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Associations between physical activity patterns and cardiometabolic health in Canadian working adults
This is an interesting study looking at how physical activity in your job description affects you.
Racial and ethnic inequities in the return-to-work process
Are there racial and ethnic inequities in the return-to-work process of workers with a work-related or non-work-related injury or illness?
Teen dies in sawmill accident as US states aim to roll back child labor law
Better Occupational Health and Safety laws are required to protect workers in the USA
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/06/boy-16-dies-sawmill-accident-wisconsin
‘Dumb and dangerous’: US sees surge in efforts to weaken child labor regulations
Some of the states in the USA are looking to weaken child labor laws to help fill empty work spaces.
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2023/may/01/us-surge-efforts-reduce-child-labor-regulations
Comment: WCB is broken, let’s not wait any longer to fix it
The idea behind workers’ compensation is a simple one: As a worker, you give up your right to sue your employer if you’re injured or made sick by your work. In return, employers pay to fund the WCB, and if you’re injured, it will pay for your treatment and rehabilitation while compensating you for lost wages.
That’s the theory. But in practice, WCB may not be there for you when you need them.
WCB – Alberta Annual General Meeting Q & A
Here are some of the questions that were fielded at the Alberta WCB’s Annual General Meeting
https://www.wcb.ab.ca/assets/pdfs/public/2023_AGM_Q&A_summary.pdf
A bureaucratic system forgot I was the human being on the other side. I want change
One worker’s story of how the compensation system changed her life!
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/opinion-dohey-injured-workers-1.5807843