Workers’ Rights Archives – Page 2 of 7 – Center for Public Integrity

Laundromat workers rally in New York, alleging abuses of labor law.

Cheated at Work

His paycheck bounced. It got worse from there.

by Alexia Fernández Campbell May 4, 2021January 28, 2022

Public health workers, doctors and nurses protest over lack of sick pay and personal protective equipment

Worker Health and Safety

On a day to mourn workers who died on the job, COVID-19 looms large

by Jim Morris April 28, 2021January 28, 2022

‘Unintended consequences’: The rubber industry’s toxic legacy in Akron

by Yanick Rice Lamb March 5, 2021April 17, 2023

Workers’ Rights

McDonald’s, Marriott franchises didn’t pay COVID-19 sick leave. That was illegal.

by Alexia Fernández Campbell August 3, 2020January 28, 2022

Injustice at Work

Supreme Court ruling ensures protections for LGBTQ workers

by Jamie Smith Hopkins June 15, 2020January 28, 2022

Injustice at Work

A patchwork of anti-discrimination laws don’t protect LGBTQ workers

by Ashley Wong August 25, 2019January 28, 2022

Worker Health and Safety

Extreme heat doesn’t stop the mail — even at the cost of postal workers’ health

by Maryam Jameel August 6, 2019January 28, 2022

A new federal audit shows some optimism about changes at Kentucky OSHA

by Eleanor Klibanoff July 18, 2019July 18, 2019

Workers’ Rights

Blind Spot: Miners died while their bosses refused safety equipment

by Mark Olalde June 26, 2019January 28, 2022

Injustice at Work

More and more workplace discrimination cases are closed before they’re even investigated.

by Maryam Jameel June 14, 2019January 28, 2022

Ky. worker safety leaders promise grieving families they’ll do better

by Eleanor Klibanoff May 16, 2019January 28, 2022

Kentucky worker safety commissioner acknowledges failures, and promises change

by Eleanor Klibanoff April 17, 2019January 28, 2022

EPA restricts sales of deadly paint strippers after years of delays

by Jamie Smith Hopkins March 15, 2019January 6, 2023

Injustice at Work

Despite legal protections, most workers who face discrimination are on their own

by Maryam Jameel and Joe Yerardi February 28, 2019February 28, 2023

Workers’ Rights

Have you experienced discrimination at work?

by The Center for Public Integrity February 28, 2019January 28, 2022

KY OSH promises to ‘raise the bar’ with training and pay raises

by Eleanor Klibanoff February 1, 2019February 1, 2019

‘Unacceptable’ worker safety issues under review in Kentucky

by Eleanor Klibanoff January 8, 2019January 28, 2022

paint stripper safety

Restrictions on deadly paint strippers near the finish line

by Jamie Smith Hopkins January 8, 2019January 28, 2022

paint strippers

Workers’ Rights

Our top workers’ rights investigations this year

by The Center for Public Integrity December 24, 2018January 28, 2022

Some paint strippers are killing people. The EPA promised to act — but hasn’t.

by Jamie Smith Hopkins December 14, 2018January 6, 2023

Fatal Flaws, Worker Health and Safety, Workers’ Rights

A teenager dies on the job. His family’s work begins

by The Center for Public Integrity November 12, 2018January 28, 2022

In Kentucky, deregulation and worker safety collide

by Eleanor Klibanoff November 12, 2018January 28, 2022

Fatal Flaws, Worker Health and Safety, Workers’ Rights

Fatal flaws: How Kentucky fails its workers

by The Center for Public Integrity November 12, 2018January 28, 2022

‘The good, the bad and the ugly’ of state worker safety programs

by Jim Morris November 12, 2018January 28, 2022

Asbestos concerns arise at the Federal Election Commission

by Dave Levinthal August 28, 2018January 28, 2022

Methodology of Unequal Risk investigation

by The Center for Public Integrity May 29, 2018January 6, 2023

Lowe’s says it will stop selling deadly paint removers

by Jamie Smith Hopkins May 29, 2018January 6, 2023

Reversing course, the EPA will regulate a deadly paint stripper

by Jamie Smith Hopkins May 10, 2018January 6, 2023

Workers’ Rights

On Workers Memorial Day, a look at the state of worker safety

by The Center for Public Integrity April 26, 2018January 28, 2022

Members of Congress to EPA: Act now on deadly chemical

by Jamie Smith Hopkins March 29, 2018January 6, 2023