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On November 3, 2017, Antawani Wright-Davis, 19, was stuck by a dump truck and killed while working for the food delivery service DoorDash in Boston. However, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), never investigated his death.

On November 3, 2017, Antawani Wright-Davis, 19, was stuck by a dump truck and killed while working for the food delivery service DoorDash in Boston. However, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), never investigated his death.

Public Workers to be Covered by OSHA Safety Standards for the First Time in State History Mass.

Until recently, Abril (her name has been changed to protect her identity) was living a normal life as one of the hundreds of thousands of immigrants who call Greater Boston home.

For many women living in Massachusetts, leaving their job during pregnancy is not a financially viable option.

Massachusetts has been looking to incentivize the move through the supposed offers of millions of dollars in grants and tax credits, similar to the deal made with General Electric to relocate their headquarters to Fort Point with the help of $125 million in government assistance.

My fellow workers' rights supporter, Every day, more people are feeling empowered to come forward and publicly address sexual harassment on the job. But what do you do to protect yourself when you feel invisible and powerless?

On October 23, a crowd organized by MassCOSH gathered in the ornamental center of the Massachusetts State House to hear powerful pleas from the families of the late Robert Higgins and Kelvin Mattocks.

By Katie Johnston Globe Staff November 27, 2017 One womans supervisor told her hed give her credit for working a shift at a Charlestown bread company if she went home with him instead. When she resisted his advances, he cut her hours, according to a complaint filed with the state.

On October 23, MassCOSH and its members held a memorial and call to action to remember fallen workers Robert Higgins and Kelvin Mattocks who died on the job October 21, 2016.

S.2167, An Act Further Defining Standards of Employee Safety updates Massachusetts antiquated public sector safety laws, which had not clearly defined what measures public agencies, such as the Massachusetts Department of Labor Standards, should employ to keep workers safe.

BOSTON - October 4, 2017 Today, after more than a decade of steadfast advocacy by labor advocates, a bill extending OSHA protections to Massachusetts public employees has passed the Massachusetts Senate, where it now awaits a critical vote by the House.

You could say Jessica Tavares is a pillar of MassCOSH. Working with Teens Lead at Work (TL@W), MassCOSH's teen worker program since 2011, no one, including TL@Ws current staff, has been involved with the program for as long.

For immigrant workers, there is a chill in the air; that is if they can find the courage to leave their homes. They are afraid that while they go about their lives, their work, they could be the next Ana Duarte ( Ana's details have been modified to protect her identity ).

Last month a worker was injured on the job. His employer failed to carry Workers Compensation insurance as required by law.