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Ohio workers’ compensation allows for injuries such as occupational diseases and illnesses. This then begs the question: do I have…

OSHA Finds Employer Failed to Provide Safety Training

In October of 2016, two workers died in Boston while working in about a 12-foot deep trench. Robert Higgins and…

‘Managers told me to put mustard on it’: fast-food workers say burns are rampant, file OSHA complaints

More than two dozen low-wage McDonald’s workers filed health and safety complaints against the fast-food chain on Monday, alleging that…

Ohio bill would allow workers’ compensation for PTSD

COLUMBUS — Emergency responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder could be eligible for workers’ compensation benefits even if they don’t…

The demolition of workers’ compensation nationally

DENNIS WHEDBEE’S CREW WAS RUSHING to prepare an oil well for pumping on the Sweet Grass Woman lease site, a…

Ohio BWC Honors Fallen Workers

Never forgetting workers killed on the job is something officials in Ohio don’t take for granted. The Ohio Bureau of…

JobsOhio, holding $261 million, gets fiscal-health OK

JobsOhio ended its 2013-14 fiscal year with a bumper crop of $261 million in cash and investments on hand –…