Worker compensation is a fairly new thing, dating only back to the Labor Movement in the early 1900s. Before that, injuries on the job were usually treated with either indifference or cheap ...

The Works Progress Administration (renamed in 1939 as the Work Projects Administration) or WPA was the largest and most ambitious American New Deal agency, employing millions of unemployed people ...

These are way more eye-catching than those televised public service announcements about carbon monoxide leaks and downed power lines. They’re also straight-up ghoulish. Over at 50 Watts, art and ...

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State and federal laws require employers to post labor law posters and notices in the workplace. Regulations require employers to display the posters in a "conspicuous" place where employees and, with ...

Sixteen-year-old Jane Adams won first place in a youth safety poster contest at a recent three-day youth leadership conference in Dorchester. In light of a recent study published by the state ...

Observed every year on March 4, National Safety Day raises awareness about accident prevention, workplace safety and ...

Employers returning from their summer vacations might have a rude awakening when they realize that new workplace posters are now required as of August 1, 2016. While you and your workers might have ...

Most employers are familiar with the long-standing U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) requirement to post summaries of applicable federal labor and employment laws in the workplace. As a general matter, ...

AUSTIN - The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) encourages employers to review the workplace poster requirements in Texas and to be sure that all posters are up-to-date and displayed correctly. TWC also ...