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Dangerous ALEC and CoC-Backed Asbestos Bill Allows “Victims to Be Re-Victimized”
A British asbestos safety ad. A Republican-backed bill is being pushed through the House Judiciary Committee to make it harder for victims of asbestos to seek fair compensation. The mission of the...
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NLRB Breaks New Ground In Issuing Four U Visas to Exploited, Undocumented...
A harrowing story from Salon — “Tearing out asbestos with bare hands: meet the boss from hell” — gives a glimpse of the dangers faced by undocumented workers in the U.S. When a group of laborers...
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Haunted Houses: Asbestos-Related Health Problems Still on the Rise
An English law firm specializing in asbestos compensation claims has released an infographic showing that, despite being mostly banned, asbestos-related health problems continue to pose a serious...
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Canada Passed an Asbestos Law Aimed at Raising Safety and Awareness, but...
The early months of a new asbestos registry in Saskatchewan are proving problematic as many institutions required to provide reports have failed to do so and others have submitted reports over two...
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$800 Million Asbestos Settlement Will End Rust-Oleum Maker’s Worker Harming Days
The Medina, OH based RPM International, makers of Rust-Oleum and other specialty paints, has agreed to spend nearly $800 million to fund a trust that would resolve asbestos-based personal injury...
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Tax Fraud, Dangerous Asbestos Practices Lead to Conviction of Charter School...
Ingersoll and his wife (via MLive) A jury in Michigan has found charter school founder Steven J. Ingersoll guilty on three counts of federal tax fraud. Ingersoll was accused of diverting $704,000...
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Immigrants in U.S. on H-2b Visas Exposed to Asbestos in IL; $1.8M Fine Issued
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) has fined Joseph Kehrer nearly $1.8 million for exposing foreign workers to asbestos without proper training, equipment, or instruction....
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Vancouver Building Trades Press for Asbestos Registry; U.S. Has No Such...
A British asbestos safety ad In response to a growing number of asbestos-related deaths and illnesses, the president of the Vancouver Island Building and Construction Trades Council (VIBCTC) is...
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Yellowstone Workers File Asbestos, Retaliation Claims vs. National Parks...
A former maintenance worker at Yellowstone National Park has filed a claim that he was retaliated against after he and five of his co-workers were exposed to asbestos while performing work at the...
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