NY AG Seeks Emergency Relief to Protect Rights and Safety of Amazon Workers

New York Attorney General Letitia James today filed a motion to seek a preliminary injunction to force Amazon to immediately address health and safety concerns at its warehouses that are threatening workers. Her efforts to protect workers during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continue. 

Amazon Settles with California Over Concealment of COVID Data From Warehouse Workers COVID-19

Historically workers have been denied adequate occupational exposure information, which has led to epidemics of disease/death and lawsuit, including workers' compensation claims. Exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 (Coronavirus) virus has been no exception.

NJ & NY Launch Apps to Help Prevent the Spread of Covid-19

Governor Phil Murphy and New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the launch of COVID-19 exposure notification mobile apps in their respective states that will serve as crucial tools to supplement the effort to trace and contact individuals subject to a COVID exposure. 

Surveillance drones: Coming soon to Nebraska workers’ compensation?

Today's guest author is Jon Rehm, Esq. of the Nebraska bar.

Last summer Brody posted about the possibility of drone surveillance in workers’ compensation cases in Nebraska. Some new developments lead me to believe that drone surveillance of injured workers in Nebraska may be coming soon.