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California Races To Enroll Uninsured After Health Care Law Affirmed
29/06/2012 Comments Off on California Races To Enroll Uninsured After Health Care Law Affirmed
By RUSS MITCHELL, KHN Staff Writer– With the health care law upheld by the Supreme Court, the state that boasts the largest number of uninsured is bent on losing that distinction. Peter Lee, charged with creating California’s online state insurance market, says his goal is to make shopping for health insurance as easy “as buying […]
Continue reading …Hospitals Celebrate Supreme Court Health Care Reform Law Decision
29/06/2012 Comments Off on Hospitals Celebrate Supreme Court Health Care Reform Law Decision
By JAY HANCOCK, KHN Staff Writer– Everybody agreed hospitals would be the biggest business losers if the Supreme Court overthrew the health care reform act. But the ruling that preserves most of the law — along with the promise of billions in extra hospital revenue — raises new problems for the industry. Hospital bosses applauded and […]
Continue reading …Supreme Court Health Care Law Ruling Puts Pressure On States To Act
28/06/2012 Comments Off on Supreme Court Health Care Law Ruling Puts Pressure On States To Act
By PHIL GALEWITZ and MARILYN WERBER SERAFINI, KHN Staff Writers– The Supreme Court has given states a way out of expanding their Medicaid programs under the health law, and top Republican officials in several states were quick to say they want to take that step. But governors will be under strong pressure to take the […]
Continue reading …KHN – Health Care On Trial, Supreme Court Arguments Day 1
26/03/2012 Comments Off on KHN – Health Care On Trial, Supreme Court Arguments Day 1From the Kasier Health News — A Guide To The Supreme Court Arguments, Day 1 The first day’s arguments focused on the Anti-Injunction Act and whether the court can rule on the case before a penalty is imposed on those who do not have health insurance. KHN’s reporter inside the court, Stuart Taylor, tells Jackie […]
Continue reading …Half Million U.S. Workers Employed By Apple Job Ecosystem
05/03/2012 Comments Off on Half Million U.S. Workers Employed By Apple Job Ecosystem
Stung by reports of abusive working conditions at a Chinese subcontractor, Apple has released a report claiming the company is responsible for creating more than 500,000 jobs worldwide. In a January report about its suppliers in Asia, Apple said it found examples of subcontractors employing children and forcing employees to work exceedingly long hours. Apple […]
Continue reading …Stronger U.S. Job Market Seen, Global Unemployment Outlook Grim
27/02/2012 Comments Off on Stronger U.S. Job Market Seen, Global Unemployment Outlook Grim
By ROBERT SCALLY — The outlook for the U.S. economy is mostly unchanged from that of three months ago, according to 45 economic forecasters surveyed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. The economy continues to slowly improve, and should keep getting better for the next few years. The overall forecast for job growth and […]
Continue reading …The World Wants A Job And Is Willing Migrate To Find One
24/02/2012 Comments Off on The World Wants A Job And Is Willing Migrate To Find One
The migration of people around the globe for work comes down to this: Wealthy nations with aging populations need workers and people in poor countries need jobs. Worldwide millions of people are on the move – doing jobs ranging from harvesting apples to computer programming. The combined number people who have migrated for work would […]
Continue reading …Information Technology Employment At All-Time High
14/02/2012 Comments Off on Information Technology Employment At All-Time High
Information technology employment in the United States reached an all-time high in January 2012, gaining 13,300 jobs for a total of 4,107,700, according to TechServe Alliance. January’s record surpasses the previous all-time high set just as the financial crisis was beginning in September 2008 when information technology employment reached 4,088,600, according to the organization. On […]
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Thanksgiving Day: 24 Nov. 2011 – In the fall of 1621, the Pilgrims, early settlers of Plymouth Colony, held a three-day feast to celebrate a bountiful harvest, an event many regard as the nation’s first Thanksgiving. Historians have also recorded ceremonies of thanks among other groups of European settlers in North America, including British colonists in […]
Continue reading …About Unemployment Insurance in the United States
24/09/2011 Comments Off on About Unemployment Insurance in the United States
About Unemployment Insurance in the United States If you lost your job through no fault of your own, you may be eligible for unemployment compensation. The program meant to keep you up on your feet and putting food on the table until you can find your another source of income. However this gravy train has […]
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