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Paid sick days called key to slowing swine flu

November 18, 2009 By John Wojcik

Unions, family advocates and health professionals are pressing Congress to pass emergency paid sick days legislation so workers can stay home if they get sick.

Coal poses major health threat, physicians group warns

November 18, 2009 By Susan Webb

Coal plays a role in four of the top five causes of death in the U.S. - heart disease, cancer, stroke, and chronic lower respiratory diseases - says a report by Physicians for Social Responsibility.

Poultry companies on trial in film and courtroom

November 13, 2009 By Susan Webb

Don McCorkell, a former Oklahoma state representative, has made a compelling film that will make you think twice before you buy your next chicken wing.

Wall Street gets swine flu vaccine before others

November 9, 2009

Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley were among the first employers in New York to receive shipments of the badly sought after H1N1 swine flu vaccine.

For Hilda Solis, workplace safety more than a slogan

November 9, 2009 By John Wojcik

If the last week of October and the beginning of November are any indication the U.S. Department of Labor is on a crime busting spree.