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Virgin Australia cancelled up to 30 flights over the weekend of September 21-22 after cabin crew called in sick amid ongoing contract negotiations, according to a report from Paddle Your Own Kanoo.
Yenkin Majestic Paint Corporation pleaded guilty to negligent endangerment in federal court following a catastrophic April 8, 2021 explosion at its Columbus, Ohio manufacturing facility that killed one employee and injured nine others, according to an announcement from the U.S.
Under the Illinois Minimum Wage Law, every employer in the state owes adult workers at least $15.00 per hour, the final step of a six-year phased increase that reached its target on January 1, 2025.
Taylor Farms, North America's largest salad producer, failed to submit federally required workplace injury reports for at least four facilities where workers suffered fatal or serious injuries in recent years, according to a Reuters analysis of federal records published August 26.
Colorado's state minimum wage rose to $14.42 per hour on January 1, 2024, set automatically by a Consumer Price Index formula that removes the state legislature from annual rate decisions entirely.
Oregon divides its territory into three wage zones (Portland metro, standard counties, and non-urban counties) and ties each zone's minimum wage to the Consumer Price Index, recalculating every July 1. The 2024 adjustment raised all three tiers by 50 cents, landing at $15.95, $14.70, and $13.
Deputies detained ten striking workers and declared an unlawful assembly at the C&H Sugar refinery in Crockett, California on Tuesday after two motorists drove through a picket line, injuring two union members, according to ABC7 San Francisco.
Union Minister for Women and Child Development Annpurna Devi declared workplace safety "fundamental to increasing women's participation in the workforce" at a National Commission for Women event in New Delhi on Friday, according to The Economic Times.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a proposed rule in April 2026 to eliminate the November 2036 compliance deadline for ladder safety systems in response to a petition from oil, gas, and chemical industry trade groups claiming over $3 billion in retrofit costs, according to The
At least 30 workers died in workplace accidents across Greece, China, and the United States between July 9 and July 12, 2026, prompting regulators to impose safety penalties exceeding half a million dollars and order operational shutdowns at facilities in three countries, according to enforcement fi
California and the GEO Group reached a settlement this week affirming that state workplace safety laws apply to immigrant detainees who perform work at private detention facilities, resolving a three-year legal dispute over whether detainees qualify as employees under labor protections, according to
Amazon initiated an internal investigation after a June 5 fire at a third-party delivery partner facility in Uttarakhand, India, killed two workers, according to a Reuters report published July 3. Police findings show the M&M Logistics Solutions facility lacked a valid fire safety clearance and esse
