April 10, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Wal-Mart has decided to manage its own injury benefits program in one state. That’s led proponents and opponents of such an option to weigh-in on whether it’s a good idea for businesses or not.
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Tags: Oklahoma, Texas, Walmart, workers' comp opt out
September 2, 2011 by Fred Hosier

Attention, those who believe that OSHA has gone overboard with its workplace safety regulations: You’ve got one less fact to support your argument. When all is said and done, the final count of worker fatalities in 2010 will be higher than in 2009.
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Tags: Bureau of Labor Statistics, California, construction, Florida, homicides, New Hampshire, OSHA regulations, Pennsylvania, Texas, transportation, violence, worker deaths
July 27, 2011 by Fred Hosier
About a month from now, a 14th state will allow employees to store legally owned firearms in their locked, privately owned vehicles while at work.
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Tags: Gov. Rick Perry, guns in cars at work, Texas