Idaho Workers

OSHA calls for Idaho employers to protect their workers from extreme heat, as temperatures continue to climb this summer. Only five states in the U.S. have plans to keep workers safe, but the White House has proposed a new federal rule to protect about 36 million workers from heat-related injuries or death.

Idaho Matters talks with social psychologist Tess West about in her new book "Jerks Work: Toxic Coworkers and What to Do about Them."

Note: This is the second half of a two-part interview. This is also an encore edition of Reader's Corner. The episode originally aired in December 2021. An interview with Eyal Press, author of Dirty Work: Essential Jobs and the Hidden Toll of Inequality in America. The book offers a groundbreaking and urgent report from the front lines of "dirty work" – the work that society considers essential but morally compromised.

An interview with Eyal Press, author of Dirty Work: Essential Jobs and the Hidden Toll of Inequality in America. The book offers a groundbreaking and urgent report from the front lines of "dirty work" – the work that society considers essential but morally compromised.

Idaho Matters talks with social psychologist Tess West about in her new book "Jerks Work: Toxic Coworkers and What to Do about Them."

With this current heat wave, employers in Idaho have a heightened task to make sure they create a safe environment that keeps their workers safe.

Idaho's unemployment rate remained at a seven-year low of 3.8 percent in April.The Idaho Department of Labor on Friday said the number of employed people…

Investigative news outlet ProPublica partnered with NPR to compile a trove of data about workers compensation laws across the country. Their findings…

Idaho lawmakers will once again review state employee salaries as they continue to fall behind market rates.The Spokesman-Review reports that a joint…