Commentary | July 1, 2016

For Workplace Safety Violators, Life Is Cheap

Via: The Hill

The Labor Department announced that penalties for workplace safety rules violatons will increase for the first time in 25 years.

Blog | June 24, 2016

NELP Releases New Studies of “Gig Economy” Workers’ Rights

Three new policy briefs look at workers’ comp, job flexibility, and background checks in the “gig economy.”

Commentary | June 24, 2016

Gig Economy Workers Injured On the Job Should Get Workers’ Comp Protections

Via: Quartz

Taxi drivers & chauffeurs are killed on the job at a rate 5x higher than the average for all workers.

Blog | June 1, 2016

Health and Safety Risks Grow for Home Care Workers

Home health aides, personal care attendants, and certified nursing aides top the lists for workplace injuries, illness, and violence.

News Releases | May 25, 2016

GAO Report Finds Injured Meat & Poultry Workers Denied Medical Care at Worksite

Meat and poultry processing workers suffer some of the highest rates of workplace injuries and illnesses.

Commentary | May 11, 2016

Big Poultry Workers Are Literally Peeing Their Pants So That Americans Can Have Cheap Chicken

Via: Quartz

Poultry plant workers say they routinely are denied time to use the bathroom.

News Releases | May 11, 2016

On the New Federal Rule Requiring Better Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses

Employers must submit workplace injury and illness records to OSHA electronically.

Commentary | April 22, 2016

On Factory Farms, Chickens and Workers Alike Suffer

Via: New York Times

More than 250,000 men and women work in U.S. poultry plants in unbelievably harsh conditions.

News Releases | March 24, 2016

OSHA Issues Updated Rule Protecting Workers from Deadly Silica Dust

Workers should not have to sacrifice their lives for a paycheck.

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