Yes, a mental illness can be a disability
Mental illnesses are far more prevalent than most people realize. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, roughly 1 in 25 adults experience a serious mental illness that impacts their life in a major way. For some, this means an inability to keep a job or earn a consistent...
Safety violations at Pennsylvania chicken processing plant illustrate the many dangers employees face
Meat processing plants count on the hard work of employees to turn a profit. Far too often, however, these plants overlook important safety measures that can make a life-or-death difference for their workers. A chicken plant near Harrisburg recently failed a safety inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational...
Safety is a big issue for coal miners
In less than a year, there have been over 1,100 non-fatal accidents and 8 deaths in coal mines across the United States, according to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Pennsylvania has some of the highest rates of injury. These figures point to the troubling fact that mining workers...
How distracted driving becomes an addiction
While 98 percent of drivers say they know texting while driving isn’t safe, over half of them still report doing it. The same goes for using the phone and engaging in other distractions while driving. Why do we keep doing something we know isn’t safe? New research may shed light...