Category: WORKPLACE SAFETY

As freight railroad workers look to Congress to provide them with paid sick days, millions of other American employees have no safety net if they fall ill. The US does not have a national standard o…

Pehr Gyllenhammar was the CEO of Volvo for 24 years. He has also worked with or served on the board of such institutions as Lazard, Reuters, Rothschild, Chase Manhattan Bank, the Aspen Institute, The…

Teresa Ghilarducci is professor at The New School. Tony James is executive vice chairman at Blackstone. The opinions expressed in this commentary are their own. When the United States first dealt w…

(CNN)When an elderly resident at an assisted living facility in Texas returned from the hospital after a surgery, she needed round-the-clock care — and the management put six workers on the case. …

(CNN)A business professor at the University of Southern California became the center of an international academic controversy last weekend, after the school administration received a letter accusing …

Robert Playter is CEO of Boston Dynamics. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, industries that did not previously pose a health and safety ris…

Hong Kong (CNN)Zaran Vachha was born and raised in Hong Kong. Yet the 34-year-old, of Indian, Iranian, Malay and Sri Lankan descent, says the Chinese city has never treated him like one of its own. …

(CNN)American Airlines is dropping service to 15 small cities, and there could be more difficult airline industry decisions on the way. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Y…

Erin Bromage is an associate professor of biology at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. His research focuses on the evolution of the immune system and how animals defend themselves from infec…

After months of working from home, many companies around the country are exploring reopening their offices. Though the ability to do so is based on your location and industry, for those workers who k…