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Radiation panel fairness questioned

By Jim Morris, Brendan McGarry and Marina Walker Guevara

March 29, 2007

Ailing Cold War veterans say compensation program biased

Plan to cut benefits for injured federal workers stirs concern

By Jim Morris

March 14, 2012

A move to cut benefits for injured federal workers upsets union officials — and some members of Congress

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

By Jim Morris and Chip Mitchell

December 20, 2012

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 …"

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