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California extends safety and health protections to domestic workers

S+H Staff — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Oakland, CA — Domestic workers employed by businesses in California are now covered by the state’s workplace safety and health laws.

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Study looks at 30-somethings’ on-the-job drug and alcohol use

S+H Staff — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Columbus, OH — A recent study of workers in their 30s has found that 1 in 10 use alcohol, marijuana or hard drugs such as cocaine either right before or during their shift.

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NIOSH study explores on-the-job inhalation injuries

S+H Staff — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Washington — Worker education and training can help prevent injuries resulting from inhalation of hazardous chemicals and other irritants, NIOSH researchers say.

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Alaska bill aimed at lowering the ages for alcohol-servers and restaurant workers

S+H Staff — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Juneau, AK — Legislation that would allow workers as young as 18 to serve alcohol, as well as teens and 20-year-olds to work in restaurants that serve alcohol, is advancing in the Alaska Legislature.

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NYC mayor signs Safe Hotel Act into law

S+H Staff — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 06:00:00 +0000

New York — Hotel operators in New York City now must provide panic buttons to their workers, under a new law signed by Mayor Eric Adams (D) on Nov. 4.

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‘The customer is always right’ may be wrong for workers’ mental health

S+H Staff — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Amherst, MA — The long-standing approach that “the customer is always right” can take a toll on workers’ mental health and limit their capacity to serve customers, according to a recent study.

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Women in frontline roles need more support: report

S+H Staff — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 06:00:00 +0000

New York — Women in frontline jobs say their safety and well-being needs often go unacknowledged, according to a recently published report.

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New surveillance system helps track work-related amputations

S+H Staff — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 05:00:00 +0000

Tumwater, WA — In an effort to better identify, develop and evaluate effective efforts to prevent amputations, Washington state has created a surveillance system intended to augment employer-reported data.

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California bill on fast-food worker safety faces opposition

S+H Staff — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 05:00:00 +0000

Sacramento, CA — The California Assembly has approved legislation that would require fast-food chains and their franchisees to share responsibility for complying with worker safety laws and regulations.

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Injury prevention for hotel workers: New NIOSH tip sheet

S+H Staff — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 05:00:00 +0000

Washington — Hotel workers can avoid on-the-job injury and illness by keeping their feet on the floor, ensuring fresh air is circulating and not mixing cleaning products.

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