Thursday, May 7th, 2020 - Today's workers' injury, illness, disease, pain, disability, fatality stories & headlines. naidw.org/news

Seattle coronavirus survivor gets a $1.1 million, 181-page hospital bill seattletimes.com/seattle-news/i… via The Seattle Times

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Due to the economic impact of the pandemic, the 2021 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security beneficiaries could be about 1 percent. - aarp.org/retirement/soc…

How much your Social Security check will be if you make $30,000 per year cnb.cx/34Z1X7k

Social Security’s Cost-of-Living Adjustment Will Be 1.3% in 2021, the Lowest Since 2017 barrons.com/articles/socia… via @BarronsOnline

Walmart and McDonald’s have the most workers on food stamps and Medicaid, new study shows washingtonpost.com/business/2020/…

Puzzling, often debilitating after-effects plaguing COVID-19 "long-haulers" cbsnews.com/news/covid-lon…

Covid vaccine: You can't sue Pfizer or Moderna over side effects cnbc.com/2020/12/16/cov…

Employers can bar unvaccinated employees from the workplace, EEOC says cbsnews.com/news/eeoc-covi… via @cbsmoneywatch

House GOP rejects unanimous consent on $2,000 direct payments thehill.com/policy/finance…

A temp worker died on the job after FedEx didn’t fix a known hazard. The fine: $7,000. - MLK50: Justice Through Journalism mlk50.com/2020/12/22/fed…

First U.S. Case Of New Covid Mutation Discovered In Colorado via @forbes forbes.com/sites/joewalsh…

$600 stimulus checks could be sent out as early as this week, according to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin businessinsider.com/stimulus-check… via @businessinsider

Fauci says mandatory COVID-19 vaccines possible for travel, school nypost.com/2021/01/01/dr-… via New York Post

"If the system was working properly, OSHA would have issued an emergency standard." usatoday.com/in-depth/news/… via @usatoday

Negative COVID-19 test now required for all international flights to US — here’s what you need to know fox32chicago.com/news/negative-…

Belleville, Ont., man whose arm was severed in a workplace accident is doing well - Kingston | Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/7599372/b…

Biden Withdrew Trump Rule Requiring People to ‘Prove’ Their Disability | The Mighty themighty.com/2021/01/biden-…

Fake medical mask exemption I.D. cards in South Carolina go viral wgntv.com/news/fake-medi…