Category: Workers’ Compensation
10 years after coal ash spill, cleanup workers are sick and dying
Just before Christmas in 2008, over 1.5 million tons of coal ash escaped from an unlined containment pond at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Kingston coal-fired power plant. It poured into the Clinch and Emory rivers and flooded 300 acres of land. The ash came in the form of a thick sludge that contained toxic substances
Report raises concerns about construction-related work injuries amid economic growth
According to a recent study, many construction workers in the South may not be covered by medical insurance or even legally-required workers’ compensation insurance. The study is called “Build a Better South: Construction Working Conditions in the US South.” It was conducted by the Partnership for Working Families, the Workers Defense Project and a professor