Michael Grabell appears in the following:
They Got Hurt At Work — Then They Got Deported
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
A joint investigation by NPR and ProPublica shows how a loophole in Florida law has led to the arrest and even deportation of undocumented immigrants after they suffer legitimate injuries on the job.
Companies Can't Set Own Rules For Injured Workers, Okla. Court Says
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled it is unconstitutional for big companies such as Wal-Mart and Lowe's to opt out of state workers' compensation insurance in favor of writing their own plans.
The Changing Shape of Workers Compensation
Monday, December 21, 2015
Reporter Michael Grabell discusses his latest story about how workers compensation is being reshaped across the country, and not always for the better.
Alabama Bill Would Increase Workers' Comp Benefits For Amputees
Tuesday, April 07, 2015
This story, reported and written by ProPublica's Michael Grabell, is a follow up to a series by NPR/ProPublica on how states are slashing workers' compensation benefits.
Alabama lawmakers have introduced a bill that would nearly triple the maximum compensation for workers who suffer amputations on the job.
...Major U.S. Companies Profit from Exploitative Labor Brokers
Thursday, May 02, 2013
A new report by Pro-Publica and Marketplace looks at a system of Latino labor brokerage in cities across the U.S., a system which provides leading U.S. companies cheap labor whenever ...
Underreported: Airport Body Scanners and Cancer
Thursday, November 03, 2011
Full body X-ray scanners are now commonplace in airports across America. ProPublica reporter Michael Grabell tells us about a new report that has found that the U.S. government glossed over a number of safety concerns about the the devices—even ignoring concerns about a potential increased risk of cancer.
Eyes on the Stimulus Prize
Monday, May 11, 2009
Michael Grabell, transportation reporter for ProPublica and Amanda Michel, editor of Distributed Reporting at Pro Publica and the former director of HuffPost's citizen journalism site OffTheBus, talk about the Shovelwatch program, which tracks stimulus projects. Plus, how you can become a shovelwatcher through the new crowdsourcing ...
A Stately Pleasure-Dome
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
WNYC reporter Bob Hennelly and Pro Publica's Michael Grabell tell the story of Xanadu, the long-delayed New Jersey development project that seems to have a new life.
ShovelWatch: Is the stimulus bill truly earmark free?
Thursday, February 05, 2009
There's no bridge to nowhere or teapot museum in the economic stimulus package, but that doesn't mean that it's free of earmarks, pet projects, or favors to special interests. As part...
Stimulating
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Andrea Bernstein and Michael Grabell discuss the results of a joint investigation between WNYC and Pro Publica into the details of the stimulus package, and what New York stands to receive. Then, Congressman Anthony Weiner (D- Brooklyn and Queens), on what he sees in the bill for the ...
Stimulus package may not help the states that need it the most
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
How much good will President Obama’s stimulus plan do for the states that are hurting the most? An analysis by the investigative journalists at ProPublica has found that much of the t...