London — Workers exposed to pesticides may face a higher risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, results of a recent study led by British researchers suggest.

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Austin, TX — Women injured on the job have a better chance of qualifying for workers’ compensation disability payments and receiving higher payouts when a female doctor evaluates their claim, according to a recent study.

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Salem, OR — Oregon OSHA is seeking public comment on proposed rules that would increase worker protections against extreme heat and wildfire smoke, calling them “the strongest such protections in the nation.”

Silver Spring, MD — Claiming the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is “once again responding to political pressures from those desperate to remove any safety protocols during this deadly pandemic that is still causing unacceptable numbers of infections, hospitalizations and deaths every day,” the nation’s largest union and professional association of registered nurses is calling on the agency to reverse its new COVID-19 guidance.

Did you know that all vehicle recalls must be repaired for free? Vehicle Safety Recalls Week is a great time to see if your vehicle has any current recalls.

Did you know that all vehicle recalls must be repaired for free? Vehicle Safety Recalls Week is a great time to see if your vehicle has any current recalls.

Washington — Contending that “safety is compromised when truck parking is not readily available,” the leaders of the American Trucking Associations and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association are calling on the Department of Transportation to prioritize funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to address the issue.