by dankeelan | May 31, 2022 | Featured, Jobs, Safety
In 2020, 4,764 fatal workplace injuries were recorded in the United States—just under 3.5 fatalities for every 100,000 full-time equivalent workers. This means that for the majority of Americans, dying on the job is not a significant risk, and perhaps not even a...
by dankeelan | May 2, 2022 | Interview, Jobs, Safety, Tips
BBB Scam Tracker has gotten multiple reports of a new job scam twist that involves downloading a messaging app. You receive a message from someone interested in hiring you. It might come through email, text, or even a social media platform. At first, this “recruiter”...
by dankeelan | Apr 26, 2022 | Featured, Future of Work, Safety
There are so many rituals, practices, and beliefs that are petering out in our post-pandemic working lives. The handshake. The necktie. The notion that workers can’t be trusted to be productive when they work at home, or in a cafe, or anywhere else...
by dankeelan | Apr 12, 2022 | Featured, Gig Workers, Safety
Isabella Lewis was driving for Lyft on a Sunday in Plano, Texas, last August when she was carjacked and killed by her passenger. As her family tried to piece together what happened, they kept receiving calls from an insurance company they didn’t recognize, but finally...
by dankeelan | Jan 4, 2022 | Featured, Legal, Safety
An employee injured at work generally is limited to workers compensation benefits, which the worker is entitled to receive whether the employer was negligent or not. If an employee can prove he or she contracted COVID-19 at work, which California law makes easier if...
by dankeelan | Dec 21, 2021 | Featured, Race, Safety
Gig workers of color in America are twice as likely to report health and safety risks as their white peers — and that’s on top of lacking the basic benefits enjoyed by full-time workers. A new study by the Pew Research Center found that gig workers of...
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