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2025 California Wildfires: Understanding Employers’ Obligations
As the Southern California wildfires rage on with devastating consequences, employers may be grappling to formulate an appropriate response.
‘This has ruined my life’: A former Amazon employee says she broke her ankle putting products away — then she got fired on medical leave. What Americans can learn fro…
Fired after breaking her ankle on the job, warehouse employee’s story exposes the realities of profit before people.
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Cal/OSHA Provides Guidance for Managing Post-Fire Cleanup Efforts
In light of the ongoing and devastating fires in Los Angeles County, Cal/OSHA released new guidance to ensure the safety and ...
Hindustan Times6d
Act against coaching centres violating building, safety rules: HC to Chandigarh admn
The Punjab and Haryana high court has directed the Chandigarh administration to complete proceedings against coaching centres violating fire safety and building rules within three months.
Los Angeles Times3d
‘Horrifying’ fire at California lithium battery plant sparks calls for new clean energy rules
Jan. 21, 2025 Already, the fire has prompted calls for additional safety regulations around battery storage, and more local control over where storage sites are located. Officials are also ...
The New York Times6d
Tips to Stay Safe if a Hotel Fire Erupts
The federal Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990 encourages hotels, motels and other public places of accommodation in the United States to install hard-wired smoke alarms in each guest room ...
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This 'Fire Country' Character Needs an Actual Romantic Storyline!
Fire Country is almost back for the second half of its third season, and it's safe to say that the season has been a disappointment for nearly every main character. Bode (Max Thieriot) and ...
Business Insider5d
LA is on edge as new fires ignite — with one already rampaging across more than 10,300 acres
Los Angeles County was bracing itself yet again Thursday after a new fire broke out and spread to more than 10,000 acres. The Hughes Fire started at about 10:50 a.m. local time Wednesday near ...
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Springfield Fire Department announces new fire safety rules for home oxygen providers
The recent rule from MO HealthNet, Missouri's state Medicaid program, went into effect on the first of January.
USA Today5d
Laguna Fire breaks out near California State University campus: See map.
A new brushfire that started just north of Los Angeles prompted evacuation orders and rattled the nerves of the fire-ravaged region. The Laguna Fire broke out Thursday morning near California ...
CNN6d
Fire-ravaged Southern California grapples with new infernos this week as much-needed rain could unleash more deadly hazards
Exhausted firefighters battling deadly infernos for weeks are now grappling with more wildfires scorching Los Angeles County – including the Hughes Fire, which has burned through more than ...
USA Today6d
Photos show Hughes Fire burn LA's Castaic Lake area, smoke seen from Six Flags park
The Hughes Fire has burned more than 9,000 acres Wednesday around the Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County on Wednesday continuing a devastating wave of Southern California wildfires fueled by dry ...