Overview: An employer that refused to let a woman experiencing a high-risk pregnancy work from home was hammered with a $22.5 million verdict by an unsympathetic jury after the woman’s baby died. The scenario: When Chelsea Walsh, an employee of …
U.S. Marine directed crew to safety as water flooded mine
Summary: With the lives of his 17 crew members in danger after a mine shaft flooded, a U.S. Marine made sure every one of his men got out alive. The incident: Shortly after the terrorist attack of 9/11, Steve Lipscomb of Elkview, WV, joined the U.S. …
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You Make The Call: Job description rewritten in favor of younger candidate
“I know Steve was really unhappy when he was passed over for that big promotion,” said Supervisor Margie Brunton. “However, the candidate we chose for the position had more management experience than Steve did.” “Steve thinks he was denied the …
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Guilty plea for company that didn’t take broken machine out of service
For new proof of the importance of taking broken equipment out of service right away, consider the plight of John Oliveira & Sons Stamp Concrete Inc., East Freetown, MA. The organization just agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges for a willful …
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Man stands up, thrusts out his right arm and shouts ‘Sieg Heil’
The scenario: A male employee who was more than 60 years old was continually questioned about his retirement plans. He said his boss frequently asked him when he was going to retire. When the older worker’s granddaughter was born, his boss said to …
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Safety Meeting Blueprint: Head Protection
Here’s a statistic that might surprise you: Every year in the U.S., more than 1,200 employees die from traumatic brain injuries. That amounts to more than three worker deaths every day from injuries to the head. And these deadly head injuries happen …
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