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OSHA Should Safeguard Contingent Workers, Report Suggests
By CHRIS HAMBY, Center for Public Integrity—Workplace safety and health regulators should conduct an enforcement blitz and amend policies to give greater protection to the growing number of vulnerable temporary, or “contingent,” workers, a new report recommends. The report from the Center for Progressive Reform, a nonprofit research and advocacy group, echoes many of the findings of a […]
ECOMP- E-nnovating Federal Workers’ Compensation Claims and Benefits
03/10/2012 Comments Off on ECOMP- E-nnovating Federal Workers’ Compensation Claims and Benefits
By GARY STEINBERG, U.S. DOL– When a worker is injured on the job, the last thing they need is a towering headache of paperwork. Employers also want to resolve claims efficiently and get their injured employees back to work. Making this process more efficient has been a top business goal for operations across the country. […]
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Caregivers and Work: More working people provide full- or part-time caregiver duties for a loved one than ever before. Here’s a look at some facts about this major life responsibility and the realities of the working world. Facts About Caregivers o Two-thirds are women. o Studies show female caregivers are more likely than males to […]
Continue reading …Caregiver Protection Laws And State Employer Polices Need Improvement: AARP
12/09/2012 Comments Off on Caregiver Protection Laws And State Employer Polices Need Improvement: AARP
Caregiver protection laws are rare. As of 2012, only four states—Alaska, Connecticut, New Jersey and Oregon, plus the District of Columbia—have laws over and above federal laws protecting family caregivers and those proving elder care. The AARP report says additions to workplace discrimination laws are necessary to help family caregivers. The AARP recommends the following changes […]
Continue reading …Minnesota Agencies Pay $574,000 For Age Bias In EEOC Suits
22/11/2011 Comments Off on Minnesota Agencies Pay $574,000 For Age Bias In EEOC Suits
Three federal judges have ordered three Minnesota state agencies to pay damages to settle age discrimination charges filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). U.S. District Court judges ordered the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the Minnesota Department of Commerce and the Minnesota Department of Public Safety to pay damages to claimants who […]
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- The decline of job creation at new establishments
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- ‘We are not machines’: Hollywood workers poised to strike for better conditions
- Boeing pilot indicted for allegedly deceiving US regulators over 737 Max
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Over 10,000 John Deere workers strike over ‘years’ of poor treatment
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- For the 6th time in 7 years, federal inspectors find Illinois contractor putting construction workers at risk of industry’s deadliest hazard
- US Department of Labor proposes $83K in fines to healthcare facility for failing to protect workers from coronavirus hazards
- EEOC Adds Seven New Translations for its Website
- Facebook says it will do more to prevent online hate, harassment
- As U.S. prepares to reopen border, some urge Canada to relax testing requirement
- Biden orders companies to ease supply chain bottlenecks or he’ll ‘call them out’
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- Apple to make 10 million fewer iPhones due to microchip shortage
- US Department of Labor, Mexican Consulate in Boston enter alliance to promote workplace safety, health among New England’s workers
- US Department of Labor sues Austin luxury car dealer that retaliated against employee who raised concerns of coronavirus hazards
- Vaccine hesitant New Yorkers consider leaving the city as mandates take effect
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- House passes bill to raise US debt ceiling through early December
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- India faces electricity crisis as coal supplies run critically low