Our Blog Year: 2020



In November 2020, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) under the U.S. Department of Labor released statistics on employer-reported workplace injuries and illnesses in 2019. BLS Report Highlights: The private sector reported 888,220 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses resulting in days away from work. Manufacturing accounted for 15% of all private industry nonfatal injuries and…

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Ranitidine (Zantac) FDA Findings On April 1, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requested a drug recall and that all ranitidine (Zantac) products be pulled from the market immediately. The FDA discovered that a probable human carcinogen, N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), increases within Zantac over time, especially if stored in higher than room temperature areas….

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As the COVID toll climbs, sick workers and families of the dead face another daunting burden: fighting for benefits from workers’ compensation systems that, in some states, are stacked against them. In interviews with lawyers and families across the nation, KHN found that health care workers ― including nurses’ aides, physician assistants and maintenance workers…

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