For retailers, Black Friday is the most important (and anticipated) shopping day of the year. Many stores hire temporary workers to stock and prepare additional inventory. With a crush of anticipated shoppers and untrained employees, the risk of accidents only increases. Many people remember the deadly stampede that killed a Wal-Mart employee during a Black Friday rush in 2008.
Workers Might Suffer under Michigan Workers' Comp Reform Bill
Michigan legislators have introduced House Bill 5002, an attempt to reform the state's almost 100 year old workers' compensation laws. Some of the bill's proposed reforms to Michigan workers' compensation benefits would have a serious impact on workers throughout the state.
