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U.S. Small Businesses Struggle To Find Qualified Employees, Rely On Referals
15/02/2013 Comments Off on U.S. Small Businesses Struggle To Find Qualified Employees, Rely On Referals
Small business owners continue to complain of being unable to find enough qualified employees to fill certain jobs. In spite of the slow economy and high unemployment, 53% of U.S. small-business owners in January reported finding it very (23%) or somewhat difficult (30%) to find the qualified employees they need, according to the Wells Fargo/Gallup […]
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Infographic: What Employers Want Despite high unemployment, some U.S. employers can’t find enough workers with the right qualifications to fill their jobs. While the U.S. economy is growing slowly, there are industries and areas of the country — such as those at the center of the oil and gas boom — that are expanding rapidly. […]
Continue reading …DOL Wins $1.3 Million In Back Wages For 14,500 kgb USA Workers
14/02/2013 Comments Off on DOL Wins $1.3 Million In Back Wages For 14,500 kgb USA Workers
Thousands of home workers employed by kgb USA were misclassified as independent contractors and and paid less than minimum wage, a federal judge ruled. A federal judge ordered kgb USA Inc., the world’s largest independent provider of directory assistance and enhanced information services, to pay $1.3 million in minimum wage compensation to 14,568 current and […]
Continue reading …Silicon Valley Employer Bloom Energy Cheated Workers From Mexico
13/02/2013 Comments Off on Silicon Valley Employer Bloom Energy Cheated Workers From Mexico
Clean power generation equipment maker Bloom Energy was caught cheating workers it imported from Mexico to Silicon Valley, paying them far below minimum wage. Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Bloom Energy Corp. has been ordered to pay $31,922 in back wages and an equal amount in damages to 14 workers that the company imported from Chihuahua, Mexico, to […]
Continue reading …To Keep Health Care Coverage Older Workers Try To Keep Working
12/02/2013 Comments Off on To Keep Health Care Coverage Older Workers Try To Keep Working
Many people are hoping they can keep working just keep their health care insurance. New research suggests idea may be wishful thinking. More than half of all workers say they intend to work longer than they would like in order to keep their health care insurance at work, according to new research by the nonpartisan […]
Continue reading …Job Tenure Up, Turnover Down But US Job Tenure Still Short 5.4 Years
11/02/2013 Comments Off on Job Tenure Up, Turnover Down But US Job Tenure Still Short 5.4 Years
Job tenure was up in 2012, as those Americans who have jobs are staying in them longer. Overall job tenure in the United States was up in 2012, but U.S. job tenure is still shorter than many assume. The median (mid-point) length of time on the job for American workers in 2012 is just 5.4 […]
Continue reading …Feds Blame Mississippi Governor For Health Insurance Exchange Denial
11/02/2013 Comments Off on Feds Blame Mississippi Governor For Health Insurance Exchange Denial
By PHIL GALEWITZ, KHN— One, Mississippi has become No, Mississippi. The Obama administration on Friday, Feb. 8 2013, offered an explanation for why it rejected Mississippi’s bid to establish a state-based online health insurance marketplace, called One, Mississippi. In a letter, the federal government’s top exchange official said they had no choice because Gov. Phil Bryant would not allow […]
Continue reading …20th Anniversary: FMLA Benefits American Workers And Their Families
08/02/2013 Comments Off on 20th Anniversary: FMLA Benefits American Workers And Their Families
To mark the 20th anniversary of the signing of the landmark Family and Medical Leave Act, (FMLA) the U.S. Department of Labor today released the results of a survey on its use and impact. The survey “Family and Medical Leave Act in 2012: Final Report,” shows that the law has had a positive effect on […]
Continue reading …Hiring On Hold At Many Small Businesses, Cutting More Than Hiring
01/02/2013 Comments Off on Hiring On Hold At Many Small Businesses, Cutting More Than Hiring
Small business isn’t hiring: That’s one reason the U.S. employment situation isn’t improving. Nobody wants to hire new employees if they don’t have to. Small business owners lack the confidence the current state of the economy to take on new employees. Many businesses are also operating with fewer employees, having been forced to do so in […]
Continue reading …Employment Report: Unemployment Unchanged, Workers Still Discouraged, No New Jobs
01/02/2013 Comments Off on Employment Report: Unemployment Unchanged, Workers Still Discouraged, No New Jobs
Employment in America is still stagnate. New employment data from Bureau of Labor Statistics show the job market remains sluggish and is smaller than five years ago. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 157,000 in January. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 7.9%, and has been at or near that level since September 2012, the U.S. […]
Continue reading …- Celebrating the Resilience of Low-Income Women
- CEOs Get to Retire Comfortably. Workers Like Me Deserve the Same.
- Jobs Increased 339,000 In May, Unemployment Up 0.3% To 3.7%
- The decline of job creation at new establishments
- Contractor faces 2 serious citations after US Department of Labor finds safety failures led to welder’s death at Bonner Bridge demolition project
- Investigation into worker’s severe arm injury finds Cusseta auto parts manufacturer, supplier willfully ignored safety precautions
- ‘It’s a sweat factory’: Instacart workers ready to strike for pay and conditions
- Ships backed up outside US ports pumping out pollutants as they idle
- Privacy fears as Moscow metro rolls out facial recognition pay system
- ‘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
- Corporations are pledging to be ‘water positive’. What does that mean?
- US Department of Labor investigation of crane collapse, double fatality on Interstate 10 finds Lufkin company failed to assemble crane properly
- 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
- 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’
- What is the ‘new model’ the EU is proposing for Northern Ireland?
- 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
- Carbon emissions ‘will drop just 40% by 2050 with countries’ current pledges’
- House passes bill to raise US debt ceiling through early December
- ‘The stakes couldn’t be higher’: GE urged to invest in green US jobs
- Zellers returns — kind of — but the lowest price isn't quite the law
- Cement makers across world pledge large cut in emissions by 2030
- India faces electricity crisis as coal supplies run critically low
- California justice department to investigate enormous oil spill