FedEx fails to deliver for drivers

By Amy Biegelsen

FedEx drivers are part of the ever-blurring line between employees and contractors.

'They were not thinking of him as a human being'

By Jim Morris and Chip Mitchell

A chemical discharge in a Chicago-area factory kills a worker — and exposes the dangers faced by temp workers across the U.S.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Occupational Safety and Health Act":

"… o case, employers in America are rarely prosecuted for worker deaths. The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 is exceptionally weak when it comes to criminal penalties. An empl …"