Ireland's Health Service Executive recorded eight serious injuries among healthcare workers following violent incidents during a two-year period when staff reported more than 12,500 workplace attacks, according to figures released by the Irish Independent. The data emerged as staff at Dublin's Mater
More than 5,000 workers died on the job in 2024—one fatality every hour and 45 minutes—while federal enforcement of labor protections declined sharply under budget cuts and reduced staffing, according to a report released April 22 by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health.
The World Health Organization launched comprehensive framework guidelines to combat workplace violence in healthcare settings while the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration continues enforcement actions despite pushing back federal rulemaking to an undetermined timeline, according to r
More than 34,000 apartment building workers in New York City moved toward strike authorization on April 18 as their union contract approached expiration at midnight on April 20, according to Prism News.