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KMBZ
March 28, 2018
Topeka, KS - State labor officials say their department it will conduct a full audit of the inspection records of the Schlitterbahn Kansas City water park where a 10-year-old boy died in 2016. Labor Department spokeswoman Barbara Hersh said Wednesday that it will conduct the audit before the SchlitterbahnÃâà...
Duluth News Tribune
March 28, 2018
Average earnings grew last month as well, fulfilling another promise of a tight labor market. With a 5 percent unemployment rate, there are still those getting left out — but even this rate is the lowest the area has experienced in a February in nearly 20 years. Mining, construction and logging jobs jumped 7Ãâà...
The Hill
March 28, 2018
President Trump Ãâ÷ Donald John TrumpCigna says it has reduced customers use of opioids by 25 percent Greens launch campaign to get Pruitt fired White House: 'Maximum pressure' campaign on North Korea is working MORE reportedly asked an aide if Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta Ãâ÷ Rene (Alex)Ãâà...
U.S. News & World Report
March 28, 2018
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A maintenance shop is being accused of labor trafficking and wage violations. A Massachusetts led investigator ... WPRI-TV reports the Attorney General's office of Massachusetts says the search is the result of alleged labor trafficking and criminal wage and hour violations.
News 5 Cleveland
March 28, 2018
According to the results of a poll of 800 Ohio people, 59% voters would prefer school to start after the Labor Day holiday. The poll comes in response to Senate Bill 34, introduced in 2017, which would default the start date after Labor Day. Teachers and parents both support the bill. Ohioans said theyÃâà...
Daily Signal
March 28, 2018
Allegations that a member of the National Labor Relations Board improperly disclosed internal deliberations should be investigated, a Washington labor policy analyst says in a letter to the board's inspector general. Board member Mark Gaston Pearce “allegedly discussed information from documentsÃâà...
The Guardian
March 28, 2018
In a pledge that could have implications for the rollover of nine agreements due to expire in New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia over the next three years, the shadow minister for agriculture, Joel Fitzgibbon, and shadow minister for environment and water, Tony Burke said; “Labor will alwaysÃâà...
UpperMichigansSource.com
March 28, 2018
(WLUC) - The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a complaint against Duke LifePoint on Monday, March 26, regarding three Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charges filed by the Michigan Nurses Association on behalf of nurses at U.P. Health System-Marquette. According to the Michigan NursesÃâà...
RollingStone.com
March 28, 2018
Charged with sex trafficking and forced labor conspiracy, Raniere, 57 – known as "Vanguard" to his followers – was arrested at a $10,000/week luxury villa near Puerto Vallarta and extradited to Texas for arraignment. Rainiere did not seek bail during an initial court appearance on Tuesday in Fort Worth,Ãâà...
Front Page Africa
March 26, 2018
Grand Bassa County - Workers of the Security Expert Guard Agency of Liberia or SEGAL have complained over alleged bad labor practice by the firm. Several of the firm's workers, who asked not to be named, told FrontPageAfrica that they work for 12 hours daily instead of the regular eight hours mentionedÃâà...
The Missoulian
March 26, 2018
“Innovation jobs including software, research and development, finance and technology require access to finance, educated labor and global markets —competitive advantages largely found in cities,” Haggerty explained. “Tech firms also tend to locate near each other — there is a snowballing, or clusteringÃâà...
The Guardian
March 26, 2018
Labor has indicated that 200,000 part pensioners and 14,000 full pensioners will be impacted by the change. The government has released figures indicating 237,952 pensioners will be hit. The ALP's proposal would abolish franking credit cash rebates for retiree investors – a system introduced by theÃâà...
Seeking Alpha
March 26, 2018
Having posted previously on the continued problem of low labor force participation rates in Ireland, here is another piece of supporting evidence that the recovery in unemployment figures has been masking some pretty disturbing underlying trends. The following chart shows labor force Activity RatesÃâà...
NBA.com
March 26, 2018
Nikki Spoelstra entered labor on Saturday, prompting her husband to leave Indianapolis almost immediately after getting word that the birth was looming. The 47-year-old Spoelstra had not missed any of his previous 908 Heat games - 795 regular season, 113 more in the playoffs - since becoming coach inÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
March 26, 2018
Farmers nationwide -- including in Iredell -- worry about losing the low-cost labor that helps their farms thrive. ... The latest U.S. Department of Labor Agricultural Worker's Survey found that one-third of the nation's agriculture workers are from Mexico, and half are not authorized to work in this country.
ESPN
March 26, 2018
Nikki Spoelstra entered labor on Saturday, prompting her husband to leave Indianapolis almost immediately after getting word that the birth was looming. The 47-year-old Spoelstra had not missed any of his previous 908 Heat games -- 795 regular season, 113 more in the playoffs -- since becoming coach in 2008. BeforeÃâà...
The Japan Times
March 25, 2018
At the time of writing, the Diet is again embroiled in the scandal surrounding the scuttled plan to open an ultra-nationalist elementary school in Osaka. Opposition leaders suspect that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife gave a nod and a wink to the authorities involved so that school operator MoritomoÃâà...
Winston-Salem Journal
March 25, 2018
A survey by the National Association of Home Builders last year found that 82 percent of homebuilders listed labor costs and availability as a major problem. Only 13 percent cited that worry in 2011. The U.S. Census Bureau predicts that our working-age population will barely grow by 2030, only increasingÃâà...
KVOE
March 25, 2018
Jobless rates in Kansas ticked down slightly in February, according to the latest Kansas Department of Labor report, released Friday. Preliminary estimates ... from the previous month. Labor officials say Kansas is experiencing a tight labor market with low unemployment and increased demand for labor.
The Island Now
March 25, 2018
Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas hosted the NCDA's Second Annual Labor Law Conference at The Morrelly Center in Bethpage on Tuesday. The conference gathered labor leaders, high-ranking elected officials and law enforcement agencies to share information and examine evolvingÃâà...
The Nevada Independent
March 25, 2018
Yet another major Nevada industry is moving to play a key role in the battle over a contentious energy-related ballot question — labor unions. Audio obtained by The Nevada Independent from a meeting last week of the Progressive Democrats of America chapter in Reno reveals that two of the state's topÃâà...
ABC News
March 24, 2018
In the labor room, there was a measurable difference. The first stage of labor -- the beginning of labor to full opening of the cervix -- was an average of 53 minutes shorter for women in the exercise program. It wasn't just the first stage of labor that was affected. The women who exercised had a total laborÃâà...
WGME
March 24, 2018
AUGUSTA (WGME) - In an update to a story the I-Team first brought you Thursday, Maine's Government Oversight Committee is now asking for an investigation into the Department of Labor's roll out of a new unemployment program. On Friday, the committee voted eight to two in favor of the investigation. It comes after aÃâà...
Deadline
March 22, 2018
Jennifer Garner Thriller 'Peppermint' Sets Post-Labor Day Weekend Debut. by Anthony D'Alessandro. March 22, 2018 9:18am. 3. STX Entertainment. Box Office Ãâ÷ Breaking ... Lakeshore Entertainment have set the Jennifer Garner action-thriller Peppermint for release on Sept. 7, the weekend following the Labor Day stretch.
Northern Star Online
March 22, 2018
DeKALB — A labor union representing faculty and staff at NIU protested Monday at the MLK Commons. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31 Local 1890 represents over 1,000 members of faculty and staff at NIU, including 600 operational staff members. The union hasÃâà...
New York Times
March 22, 2018
Before the designer Cynthia Rowley built her international fashion brand, she studied fine art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Sitting in the living room of the West Village townhouse she shares with her husband, Bill Powers, and their two teenage daughters, Ms. Rowley pointed to an ElizabethÃâà...
Immigration Blog (blog)
March 22, 2018
There is a Super 8 motel in a small town, Kimball, Neb. (population 2,400). It was operated by Vishnubhai and Leelabahen Chaudhari, presumably husband and wife. It is a modest, two-star motel with rates starting at $41.99 a night. Another Indian male, M.C. in the court documents, is a nephew of Mrs.
Allentown Morning Call
March 22, 2018
East Penn Manufacturing failed to pay employees for the time they spent putting on protective clothing after clocking in and the time they spent removing the clothing and showering before clocking out, according to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Labor this week in the U.S. District Court for theÃâà...
Vox
March 22, 2018
House Republicans passed a spending bill Thursday that includes an important amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act. It bars employers from keeping tips earned by workers. The text, written by Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), was added to the bill to block a proposed Trump administration rule that wouldÃâà...
Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
March 22, 2018
Ryan Fecteau, D-Biddeford, center, co chair of the joint Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development, has requested that the Government Oversight Committee launch an investigation into the Department of Labor's unemployment insurance filing system and management.
Investopedia (blog)
March 21, 2018
A private-public initiative spearheaded by the Coca-Cola Co. (KO) and the United States Department of State will use blockchain technology to combat forced labor in their supply chains. The announcement came following a report highlighting the extent of the problem across the world, and especially in theÃâà...
Supermarket News
March 21, 2018
The new federal tax law is paving the way for smoother labor negotiations and more benefits for employees, according to one United Food and Commercial Workers executive. Kevin Garvey, president and UFCW Local 75 in Cincinnati, which just completed a new agreement with Kroger Co. for nearlyÃâà...
RadioFarda
March 19, 2018
The labor union representing workers of Iran's Haft Tapeh sugar production complex has announced that four of its members have been put on trial, accused of participating in strikes. According to the union two members of its board and two regular members were called to the public prosecutor's office inÃâà...
In Touch Weekly
March 19, 2018
After 20 hours of labor, she sped off to the hospital for an emergency cesarean-section. They were both fine afterward. Now we get to see it all happen. The Forsyth's have already revealed a lot of info about their son online. "We chose Gideon because it's a strong biblical name and was someone who wasÃâà...
The Outline
March 19, 2018
In 1983, sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild coined the term “emotional labor” to describe how service employees have to manage their own feelings on the job. Call center jobs, which are almost exclusively done by women, are basically 9-to-5 emotional labor shift. Cogito and similar programs claim toÃâà...
CryptoSlate
March 19, 2018
Coca-Cola is one of the latest companies who has announced that they are going to be using blockchain technology. However, the way they are using it may surprise some people. They are looking to fight forced labor and have teamed up with the U.S State Department and a trio of crypto organizationsÃâà...
MarketWatch
March 19, 2018
Retailers are feeling pressure to raise pay to attract workers, but they also face pressure by competitors and customers to keep prices down. Businesses are under pressure to raise worker pay against the backdrop of the lowest unemployment rate in 17 years and widespread complaints of labor shortages.
CNBC
March 19, 2018
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on March 15 that the Labor Department overstepped its authority by creating the so-called fiduciary rule, parts of which went into effect last year. In general, the rule requires advisors and brokers to put their clients' interests before their own when advising on retirementÃâà...
PEOPLE.com
March 19, 2018
After four days of labor and an unexpected C-section, Angel Taylor's newborn son, Sullivan, was more than happy to enter the world. Taylor, a 33-year-old mother of three from Bremerton, Washington, expected to welcome the baby boy in mid-March. But after a routine check-up found that Taylor's bloodÃâà...
New York Times
March 19, 2018
The Trump appointee charged with enforcing federal labor rights is moving to head off a court ruling in a case against McDonald's that could redefine the accountability of companies for their franchisees' employment practices. The case, being tried before a special court of the National Labor RelationsÃâà...
The Conversation AU
March 18, 2018
With 66% of enrolled voters counted in Saturday's South Australian election, the ABC is calling 24 of the 47 lower house seats for the Liberals, 18 for Labor and three independents. Two seats – Adelaide and Mawson – are in doubt. Pre-poll, postal and absent votes will not start to be counted until Tuesday.
Nikkei Asian Review
March 18, 2018
The legislation was enacted in response to allegations of infractions, including excessively long working hours and nonpayment of salaries, and is considered the key to alleviate the country's labor shortages by making the intern program attractive to prospective trainees. On-site inspections in 2016 by theÃâà...
Daily Press
March 18, 2018
When the Civil War ended in April of 1865, Hampton was a desolate place. Burnt to the ground by its own people, the area was brought back by freed black waterman that tonged up 2 million bushels of oysters for sale to northern buyers. Entrepreneurs from the North built the resort at Old Point Comfort andÃâà...
Salt Lake Tribune
March 18, 2018
Both men, who are Warren Jeffs' brothers, have been served subpoenas in a U.S. Department of Labor lawsuit against Paragon Contractors, which provided labor for the Southern Utah Pecan Ranch near Hurricane. Both businesses are owned by members of the FLDS. Labor department investigatorsÃâà...
The American Prospect
March 17, 2018
The commonwealth's labor participation rate has recovered slightly from a record low of roughly 39 percent in October, but still ranks among the lowest in the world. In this context, pushing as much of the island's population, including welfare recipients, to reenter a labor market in which non-welfareÃâà...
CNBC
March 17, 2018
Job openings jumped to a record 6.3 million, according to the latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey report. The JOLTS report is closely watched by the Federal Reserve as an indicator of future employment conditions. Professional and business led the way in new openings with 215,000, whileÃâà...
Plattsburgh Press Republican
March 14, 2018
Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay) and State Sen. Betty Little (R-Queensbury) speak at Northeast Central Labor Council's annual Legislative Breakfast, held Saturday. PHOTO PROVIDED. PLATTSBURGH — Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay) and State Sen. Betty Little (R-Queensbury)Ãâà...
Law.com
March 14, 2018
367, Labor Law Ãâç242 provided: “Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, local or general, the provisions of this article and the rules issued thereunder shall be applicable exclusively throughout the state … .”[3]. The next year Ãâç202 was amended by L.1970 ch. 822 to add a paragraph giving it exclusivityÃâà...
The Denver Post
March 14, 2018
Colorado Rockies' Gerardo Parra (8), Charlie Blackmon (19) and Carlos Gonzalez (5) celebrate the team's win against the Arizona Diamondbacks in a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, in Phoenix. By Barry Svrluga | The Washington Post. March 13, 2018 at 6:19 pmÃâà...
ESPN
March 14, 2018
Sergio Garcia felt a bit of anxiety Tuesday morning as he spoke about his Masters victory a year ago - and it had nothing to do with the tension of his playoff victory over Justin Rose. Garcia spoke from a hospital room in Austin, Texas, where his wife, Angela, had gone into labor. The couple was expecting their first child,Ãâà...
