Policy Updates WV Fire Commission Has Failed to Make Plan to Address High Fire Death RatecompletebodyneedsAugust 13, 2026 West Virginia is one of the deadliest states for house fires, killing an average of 32 people per year between…
Policy Updates Lawsuit Not Allowed for Heat-Stricken Worker Despite Previous Death, NC Court SayscompletebodyneedsAugust 11, 2026 One farm worker died from heat exposure in 2020, resulting in a fine and citation from the U.S. Occupational Safety…
Policy Updates Massachusetts Concrete Firm Sentenced and Fined for Worker’s DeathcompletebodyneedsJune 25, 2026 A Massachusetts concrete company has been sentenced and fined in federal court in Boston for willfully violating federal Occupational Safety…
Policy Updates Death at SpaceX’s South Texas Facilities Prompts Workplace Safety InvestigationcompletebodyneedsMay 20, 2026 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating an incident at SpaceX’s South Texas facilities that resulted in the death…
Policy Updates Louisiana Officials Agree to $4.8M Settlement in Death of Black MotoristcompletebodyneedsMay 14, 2026 Louisiana officials have agreed to a tentative $4.8 million settlement with the family of Ronald Greene, a Black motorist who…
