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Monday, April 22, 2013

04/22/13 The Raw New York City Employment News Feed

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Wauconda firm cited for safety hazards   2013-04-22, 08:20 pm Berger Excavating Contractors failed to properly protect workers from cave-...
Thursday, April 18, 2013

04/18/13 Today's Employment News Roundup

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The Raw Employment News Feed IRS rejects reward claim by tax whistleblower   2013-04-18, 07:01 pm The Internal Revenue Service has reject...
Saturday, April 6, 2013

IRA Financial Group Announces that the Webinar on 'How to Flip...

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Sold out webinar on "How to flip-homes with retirement funds" will be re-broadcasted at a later date to be announced We have seen ...

Platinum Tax Defenders Offers Tax Tips for Personal Deductions and Self-Employment

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One of the greatest ways to avoid paying too much is to know what is deductible. http://www.americanbankingnews.com/2013/04/06/platinum-tax-...

Slower growth in jobs report feeds fears on economy

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The U.S. Department of Labor's weaker-than-expected jobs report Friday fed fears the economy was slowing. http://www.philly.com/philly/b...

City attorneys await verdict on Law Library

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As speculation grows that Fitchburg's Law Library will be shut down later this month, a Massachusetts Court System official will only sa...

Latest jobless figures send national danger signal

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Many of them expected that the March jobs report would add about 200,000 new jobs. http://www.delawareonline.com/needlogin?type=login&re...

Paving project in Melbourne testing patience

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For six months, a narrow tangle of orange barrels, metal sawhorses, plastic fencing and cement barricades has sprawled before the front porc...

On the lookout for tax fraud

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The Empire State is emerging as national leader and standard setter empowering whistleblowers to report tax fraud. http://www.democratandchr...

Unemployment benefits cut

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Tennessee's long-term unemployed -- those out of work for more than 26 weeks -- will get smaller benefit checks beginning next week due ...

SB 822 falls short of what's needed

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Without fundamental changes to the system known as PERS, cuts in funding to schools and other basic public services will accelerate. http://...

Paratransit changes could cut deep

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Sioux Area Metro's Paratransit service provides almost 600 rides each weekday to people with disabilities, offering door-to-door service...

County Launches Enviro Ed. and Grant Program

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Apr. 6, 2013 - NEW CASTLE, Del. -- New Castle County's "Great Schools, Clean Streams" campaign starts April 8! Residents have ...

City's poorest areas caught in sidewalk cracks

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Barbara Erickson has to make a lesser-of-two-evils decisions if she wants to get groceries. http://www.theleafchronicle.com/needlogin?type=l...

Poor economic data send US stocks lower

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U.S. stocks fell Friday.The Dow Jones industrial average lost more than 40 points, or 0.3%, while the S&P 500 fell 0.4%. Photo - AFP Was...

Woman receives A 20k following sex and age discrimination complaint

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A graduate management trainee, who complained about sex and age discrimination after a job offer made to her was withdrawn, has settled her ...

County Launches Enviro Ed. and Grant Program

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New Castle County's "Great Schools Clean Streams" campaign starts April 8! Residents have until Friday, April 19 to support th...

Markets easily swayed by employment report

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There's nothing like a government employment report to throw the financial markets into a tizzy and make analysts second-guess their opi...

Tyranny Of The Reasonable: Popular Complacency In An Era Of Economic Exploitation And Perpetual War

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"The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice....

Platinum Tax Defenders Offers Tax Tips for Personal Deductions and...

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One of the greatest ways to avoid paying too much is to know what is deductible. http://www.prweb.com/releases/Platinum-tax-defenders/tax-re...

Split plan

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Responding to a call for requests for use of the former American Legion building on Pine Street, CCS Properties, LLC, proposed turning the s...

Feds: Monroe company violated some labor laws

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The U.S. Department of Labor filed a federal complaint this week against a Monroe company, accusing it of violating minimum wage and overtim...

Unknown when Petri's layoffs to begin

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The closing of the Petri's Baking Products plant is imminent and many are waiting to see when the first round of terminations will begin...
Friday, April 5, 2013

We're Here, We're Queer, and We're Willing to Work for Less

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Two men are observationally identical - same education , same years of experience - and yet one earns 16% less than the other. http://www.ps...

Phoenix fire official sues over sex-themed food prank

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A Phoenix fire deputy has sued the city for sexual harassment after he said he was demoted for complaining about a prank involving genitalia...

Philadelphia Unemployment Rate Lagging Behind National Recovery

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The US Labor Department today announced that employers added just 88,000 jobs last month, the fewest in nine months, reducing the unemployme...

Effective Youth Unemployment at Over 16 Percent, Even Worse for Blacks and Hispanics

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The official national unemployment rate fell from 7.7 percent to 7.6 percent last month, but researchers say that's because so many Amer...

How's that Hopey-Changey Stuff Workin' Out for Ya?...

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HOW'S THAT HOPEY-CHANGEY STUFF WORKIN' OUT FOR YA? : The Scary Thing Is That This Bad Jobs Report Wasn't Even About The Sequeste...

Judge OKs Class Action On Pension Risk Transfer

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Retired Verizon Communications employees whose pension benefit payments were transferred to Prudential through an innovative group annuity c...

Protecting Clients' Pension Rights After Divorce

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Financial advisors with clients who have been awarded pension rights in a divorce should follow up to see if the proper procedures to claim ...

Looking deeper into civil rights-related employment lawsuits

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A report by Syracuse University researchers documented a decline in civil rights-related employment lawsuits in the last couple of years, bu...

Edenred and SavingStar Launch NutriSavings, a New Employee Benefits...

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The new solution, known as NutriSavings, will provide employees with more information about the nutritional quality of their grocery purchas...

Washington County Maryland Government Announces Decrease in Unemployment Rate

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The Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation announced a decrease in unemployment rates in Washington County at 8.8 percent fo...

Pugh suit alleges sexual harassment by Schaller, Marcus

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Robyn Pugh is suing Middle Smithfield Township and current and former supervisors for sexual harassment and discrimination, and to be reinst...

Structural Or Cyclical? The Type Of Unemployment Matters

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Every week, the Department of Labor issues data detailing the number of people who filed for unemployment benefits in the previous week. htt...

Donnelly says he supports same-sex marriage

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The first-term senator joins a list of two Republicans and several Democrats who have announced their support for same-sex marriage in recen...

Fifth Circuit Grants En Banc Review of Sex Stereotyping Case

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Michael Maslanka has a terrific post at Work Matters about the case. With his permission I am reposting it here: On March 28, the 5th U.S. C...

Immigration reform within reach

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The size of a limit on the new agricultural guest worker program is drawing plenty of concern among ag labor advocates. http://www.thepacker...

The Chained CPI: A path to bipartisan deficit reduction

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Several tax parameters, including the standard deduction, the personal exemption, and the income levels at which brackets begin and end, are...

The Employment Law You Are Probably Breaking

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If an exempt employee had to go to the doctor and missed an hour to three hours of work, can an employer dock pay? For example, a pregnant e...

Protecting Clients' Pension Rights After Divorce

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Engaging Clients Through Social Media Financial advisors can best attract clients through social media by creating engaging, targeted and ti...

TN sent unemployment checks to the dead

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Since July 2011, for instance, at least seven people who had died were issued unemployment checks by the state of Tennessee, to the tune of ...

Many have given up looking for work

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Many more people stopped looking for work last month than in February, a revelation that cast a pall over a recent string of month-to-month ...

OSHA: Elk Grove sewer and water contractor endangered workers

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Business Ledger Staff Report ELK GROVE VILLAGE -- A sewer and water contractor is facing more than $110,000 in fines from federal authoritie...

88,000 jobs created in March while labor participation rate hits 34-year low

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The United States Department of Labor reported Friday morning that only 88,000 jobs were created in March, the lowest number in nine months ...

U.S. unemployment eases to 7.6%; fewer new jobs than expected

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The nation's official unemployment rate eased a tenth of a point in March, to 7.6 percent, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Friday,...

Ann Arbor's Gallup Park canoe livery to get $563K makeover this year

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Major improvements at the Gallup Park canoe livery are coming after the Ann Arbor City Council this week approved a Other elements of the pr...

Bojangles' Franchise Sued by EEOC For Religious Discrimination

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Bo-Cherry, Inc., a North Carolina corporation that operates several Bojangles' restaurants in the Charlotte metro area, violated federal...

March jobs number are 'a punch to the gut' as Americans flee workforce and young people lose optimism

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When Dow Jones asked a group of economists to predict the number of new jobs the US economy added in March, the average answer was about 200...

Unions, leftists attacking corporations

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So far as I know, the same activists are blithely indifferent to unions' electioneering and have raised no criticism of the Obama admini...

Jobless rate falls to 7.6%, just 88K new jobs

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Employers added a disappointing xx jobs in March, confirming fears of a slowdown in payroll growth that economists say could persist for sev...

Pennsylvania Turnpike Paid up to Defend Against Whistle-Blower Lawsuits

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By Melissa Daniels | PA Independent HARRISBURG -State investigators exposed a culture of corruption at the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission ...

U.S. adds just 88,000 jobs in March

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United States employers added 88,000 jobs in March, while the country's unemployment rate remained relatively unchanged. http://www.bizj...

The March Jobs Report: Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Add Jobs

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Please enter your email address to reset your password. An email will be sent with instructions to create a new password. http://www.archite...

Our View: Carlsbad school board must get its house in order

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What did they know and when did they know it? In light of the accusations against Superintendent Gary Perkowski, those are the questions we ...

Higher unemployment, lower wages for people with disabilities

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Grant Kelsey operates a TV camera at WHAG during a broadcast Thursday evening in Hagerstown. http://www.wtop.com/70/3275004/Higher-unemploym...

A Gym inYour Truck?

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Studies show that as many as nine out of 10 truck drivers in the United States are overweight or obese. http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/...

Pittston Area school closing could affect others Closure of Pittston...

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The roof sports multiple signs of recurring patch work, waterline mains are old cast iron and nearly inaccessible and the stained wall-to-wa...

Fix Zoning Board's 'no' to Town Hall

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Whatever happened to Town Hall? After a process that solicited citizen input, held public sessions on design, and received an affirmative vo...

Census: Higher unemployment, lower wages for people with disabilities

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Grant Kelsey operates a TV camera at WHAG during a broadcast Thursday evening in Hagerstown. http://www.wtop.com/46/3275004/Census-Higher-un...

Tyranny Of The Reasonable: Popular Complacency In An Era Of Economic Exploitation And Perpetual War

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Throughout the course of human affairs, scheming elitists -- let's call them the Plundering Class -- have devoted their days conceiving ...

Sidewalk repairs ahead: Ann Arbor plans to spend $1M in select areas this year

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The city of Ann Arbor is gearing up for hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of city-funded sidewalk repairs expected to take place in the...

County to analyze staffing, compensation

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Greenwood County is accepting bids to have their staffing, compensation and other employee-related issues analyzed in an effort to maximize ...

In Rutgers basketball scandal, lawyer claims university ignored report of abusive behavior for months

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Fired Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice shouts orders to players in a March 12 game against DePaul at Madison Square Garden. http://www.nj....

TN sent unemployment checks to the dead

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People are dying to get unemployment benefits in Tennessee. Since July 2011, for instance, at least seven people who had died were issued un...

in Re: Legal Aid Society

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Steven Banks, Legal Aid Society, New York City , for appellant.Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General, Albany , for respondent. http://casel...

Pros and cons of raising the minimum wage

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The recently failed back-and-forth struggle by both political parties to reach a real compromise over the contentious sequestration has mask...

Knutson v. Schwan Home Service Inc

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Mark George Stephenson, Stephenson & Sutcliffe, Rochester, MN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.Douglas Peters, Alan L. Rupe, Senior, Kutak &...

City Council devotes more funds to airport terminal improvements

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The Columbia City Council approved an intradepartmental fund at Monday night's meeting to dedicate more money for terminal improvements ...

County to analyze staffing, compensation

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Greenwood County is accepting bids to have their staffing, compensation and other employee-related issues analyzed in an effort to maximize ...

BKD to Present Spring 2013 Forensics Institute Webinar Series

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SPRINGFIELD, MO, April 05, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- BKD, LLP is pleased to announce the 2013 spring semester of BKD Forensics Institute, a...

Boise man launches national contract and day work jobs website

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BOISE, IDAHO - LaborFeed.com, a new jobs website - with a twist - announced its national launch today. http://www.pr-inside.com/boise-man-la...

Hayward Accident and Injury Lawyers at Scranton Law Firm Announce...

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Hayward motorcycle accident lawyers at Scranton Law Firm have launched a new website dedicated to motorcycle accident victims hiring a Haywa...
Thursday, April 4, 2013

Long-term unemployed weekly benefits to be cut

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The approximately 16,500 Alabamians who are receiving emergency unemployment compensation can expect to see a 12.8 percent reduction in thei...

Today in History: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassinated

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Four years earlier, King was the youngest person to date to win the Nobel Peace Prize after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed, putting...

Bayou Lawn Landscape Services v. Secretary of Labor

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BAYOU LAWN & LANDSCAPE SERVICES, Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, National Hispanic Landscape Alliance, Silvicultura...

OSHA: Elk Grove sewer and water contractor endanagered workers...

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An Elk Grove Village-based sewer and water contractor is facing more than $110,000 in fines from federal authorities who say the company com...

Kevin Ware, Mike Rice situations are latest college sports maladies

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It's impossible to be surprised by the dreadful hubris and hypocrisy of college sports, which seem a daily occurrence, much like the sun...

Private Equity Firms Would Now Like To Tap Into Your 401

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Private equity firms are lowering the $5 million threshold for investments to attract some cash. http://www.businessinsider.com/private-equi...

Peter Demos, president of Demos' Restaurants, says he has seen...

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Peter Demos, president of Demos' Restaurants, says he has seen problems firsthand for years -- from inadequate notifications from the st...

Can You Believe This Is Legal? Military Guard and Reserve Employees...

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A costumed Occupy Wall Street dressed as 'The Pink Slip' holds a sign at Zuccotti Park in New York, October 31, 2011. http://www.for...

A Last Minute Opportunity To Cut Your 2012 Tax Bill

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"Turn tax time into savings time with your HSA." That's the tax season pitch from Optum Bank, which offers health savings acco...

U.S. Supreme Court Hears DOMA Case - Now What?

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Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in United States v. Windsor, 12-307 , a case that raises the question of whether the ...

The Season for ESOP Valuation Updates

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With apologies to Tennyson, this is the time of year when trustees of Employee Stock Ownership Plans, or "ESOPs," begin to receive...

Hannington v. Sun Life and Health Insurance Company

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Joshua Bachrach, with whom Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP, Byrne Joseph Decker, and Pierce Atwood LLP were on brief, for...

Jobs agency reaches deal to repay feds

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Workforce Central Florida has reached an agreement with state and federal officials to repay almost $740,000 in money that auditors determin...

Atlanta cheating scandal and Lance Armstrong: How to avoid 'ethical slip'

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Former Atlanta public schools superintendent Beverly Hall heads toward Fulton County Jail in Atlanta to turn herself in April 2. Thirty-five...

Atlanta Cheating Scandal Reverberates

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Former Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Beverly Hall, center, heads towards the Fulton County Jail to turn herself in on Tuesday in Atl...

Possibility of Payment for Graduation Announced at STHS

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Recently, an announcement at Strom Thurmond High School has generated a lot of interest from parents and students alike as well as within th...

Bartlesville call center to add 100 new jobs The company said the new ...

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A new study on the "state of the arts" in Tulsa Public Schools found significant instructional gaps in music, dance and theater, b...

Columbus City Council halts no-felony hiring policy

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The Columbus City Council has approved a motion by Councilman Kabir Karriem to stop the city's practice of disqualifying job applicants ...

AHS urged to protect whistle-blowing doctors

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Alberta Health Services' tepid response to repeated warnings about queue-jumping at Calgary's colon cancer screening centre has rais...

Atlanta cheating scandal and Lance Armstrong: How to avoid 'ethical slip'

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Former Atlanta public schools superintendent Beverly Hall heads toward Fulton County Jail in Atlanta to turn herself in April 2. Thirty-five...

First-time unemployment claims soar to 385,000, possibly reflecting early impact from the sequester

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Except for the three-week bump caused by Hurricane Sandy in November, initial claims for unemployment benefits rose to their highest level s...

House GOP proposes eliminating overtime pay for workers in exchange for family friendly sack of sh!t

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House Republicans are planning to consider legislation that would weaken rules requiring businesses to pay their employees overtime when the...

National Consumer Law Firm, 1-800-LAW-FIRM, PLLC is Suing Garda, The...

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Ari Kresch, founder of 1800-LAW-FIRM, is no stranger to the news. He was recently nominated for 2013 Entrepreneur of the Year and now is sui...

35 years later, women in trades still waiting for fairness

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Thirty-five years ago on April 7, President Jimmy Carter issued federal regulations that opened construction jobs and trade apprenticeships ...

All 35 Atlanta schools cheating suspects have surrended and are free on bail

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All 35 former Atlanta Public Schools educators indicted last week had surrendered to authorities and bonded out of jail as of Wednesday nigh...

Internal investigation after noose found hanging at NASA's Wallops flight facility

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But NASA may not be the only group to take action after a union claims this is not the first sign of racial harassment. http://wtkr.com/2013...

Council approves motion on accepting applicants with felonies

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The Columbus City Council has approved a motion by Councilman Kabir Karriem to stop the city's practice of disqualifying job applicants ...

Job Opening in Dublin

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Call the Department of Labor Career Center at 751-6164 and give them the job number of the position that interests you. http://dublin.13wmaz...

Letters: Section 8 proposal would help end housing discrimination

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In response to The Oregonian's March 28th editorial "Bias in Section 8 proposal" addressing House Bill 2639, which seeks to en...

Wexford County approves breast milk policy

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Employees of Wexford County will have "reasonable break time" to pump breast milk following approval by the board of commissioners...

DOT Looks to Consolidate in New Carthage Office

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Richard Hancock is blunt when he assesses the building that houses the Department of Transpor-tation's Division 8 office in Aberdeen. ht...

Columbus council halts no-felony hiring policy

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The Columbus City Council has approved a motion by Councilman Kabir Karriem to stop the city's practice of disqualifying job applicants ...

Library board meets to determine cat's fate

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Penny's defenders came to a special meeting of the library board following a complaint against the cat last week. http://www.turnto10.co...

TN unemployment program problems cost business owners

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Many Tennessee business owners say an audit released last week that showed the state overpaid $73 million in unemployment benefits validates...

LANGSTON v. WILSON McSHANE CORPORATION

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Patricia Ann LANGSTON, Appellant, v. WILSON McSHANE CORPORATION, as Administrator for the Twin Cities Carpenters and Joiners Pension Fund, e...

Va. gets better picture of hourly employees

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The proportion of Virginia workers paid an hourly wage at or below the federal minimum standard declined in 2012, according to data from the...

JSU athletic director, president, school facing 4th suit tied to alleged sexual harassment

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A fourth former Jackson State University employee has filed a lawsuit against Athletic Director Vivian Fuller, Jackson State President Carol...

Leading Arizona Worker's Compensation Pain Management Clinic,...

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Leading Arizona Worker's Compensation pain management clinic, Arizona Injury Medical Associates PLLC, is now offering ultrasound guided ...

Retirement plan providers misleading savers, report finds

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Retirement plan providers are offering misleading or even false information about 401 rollovers that can cost participants thousands of doll...

Retirement plan providers misleading savers, report finds

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Retirement plan providers are offering misleading or even false information about 401 rollovers that can cost participants thousands of doll...

Paducah nuclear plant avoids layoffs for now

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Workers at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant will still be employed in 60 days as United States Enrichment Corp. http://www.kentucky.com/2...

Veteransa Corner April brings dancing, job opportunities and bowling

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Three big events will be held for veterans and the community in April ... The York County Marine Detachment 1341 will sponsor a “...

Kadri says Groton shorted him $8,000

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Claiming he was shorted more than $8,000 in his final paycheck, fired former schools Superintendent Paul Kadri has filed a complaint with th...

Human Resources Society Renews Penn State Online Master's Degree

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The Society for Human Resource Management has renewed its designation of Penn State's human resources and employment relations degree, d...

Latest CMC probe due for release in Qld

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QUEENSLAND'S embattled crime and corruption watchdog is having a bad week, with a second report on its behaviour about to be handed down...

WV Gop Reminds Potential Routergate Whistleblowers......

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Did your WV State Government supervisor commit fraud with Federal Stimulus money? Are you aware of waste in the BTOP/RouterGate program? Now...

Looking for a job in Tennessee? Take a look

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If you are seeking employment, take a look at several job listings geared for people seeking jobs in Tennessee. http://www.examiner.com/arti...

Pekin Hospital to undergo $2 million renovation

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The board of trustees of Pekin Hospital in Illinois have approved a $2 million plan to renovate the vacant sixth-floor of the hospital's...

401(k) Rollover Process Can Be Misleading, Report Says

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A report released Wednesday shows workers separating from employers have to navigate an "inefficient rollover process" and "m...

401(k) Rollover Process Can Be Misleading, Report Says

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A report released Wednesday shows workers separating from employers have to navigate an "inefficient rollover process" and "m...
Wednesday, April 3, 2013

TN jobless benefits could see cuts

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Republican lawmakers are pushing legislation to slash dependent benefits for unemployed Tennesseans as a way to rein in a program that was e...

ADP: Companies added 158,000 jobs in March

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Businesses added 158,000 jobs in March, payroll processor ADP said Wednesday, fewer than expected and and possibly raising concerns over the...

Texas District Court Deems Arbitration Agreement Enforceable

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The US District Court for the Southern District of Texas recently held that a dispute between a group of employers and a former employee sho...

Segal Announces Expansion of Technical Resources for National Health

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Mr. Searles is serving as the project leader for several key health practice initiatives including the expansion of Segal's medical data...

Kan. Senate passes bill to not require cities or counties to pay union scale wages to contracts

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The Kansas Senate has approved a bill barring cities and counties from requiring their contractors to pay union-scale wages. http://www.sali...

Hagens Berman Reminds Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Investors of May 13,...

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Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, a national investor-rights law firm, reminds Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. http://www.businesswire.com/por...

Segal Announces Expansion of Technical Resources for National Health

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Joseph A. LoCicero , President and CEO of The Segal Company , has announced that David Searles has joined the firm's National Health Pra...

ADP: U.S. Adds 158K Private-sector Jobs In March

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Private-sector employment growth slowed down in March, as the economy gained 158,000 jobs , Automatic Data Processing Inc. http://www.foxbus...

Help Wanted: Local Job Openings Apr. 3

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For those seeking work in the area - or those who are looking for a new job, or even a second job - here's a list of local job openings....

Discrimination law that was repealed in Wisconsin now pending in Colorado

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A controversial legislative proposal that would significantly expand Colorado employers' liability for discrimination claims was repeale...

Bank of America to Lay Off 1,320 Employees in Upstate New York

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Bank of America Corp. is laying off 1,320 employees in upstate New York as it will exit a mortgage-servicing facility there at the end of Ma...

Mohave County to decide how to investigate insurance lapse

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The Mohave County Board of Supervisors set a special meeting for Monday to discuss whether it should hire an outside investigator or use one...

Tennessee jobless benefits could see cuts

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Republican lawmakers are pushing legislation to slash dependent benefits for unemployed Tennesseans as a way to rein in a program that was e...

Study: Hiring practices create depression, anxiety

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Englewood residents who are repeatedly denied jobs because of an arrest record experience mental health problems, according to a new report....

I Survived Sequestration

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This week marks the one-month anniversary of one of the most terrifying events in American history: the sequester. http://www.cato.org/publi...

Bend adds new manager

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The city of Bend has hired a new employee to help improve access to government services, facilities and events for disabled residents and vi...

Firms not prepared for staff pension schemes

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RESEARCH undertaken by Jelf Employee Benefits among SMEs is showing that less than half of them are ready for pension auto enrolment. http:/...

How is your relationship with yourself reflected on your resume?

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If you are not standing upright as a professional or if you do not know how strong you are on your feet in your job as a key contributor, yo...

Prevea settles false Medicare claim case

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Prevea Clinic Inc., which provides health care services in northeastern Wisconsin including Sheboygan County, has settled a case in which it...

DOL touts benefits of accommodating aging workers

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Employers can preserve "institutional knowledge" by providing accommodations to aging workers who might otherwise leave the workfo...

ADP: U.S. adds 158K private-sector jobs in March

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Economists polled by MarketWatch had expected the report to show that the U.S. economy gained 215,000 private-payroll jobs in March, up from...

Coming up: Private-sector jobs in March

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Economists expect a Wednesday morning report from Automatic Data Processing Inc. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/coming-up-private-sector-j...

Miller Avenue reconstruction: $6.5M project in Ann Arbor starts next week

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Major road construction on Miller Avenue , one of Ann Arbor's major east-west thoroughfares, is scheduled to begin next Monday and could...

Summit Common Council Approves Four-Year Agreement with Public Works Employees

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A four-year agreement between the City of Summit and employees of the department of public works, represented by Local No. http://thealterna...

Former Atlanta schools superintendent posts bond

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Hall left the Fulton County jail just before 11 p.m. Tuesday after posting bond of $200,000. The 66-year-old didn't speak to reporters a...

County board to consider breastfeeding policy

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Employees of Wexford County will have "reasonable break time" to pump breast milk codified into county policy if the board of comm...

Former Atlanta schools superintendent posts bond

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This Tuesday, April 2, 2013 booking photo provided by the Fulton County Sheriff shows Christopher Waller. http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/arti...

Don't let problems with substance abuse ruin your most vital asset

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Substance abuse costs businesses by having a real impact on the bottom line. Alcohol and drug abuse by employees causes many expensive probl...

Former Atlanta schools superintendent posts bond

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This Tuesday, April 2, 2013 booking photo provided by the Fulton County Sheriff shows former Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Dr. http:...

Two Lewes roads may get facelift

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On March 14, Charlie O'Donnell from George, Miles & Buhr LLC, presented rehabilitation project ideas to the town's Capital Impro...

Supreme Court has been no friend of freedom

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There's a story Americans have learned about the Supreme Court, a story that affects the way we view high-profile cases like the ones ab...

Minnesota employer ordered to pay back wages for overtime violations

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Several farms in southern Minnesota were recently ordered to pay back wages and unpaid overtime wages. http://world.einnews.com/247pr/337845

West Ashley cosmetologist fighting to keep her industry regulated

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In February, an executive order by Gov. Nikki Haley created the Governor's Regulatory Review Task Force, tasked with proposing ways to d...

Northumberland County unemployment rate down to 8.3 percent

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The unemployment rate for Northumberland County dropped more than one percent between January and February, according to the latest figures ...

Clallam gets federal funds for Spruce trail upgrades

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Clallam County and the state Department of Transportation have reached a deal that replaces $146,129 in local funding of Spruce Railroad Tra...

Palm Springs proposes deferring city fees to grow downtown

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In a tourist-driven city where a robust variety of restaurants and nightclubs helps drive the economy, it could become easier soon to open s...

More employers perform background checks before hiring

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If a lawsuit or prior arrest is part of your past, your new employer increasingly wants to know. http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20130402/B...

Business execs push for relaxed laws around work visas for tech employees

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April 03, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Business execs push for relaxed laws around work visas for tech employees A recent survey conducted wit...

Minnesota employer ordered to pay back wages for overtime violations

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April 03, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Minnesota employer ordered to pay back wages for overtime violations Several farms in southern Minnesot...

California employees face new difficulties proving discrimination

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After the California Supreme Court issued a decision in Harris v. Santa Monica, many fear that employees face more difficulties successfully...

I-Team Update: City officials clear whistleblower's name

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San Francisco has finally settled a whistleblower lawsuit brought by a doctor at Laguna Honda, the city's long-term care hospital. http:...

Ex-employer files to overturn $1.7M award to whistle-blower

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But the 56-year-old former administrator of a rehabilitation program for prison parolees has a message for other would-be whistle-blowers: ...

Rex Huppke: Is your workplace ageist?

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Suppose I'm a business - and what a handsome business I'd be! - that's interviewing people for a job opening. http://www.bradent...

Assembly lines stay busy; truck sales up

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Peeps move through the manufacturing process in Bethlehem, Pa. The Commerce Department said Tuesday that factory orders rose 3 percent in Fe...

Pickups carry the load for March vehicle sales

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Strong demand in March for trucks drove US vehicle sales to the highest monthly total since August 2007, as everyone from oil producers to h...

Are "sheltered workshops" sweat shops?

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U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon Amanda Marshall, Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General Civil Rights Division Eve Hill, a...

Funding secured for redesign of Benton and Independence Boulevard intersection

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Scott Overbay of the city's Parks and Recreation Department provided a project update during the March 26 Northeast Kansas City Chamber ...

Schuylkill County unemployment down

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Reading Eagle February unemployment in Schuylkill County decreased to 9.1 percent, down 1 percentage point from January, the state Departmen...

Jobless rates decline in February

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February unemployment rates decreased in Reading and Berks County after an uptick in January, according to data released by the state Depart...

Pickups drive highest monthly U.S. auto sales since August 2007

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Strong truck demand in March drove U.S. auto sales to their highest monthly total since August 2007, as everyone from oil and gas producers ...
Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Astor EB-5, LLC Deploys NES Financial's EB-5 Escrow Administration Solution

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"In addition to the improvements in efficiency afforded by NES Financial's technology and service based-solution, the NES Financial...

Sidewalks improved in Spokane Valley

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Sidewalks along Sprague Avenue between Havana and Fancher Road will be improved in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act on Ap...

Ninth Circuit Decides Selection Of Retail Mutual Funds Was A Breach Of Fiduciary Duty

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The Court affirmed lower court findings that the Committee had breached its duty by failing to investigate lower cost share classes and that...

Legal Alert: March Madness - Could Friendly Wagers Among Employees Put Your Organization At Risk?

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Executive Summary: March Madness, Super Bowl, and Fantasy Football pools have become ingrained in the American workplace and seem harmless t...

Cheating Scandal Surrenders Begin

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The first of several defendants expected to surrender Tuesday in Atlanta's school shooting scandal has turned herself in to authorities....

U.S. demand for skilled worker visas could soon top quota

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A popular United States visa program for skilled workers is likely to hit its quota within days after its application period opens, triggeri...

Steve King Shares History of Landscape Structures in "A Legacy of Play"

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Steve King, cofounder and chairman of Landscape Structures Inc., a Delano, Minn.-based commercial playground equipment manufacturer, has rel...

RICO presents challenges in Atlanta cheating case

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The criminal prosecution of dozens of Atlanta Public Schools educators presents considerable challenges for both prosecutors and defense att...

Vacaville Music set to reopen with room for more services

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Joe Avila, son of Vacaville Music owner Rosanne Avila, places miniature guitars in a display case at the local business' new shop. http:...

W-B/Scranton February unemployment rate held at 9.8 percent

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The February unemployment rate Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metro area held at 9.8 percent, according to new data released today by the state. http...

RFP - NetApp Fas2240 and Cisco UCS Hardware

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Please note that winning bid will be published. Cherokee Nation Businesses, LLC reserves the right to issue one award, multiple awards, or r...

La Fuente hit with federal wage complaint

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About 60 current and former servers at a popular Milwaukee restaurant claim in a federal class action lawsuit that they were not paid the mi...

Prison reform process `derailed'

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CONCERNS have been raised over the government's ability to deliver on key prison reforms after the resignation of prisons director Barry...

The Law Offices of Jacqueline Armstrong Announces Brazoria County,...

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Federal Judge Gregg Costa entered a judgment against Brazoria County in favor of Diana Coates and Margo Green, who were terminated in 2009 i...

Mesothelioma Law Firm Baron and Budd Congratulates Dr. Celeste...

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Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Awards Dr. Celeste Monforton 2013 Irving Selikoff Lifetime Achievement Award for Taking Asbestos to ...

Scranton/W-B February unemployment rate held at 9.8 percent

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The February unemployment rate Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metro area held at 9.8 percent, according to new data released today by the state. http...

Michael Sullivan, South Hadley selectboard approve 3-year contract for new town administrator

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SOUTH HADLEY - The selectboard and Michael Sullivan , the new town administrator who began work Monday, agreed to a three-year contract last...

Tacoma Couple Ordered to Reimburse $224,000 in Workersa Comp Fraud

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A Tacoma couple received jail time and will have to reimburse the state more than $200,000 after they both filed fraudulent workers' com...

The Supreme Court: No friend of freedom

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Anti-Proposition 8 protesters line both sides of the street in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington March 26, 2013. http://aei.org/...

The Law Offices of Jacqueline Armstrong Announces Brazoria County,...

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Federal Judge Gregg Costa entered a judgment against Brazoria County in favor of Diana Coates and Margo Green, who were terminated in 2009 i...

Lawsuit over Verizon Pensions Goes Class Action

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Retirees have gained class action status for a suit against Verizon Communications Inc. http://www.wirelessdesignmag.com/news/2013/04/lawsui...

Back again: County Commissioners to weigh in on discrimination policy tonight

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Less than a year after three Buncombe County commissioners rejected a resolution that would protect government workers against discriminatio...

Healthentic is Celebrating National Employee Benefits Day All April Long

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Navigating the world of employee benefits is a daunting task, and the team at Healthentic wants to acknowledge these professionals on Nation...

Kansas company charged with employing undocumented workers

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U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom says a Spring Hill, Kan., company, Advantage Framing, has been employing undocumented workers to gain a competit...

Whistle-Blowers Tell Stories of Fear and Vindication

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Thomas Drake, former senior executive at National Security Agency , described what it was like to be a whistle-blower about NSA's progra...

Ten Reasons You're Not Getting a Raise

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You might think you deserve a raise, but that doesn't always mean your boss agrees with you. http://lifehacker.com/5993259/ten-reasons-y...

First Suspect In School Cheating Scandal Surrenders

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The first of more than 30 defendants expected to surrender Tuesday in Atlanta's school cheating scandal has turned herself in to authori...

Broncos' Griffin furious at NRL's Thaiday citing

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A furious Anthony Griffin fired a broadside at the NRL's match review committee accusing them of conduct "not in the spirit of the ...

Memo to Employers: Stop Wasting Your Employees' Money

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Now that I'm a law professor, people expect me to write law review articles. There are some problems with the genre-not least its absurd...

First two defendants surrender in Atlanta school cheating scandal

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Tameka Goodson, educator indicted in Atlanta school cheating scandal, surrendering at Fulton County Jail early on April 2, 2013, the deadlin...

Suspects in Atlanta cheating scandal surrender

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The first of more than 30 defendants expected to surrender Tuesday in Atlanta's school shooting scandal has turned herself in to authori...

By Jim Butler

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As we reported in our 27 March 2013 blog, a New York Appellate Division court made it possible for the owners of the Eden Roc Renaissance ho...

1st suspect in Atlanta cheating scandal surrenders

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The first of more than 30 defendants expected to surrender Tuesday in Atlanta's school shooting scandal has turned herself in to authori...

First suspect in cheating scandal surrenders

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The first of several defendants expected to surrender Tuesday in Atlanta's school cheating scandal has turned herself in to authorities....

First suspect in Atlanta cheating scandal surrenders

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The first of more than 30 defendants expected to surrender Tuesday in Atlanta's school cheating scandal has turned herself in to authori...

1 Ga. Cheating Suspect Surrenders

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The first of more than 30 defendants expected to surrender Tuesday in Atlanta's school cheating scandal has turned herself in to authori...

First suspect in cheating scandal surrenders

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Fulton County Jail records show that Tameka Goodson was in custody early Tuesday after being booked into jail on charges of racketeering and...

Armstrong may need pool lift

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ADA regulations could well force the City of Armstrong to spend over $4,000 on a lift for the city pool that was already ADA-compliant when ...

WareCare

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He suffered a gruesome on-the-job injury in front of a national audience. And he may be forced to pay the full cost of his care and recovery...

Mailboxes 'returned to sender'

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Mailboxes at the downtown Muncie post office have been on the move lately. Late last week, the post office at 125 S. Franklin St. http://www...

NHS whistleblower line activated

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The line, open from Tuesday, is being piloted for one year and should offer reassurance to staff, Health Secretary Alex Neil said. http://ic...

Vacaville Music set to reopen with room for more services

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A month after closing its downtown location, Vacaville Music is preparing for Wednesday's grand reopening in its new digs -- at 34 E. Un...

Corporate Whistle Blower Center Now Urges All Physicians or Medical...

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The Corporate Whistle Blower Center is now urging any type of physician, surgeon, medical device insiders, or pharmaceutical company insider...

Buyers of bankrupt firms may be liable for employee pay

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Buyers of bankrupt businesses could be obligated to pay workers for violation of federal labor law, as the result of an opinion last week fr...