In the fiscal year of 2009, more than 79,000 new claims and over $1.6 billion in workers’ compensation payments were filed (Excluding those employed by the U.S. Postal Service). Although the Federal Government has made significant progress in reducing workplace injuries and illnesses over the past decade, President Obama declared in a memorandum on July [...]
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OSHA’s new site www.whistleblowers.gov was established earlier this month for workers who have concerns regarding unsafe, prohibited, or unlawful practices in the workplace and for anyone who may have been retaliated against for exercising rights protected by the OSH Act. According to a press release from OSHA, workers can now file safety or health complaints [...]
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