Ebola: A Global Workers' Peril

A deadly new chapter in the decades-long struggle against Ebola has arrived. On May 16, 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), its highest level of alarm, as the Bundibugyo virus (BVD) rapidly spread across northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and crossed the border into Uganda. With no approved vaccine and no targeted therapeutics, this rapidly spreading, often fatal hemorrhagic fever poses an urgent, underappreciated threat to workers around the globe, particularly those in healthcare settings.

Invisible Wounds, Visible Costs

The ILO’s 2026 SafeDay Report and What It Means for Workers’ Compensation

SSDI in Freefall

The Social Security Administration's (SSA) Disability Insurance (SSDI) program has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past decade. New data from SSA's Office of the Chief Actuary reveal a steep and sustained decline in disabled-worker beneficiary rolls, a trend with profound consequences not only for disabled workers but also for the workers' compensation system that frequently intersects with SSDI benefits.

Flames That Forged Justice

 The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and the Birth of American Labor Rights

Workplace Disease & Household Liability

A landmark California Supreme Court ruling in 2023 reversed earlier lower-court decisions and shielded employers from "take-home" COVID-19 liability — but the legal landscape for occupational disease exposure to household members remains complex and evolving. Here is what workers' compensation practitioners, employers, and injured workers need to know.

Safety Rules Have Consequences

A NJ Employee's Workers' Compensation Retaliation Claim Meets Summary Judgment

Deadly factory fire again underlines importance of Bangladesh Accord

Updated Analysis: Factory Fires, Worker Safety, and the Workers' Compensation Fallout

NJ Workers' Compensation: Major Changes Ahead

NJ Workers' Compensation-related bills introduced January 13, 2026 - Currently in committee review

Casino Workers Fight Smoke Exemption

New Jersey Appeals Court Revives Constitutional Challenge to Workplace Smoking

Labor's Workplace Safety Impact

While union membership hit a historic low of 9.9% in 2024—down from 20.1% in 1983—organized labor's influence on workers' compensation and workplace safety remains surprisingly powerful. This seeming contradiction reveals a critical truth: unions punch above their weight in protecting injured workers and preventing workplace injuries.

Deadly Gap in Asbestos Rule

EPA's Workplace Protection Failure Heads to Federal Court

Are Generic Drugs Equally Safe?

Understanding Quality, Safety, and Cost in Workers' Compensation Cases

White House Asbestos Transparency

ADAO Fights for Transparency on East Wing Demolition Hazards

Magnet Dangers Persist Despite Rules

Despite federal safety regulations taking effect in October 2022, high-powered magnet ingestion remains a critical and growing threat to children's safety, with devastating consequences for families and significant implications for workplace safety and product liability.

Asbestos Bankruptcy: Workers Pay Price

When The Stephan Company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on November 26, 2025, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida, it became the latest entry in a decades-long chronicle of American companies using the bankruptcy system to manage crushing asbestos liabilities. But beneath the legal maneuvering lies a more profound crisis: a workers’ compensation system that has consistently failed those it was designed to protect.

Disability Trends Signal Crucial Shift

The 2024 Social Security Disability Insurance Report Reveals Important Changes for Injured Workers and Their Families 

New Jersey's Workplace Safety Wins

A data-driven examination of seven years of workers' compensation trends reveals encouraging progress—and work still needs to be done.

Sherrill's Win Locks In Worker Protections

Under the Democratic leadership of Governor Phil Murphy, New Jersey began a distinct, liberalizing shift in the application of its Workers' Compensation statute. Rather than a total systemic overhaul, the Murphy administration enacted targeted legislation that expanded coverage and lowered the burden of proof for key segments of the workforce.

Workplace Toxins: A Hidden Epidemic

In his groundbreaking new book, The Formula for Better Health: How to Save Millions of Lives—Including Your Own, former CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden draws on decades of experience leading public health efforts to reveal how to defeat the world's deadliest diseases. While the book covers many health threats, its principles are particularly relevant to one of America's most overlooked crises: occupational exposure to toxic substances.

Clocks and Dangers: Daylight Saving Time and the Spike in Workplace Injuries

Most people in the United States look forward to Daylight Saving Time (DST) every spring. We lose an hour of sleep but gain an extra hour of evening sunshine. While the sunnier evenings are enjoyable, the biannual switch to DST continues to pose a significant and measurable danger to workplace safety, a risk confirmed by over a decade of research.