<![CDATA[worker and world trade center Resources | BNET]]> en-us <![CDATA[Out of the ashes: another failure? That government failed the rescue, recover and cleanup workers of Sept. 11 is doubtless. Whether all levels of government can learn from their mistakes before the next catastrophe is the real "if."]]> Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:59:59 -0700 <![CDATA[The disease within: disasters like Sept. 11 create hundreds of disease claims, but workers' comp systems are structured to reject these claims. Rescue, recovery and cleanup workers stand little chance of seeing a dime in compensation]]> Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:59:59 -0700 <![CDATA[DNC: Drop in Polls Show Americans Not Buying Rudy Giuliani's 9/11 Rhetoric]]> Wed, 12 Sep 2007 23:59:59 -0700 NYT NYT <![CDATA[DNC: Drop in Polls Show Americans Not Buying Rudy Giuliani's 9/11 Rhetoric]]> Wed, 12 Sep 2007 23:59:59 -0700 NYT NYT <![CDATA[13 days that shook their world: a team of rescue and recovery workers help with the aftermath of Sept, 11, but pay a steep price in terms of their health and out-of-pocket expenses]]> Sat, 01 Sep 2007 23:59:59 -0700 <![CDATA[Up in smoke: how safety procedures evaporated during the cleanup of the World Trade Center and how it is now affecting thousands of workers and public employees]]> Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 <![CDATA[World Trade Center: breach of trust: how Sept. 11 altered the nation's workers' compensation landscape and eroded the trust implicit between employer and employee]]> Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 <![CDATA[Ground Zero Workers Report 12 Times Normal Asthma Rate]]> Twelve times as many rescue and recovery workers developed asthma after responding to the World Trade Center disaster on September 11, 2001 than would be normally expected for the adult population, finds a new study released Monday by the New York...]]> Tue, 28 Aug 2007 23:59:59 -0700 <![CDATA[No Worker's Compensation for Media Hurt Covering 9/11]]> The New York Press Photographers Association is asking members of the media who covered the September 11 attacks on New York's World Trade Center to contact the association. These journalists were exposed to the same toxic...]]> Wed, 08 Aug 2007 23:59:59 -0700 <![CDATA[Whitman is grilled over WTC dust]]> Tue, 26 Jun 2007 23:59:59 -0700 <![CDATA[Tempers rise at 9/11 air quality hearing]]> Tue, 26 Jun 2007 23:59:59 -0700 <![CDATA[9/11 responders urged to register for health funds]]> Sat, 07 Apr 2007 23:59:59 -0700 <![CDATA[Families tell stories of loved ones lost to terror]]> Wed, 13 Sep 2006 23:59:59 -0700 <![CDATA[World Trade Center Responders Suffering Health Ailments]]> More than 60 percent of World Trade Center responders still suffer respiratory problems from exposure to environmental contaminants released when the towers were hit by hijacked airplanes five years ago, according to the largest study to date on the health effects of 9/11....]]> Wed, 06 Sep 2006 23:59:59 -0700 <![CDATA[A cloudy future: a recent New York law extending the deadline for Sept. 11-related worker's comp claim means insurers of first responders may experience liability for years to come.(Health/Employee Benefits: Workers' Compensation, Health)]]> Fri, 01 Sep 2006 23:59:59 -0700 <![CDATA[Controversy over WTC captive; Insurer draws criticism for fighting workers' claims.(World Trade Center)]]> Mon, 07 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 <![CDATA[Health troubles persist for 9/11 rescue workers]]> Mon, 26 Jun 2006 23:59:59 -0700 <![CDATA[Katrina survivors build ship with steel from World Trade Center]]> Thu, 08 Jun 2006 23:59:59 -0700 NOC NOC <![CDATA[Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Honors Asbestos Victims on Workers Memorial Day; Day of Remembrance Promotes Increased Awareness about the Dangers of Asbestos]]> Fri, 28 Apr 2006 23:59:59 -0700 <![CDATA[Workers press on with Deutsche dismantling]]> Wed, 05 Apr 2006 23:59:59 -0700