards created to prevent work accidents in Framingham. The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) reports that these offenses are just the latest in a series of…
Getting through a workers’ compensation claim in Massachusetts can be confusing, but we’re here to help. This set of laws ensures that your will be provided with money and medical benefits after experiencing an on the job injury. An injured employee can receive money, typically on a weekly or biweekly…