Employment / Labor Law News Roundup: May 2014

Saturday, May 31, 2014

VA Secretary Shinseki Resigns, but What's Next for America's Veterans?

U.S. President Barack Obama's Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary, retired Army general Eric Shinseki, resigned yesterday morning.

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Medical marijuana's first product, jobsvisit|article-5519683|interleaved-5519647-breaking-news|2

Months before any cannabis-based products will reach patients, Connecticut's new medical-marijuana industry has already created hundreds of jobs -- in construction.

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Medical marijuana's first product, jobs

David Lipton, managing partner of Advanced Grow Labs, gives a tour of the facility being constructed at 400 Frontage Road in West Haven, Conn.

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Two Contractors Citied By OSHA For Their Role In Kyle Field Death

Two contractors working on the renovation and expansion of Texas A&M's Kyle Field have been cited for violations by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

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Telecommunications tower will be built near Lake Elmo school

Verizon cellphone customers will soon get a boost near Oak-Land Junior High School after the Lake Elmo City Council approved a 125-foot-tall telecommunications tower in the area, officials said.

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Steve Adler: 'New Way Forward'

Steve Adler: I love this city. I'm really excited about everything Austin is achieving, but I'm also real concerned.

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June Programs for Job Seekers at the Machias and Calais CareerCenters

Start the summer with a new career! For those who are looking to make a change in careers or get a new job, the Machias and Calais CareerCenters will be offering a variety of programs for jobseekers in June.

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June Programs for Job Seekers at the Lewiston CareerCenter

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 30, 2014 Contact: Mary LaFontaine, Lewiston CareerCenter, 753-9094; Julie Rabinowitz, Department of Labor, 621-5009 The Lewiston CareerCenter is offering free programs throughout June and will be offering a mini job fair on June 2. The job fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the CareerCenter, 5 Mollison Way in ... (more)

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June Workshops at the Skowhegan CareerCenter

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 29, 2014 Contact: Anita Dunham, Skowhegan CareerCenter, 474-4950; Julie Rabinowitz, Department of Labor, 621-5009 SKOWHEGAN-Maine CareerCenters bring job seekers and employers together.

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June Programs for Job Seekers at the Wilton CareerCenter

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 29, 2014 Contact: Anita Dunham, Wilton CareerCenter, 645-5800; Julie Rabinowitz, Department of Labor, 621-5009 WILTON-For those who are looking to make a change in careers or get a new job, the Wilton CareerCenter will be offering a variety of programs for job seekers in June.

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FDL Under DDoS Attack: We Need Your Help

Well, here's the deal: For some time now Firedoglake has been under escalating DDoS attacks which knock us off line.

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San Allen Decision on Ohio BWC Group Rating Affirms Trial Court

The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation's appeal of a Cuyahoga County judge's decision awarding $860 Million in damages to a class of employers has been rejected by the Court of Appeals.

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Farrell: Rent or own? Which is best in a senior cooperative?

Q: I am very interested in senior cooperative housing and have my name on a waiting list.

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Abolishing Occupational Licensing Won't Eliminate the Wage Gap

From interior decorating to floral arranging to hair braiding: There is no rational justification for requiring that someone must have government certification before being hired for these services, and eliminating these unnecessary barriers to entry would increase economic opportunity, especially for the poor and women currently outside of the ... (more)

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Bills expand responsibility for contractor pay

California businesses would be held responsible when contract workers they hire to clean their buildings, fill their warehouse shelves and deliver their goods are not paid or are denied overtime under a pair of bills advancing through the Legislature.

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Whistleblower Summit for Civil and Human Rights--Whistleblowers...

Over the last eight years members from the Make it Safe Coalition have arranged an assembly of whistleblowers in Washington, DC each year for an annual conference originally known as Washington Whistleblower's Week.

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Bills expand responsibility for contractor pay

A pair of bills moving through the Legislature would hold businesses responsible for making sure contract workers are paid properly, legislation that responds to the growing number of Californians being forced into temporary jobs.

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Senator Grassley talks VA, other issues at Bloomfield town hall

Friday afternoon, he was in Bloomfield discussing a variety of topics with residents.

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CT Labor Dept. Asks Construction Businesses: Talk to Workers About Safety

A news release from the Connecticut Department of Labor: Employees from the Connecticut Department of Labor's Division of Occupational Safety and Health will help kick off "National Fall Prevention Week" in this state by participating in a June 2 Safety Stand Down event being coordinated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation .

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Why Private Equity Funds Face Employment Risks

Suddenly, the advance sheets show a wave of litigation targeting private equity funds.

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Bills expand responsibility for contractor pay

The bills passed on party-line votes last week in a last minute rush to send legislation from one house to the next.

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Bills expand responsibility for contractor pay

The legislative efforts are an attempt to address what economists say is a rise in lower-wage and temporary jobs in California, even as the official unemployment rate falls steadily.

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Daniel Ellsberg Rebukes Kerry, Praises Snowden as Morally Courageous

Renowned Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg slammed U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and the nation's justice system for denying whistleblowers like Edward Snowden a "truly fair trial."

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Bills expand responsibility for contractor pay

I happen to have Daniel Ellsberg right here ...

On the Today show and CBS, Kerry complimented me again - and said Snowden "should man up and come back to the United States" to face charges.

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HR Chief: Google Sexual, Racial Diversity "Not Where We Want to Be"

Seven years later, Google finally disclosed diversity data for the first time ever , revealing that 17% of its tech workforce is female, and only 1% is Black .

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Always Helping, Always Fighting: Help Firedoglake Keep the Lights On

I've been writing for FDL for about a year now and I've actually been staying at Jane Hamsher's house for just a bit longer than that.

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School board OKs tentative $108M budget

The Liberty County Board of Education met Tuesday morning for a regularly scheduled work session.

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$4.2 million available for displaced Idaho workers

The federal government is providing $4.2 million of federal assistance to workers recently laid off at the J.R. Simplot Company and an Idaho Falls call center.

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Opinion: Noonan: The VA Scandal Is a Crisis of Leadership

The Veterans Affairs scandal involves charges of manipulation and falsification of medical waiting lists and systemwide rigging to hide delayed or inadequate treatment, which may have caused the deaths of some of those waiting for care.

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N.H. Senators React To V.A. Secretary Shinseki's Resignation

Senator Kelly Ayotte says that more needs to be done to address the waitlist problems in VA medical centers but Shinseki's resignation is a positive first step.

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'Summertime and the Livin' Is Easy' Tips to Make Sure 'Tips'...

Summertime can be the high season for many service establishments, such as restaurants, hotels and recreational facilities, as we all take some time to relax and enjoy the weather.

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What exemption to US minimum wages law permits a $1 salary?

There are some updates to this page that haven't been applied yet because you've entered some data into a form.

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Pharmacy Manager Fails To Prove Kaiser Had Actual Or Constructive...

In an appeal from summary judgment, a non-exempt Outpatient Pharmacy Manager for Kaiser contended that the trial court erroneously held his proffered evidence insufficient to create a triable issue as to whether Kaiser knew or should have known that he was working hours in addition to those he reported.

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Once homeless vets remember ex-VA Secretary Eric Shinseki for life-changing initiative

Army veteran Mike Dougherty lost his job around 2006 as the economy began to tank.

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COM re-ups Coon as president

David Wain Coon, who took over as the college's president in December 2010, signed the contract extension to remain as the two-campus college's president/superintendent.

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The Death of 'De Minimis' Is Greatly Exaggerated

The " de minimis " worktime concept is a common-sense, court-recognized notion dating from the federal Fair Labor Standards Act's earliest days.

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Seventh Circuit Interprets ERISA's Statute of Limitations for...

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Fish v. GreatBanc Trust Company , No. 12-3330 , has issued a decision that clarifies the rules for suits for fiduciary breach under ERISA.

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Managing Employee Medical Leave: How Much Leave Is Reasonable?

To date, there are few bright line rules to guide employers in determining how much leave is reasonable under the Americans with Disabilities Act .

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Preserving Some "Bite": The Fourth Circuit Approves...

As we have discussed in earlier posts , the recent trend in court decisions under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act has been to lighten the burden on complainants and to expand the universe of cases that proceed to decisions on the merits.

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50 for 50: Five Decades of the Most Important Discrimination Law...

But that was not always the case, and recent developments in the case law may change that.

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50 for 50: Five Decades of the Most Important Discrimination Law...

Hopkins .In 1982, Ann Hopkins was the only female candidate being considered for partner at the auditing firm Price Waterhouse Coopers.

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EEOC Sues Orion Energy for Disability Discrimination

Manitowoc, Wis.-based Orion Energy Systems, Inc. violated federal law by firing an employee because of his disability, a mobility impairment, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

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Houston City Council Passes City's First Anti-Discrimination in Private Employment Ordinance

On May 28, 2014, the Houston City Council passed the city's first ordinance to ban discrimination in private workplaces, and to expand the types of prohibited discrimination for employers subject to this ordinance, as noted below.

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Guidance On Employer Incentives For Wellness Participation Is On The Way, Says EEOC

I've blogged about this issue in the past - here , here , here , and here . There is at least a question that wellness incentives could have implications under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.

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HUD Adopts New Accessibility Standard

On May 23, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced its adoption of an alternative accessibility standard for construction and alteration of housing and other facilities subject to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 .

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Commissioners still divided on Woolfork ouster, settlements

When the Madison County Commission decided in November to begin ouster proceedings against then-Sheriff David Woolfork, commissioners were divided.

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Two more cases added by state Supreme Court.

The Minnesota Supreme Court released a new list of PFRs, from which it granted two.

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EEOC's Former Legal Counsel and AccuScreen's CEO to Speak at...

Kevin Connell, CEO of AccuScreen.com and Reed Russell, Partner at Phelps Dunbar LLP and former EEOC Legal Counsel, are to speak on Criminal Background Checks and How to Avoid the Wrath of the EEOC.

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Louisiana lawmakers end equal pay discussion

Lawmakers have wrapped up their debate on the pay gap between men and women, with competing bills on the issue failing to win passage.

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Friday, May 30, 2014

Wells Fargo will pay $62.5 million to settle suit over securities lending

The settlement announced Friday is the latest finale in a series of high-stakes cases against the bank over a largely defunct program that was managed out of was accused of playing fast and loose with the multibillion-dollar securities lending program, which the plaintiffs said was sold to them as a very conservative vehicle for making a little ... (more)

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Panhandle Human Resource Management Association's Monthly...

Human resources consultant and background screening expert Mike Coffey, SPHR, president of Imperative Information Group, will address the Panhandle Human Resource Management Association's monthly luncheon in Amarillo, Texas on June 3, 2014.

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General Manager Report a " May 2014

Financial Report: We completed April within our operating and capital budget year-to-date.

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UPDATED: Report reveals Wirral Council was on brink of Government intervention

WIRRAL Council was on the brink of Government intervention over the escalation of "a multiplicity of weaknesses" a special report commissioned by the Local Government Association has revealed.

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What You Need to Know About Unpaid Interns

Extra help at no extra cost sounds like a dream scenario for any small-business owner - but unpaid interns can land a business in a lot of trouble, according to employment attorney Rebecca Aragon.

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Dolphins scout files notice of intent to sue over firing under the ADA

He has been a scout with the Dolphins since '97 and has been working from home since '04 when his wife developed cystic fibrosis.

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HR Expert Offers Advice to Employers on Responding to Ban the Box and ...

Municipalities, states, and federal regulators have created an inconsistent and confusing patchwork of regulations limiting employers' inquiry into job applicants' criminal histories.

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Young Law Group Investigating Unnecessary Medical Procedures and...

Philadelphia whistleblower law firm believes further inspection of hospital practices warranted following settlements for unnecessary coronary stents and other cardiac procedures at several hospitals.

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$4.2 million available for displaced Idaho workers

The federal government is providing $4.2 million of federal assistance to workers recently laid off at the J.R. Simplot Company and an Idaho Falls call center.

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OSHA levels $130,700 in penalties on two Kyle Field contractors over death of worker

Here is a rendering of Kyle Field after it is renovated. The new and improved stadium is slated to seat 102,500, and Texas A&M officials are hoping it will be completed by August 2015.

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Gisele Pollack, Broward Judge, Asks for Pay During DUI Suspension

Broward County circuit judge, and misdemeanor drug court judge, Gisele Pollack, who was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in early May, is asking to be paid during her suspension.

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Here's the Man Who Just Inherited a Broken Veterans Affairs System

Calls for the Veterans Affairs secretary to step down amid a growing scandal have been answered: Eric Shinseki will resign .

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Louisiana lawmakers end equal pay discussion

The record has stood for 42 seasons, but LSU's pitching staff has a chance to break it this season.

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Dems protest intel funding bill over NSA

The intelligence funding bill the House overwhelmingly passed Friday would make no major reforms to some of the most controversial spying programs, which angered some Democrats.

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Louisiana lawmakers end equal pay discussion

Lawmakers have wrapped up their debate on the pay gap between men and women, with competing bills on the issue failing to win passage.

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Kinzinger reacts to VA Secretary Shinseki resignation

All posts, comments and statements made on IR are those of the authors only. Any disputes must be addressed to the writers, who are solely responsible for their posts, comments and statements.

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LPL Financial to Provide Financial Advice and Education Through Ingham...

LPL Financial LLC, the nation's largest independent broker/dealer, an RIA custodian, and a wholly owned subsidiary of LPL Financial Holdings Inc. today announced that Ingham Retirement Group will now offer the LPL Financial Worksite Financial Solutions employee advice platform.

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Whistleblower: VA Hospitals Used 'Simple Computer Trick'...

A Veterans Affairs whistleblower says that department hospitals not only kept veterans waiting for months, but her supervisors used "a simple computer trick" to make it appear that veterans had no wait times at all.

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Activists Threaten to File Civil Rights Complaint Against Army Base...

Oakland community environmental leaders have notified the city that they are prepared to file a formal federal Title VI civil rights complaint over the negative impacts on air quality of the Oakland Army Base development in West Oakland, which potentially could jeopardize over $25 million in federal funding that the city is seeking for the project.

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Jason Chaffetz: Shinseki Must Go - Obama Administration Must Hold Itself Accountable

Five years later, with cost estimates in the billions, the mission has been aborted.

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4 Things That Could Actually Fix The Current VA Crisis

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki resigned on Friday following revelations of excessive wait times for medical appointments at the Veterans Health Administration , where some veterans may have died waiting for health services on secret lists that clinics maintained to hide long delays.

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Why You Should Encourage Whistleblowing At Your Company

Schools don't teach whistleblowing, it's not encouraged behavior in corporate America, and often whistleblowers are portrayed as criminals.

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Wait times of 115 days, hidden patient lists detailed in independent report on VA hospitals

The inspector general's preliminary findings reveal that 1,700 patients at the veterans center in Phoenix were not on the official waiting list and that the average wait for new patients who did get appointments was nearly four months.

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Louisiana lawmakers end equal pay discussion

With the legislative session nearing its end, lawmakers have wrapped up their debate on the pay gap between men and women, with competing bills failing to win passage.

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Louisiana lawmakers end equal pay discussion

Lawmakers have wrapped up their debate on the pay gap between men and women, with competing bills on the issue failing to win passage.

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Renovations at Ralph Wilson Stadium contribute to boost in season tickets

Officials with the Buffalo Bills led a tour showcasing the progress of renovations taking place at Ralph Wilson Stadium Thursday.

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The VA Scandal Is a Crisis of Leadership

The Veterans Administration scandal involves charges of manipulation and falsification of medical waiting lists and systemwide rigging to hide delayed or inadequate treatment, which may have caused the deaths of some of those waiting for care.

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House Republicans Endorsed Wage Theft and Predatory Lending Last Night

Keith Ellison introduced an amendment to prohibit use of funds to enter into a contract with any person whose disclosures of a proceeding with a disposition outlined in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System include the term "Fair Labor Standards Act."

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June Workshops at the Skowhegan CareerCenter

June Programs for Job Seekers at the Wilton CareerCenter

Suspended Broward Judge Wants Public To Pa...

The Broward Judge accused of sitting on the bench twice while drunk wants the public to keep paying her 138-thousand-dollar salary while she's suspended from office.

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Exxon Mobil Rejects LGBT Workplace Discrimination Policies For 17th Year In A Row

Only 19.5 percent of the shareholders voted for the measure at their annual meeting this Wednesday - that's lower than the 19.8 percent in 2013 and 20.6 percent in 2012 .

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Workers Take to Queen's Park on Injured Workers' Day to Protest WSIB Cuts

Coming on the heels of two Toronto Star exposes about the WSIB's attempt to implement a series of highly regressive changes to the worker's compensation system, on Sunday June 1st at 11:00am, injured workers and their allies will take to Queen's Park to continue their fightback against the damaging proposed changes.

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Financial Literacy and Education Commission Field Hearing: Prepared...

Across the country, the agencies that form this Commission have been working, both alone and together, to promote and encourage opportunities to incorporate financial education in schools, workplaces, and communities.

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Spy Agencies Counter Snowden's Whistleblower Claim

On the heels of Edward Snowden's prime-time effort to bolster his case as a conscientious defender of civil liberties, the U.S. government is pushing back on a central aspect of the whistleblower's story: that he attempted to alert his superiors to what he viewed as excessive intelligence gathering techniques and that those efforts to blow the ... (more)

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America's Veterans Deserve Better: 5 Priorities to Fix VA

All Washington is speculating on when-not if-U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki will have to step down.

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Brickbat: Thin Skinned

workplace harassment . The sculpture's creator, faculty member George Rammell, says officials have told him they will only return the piece if he agrees not to bring it back on campus.

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Random Ramsdom May 30: Bad Boys, Good Girls

It has been said repeatedly that the NFC West is the best division in football. These four flesh out the strengths and weakness' of each team and raise some pertinent questions.

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Renovations at Ralph Wilson Stadium contribute to coost in season tickets

Officials with the Buffalo Bills led a tour showcasing the progress of renovations taking place at Ralph Wilson Stadium Thursday.

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Manhattan Moment: Obama should not impose cap-and-trade through regulation

President Obama has called inequality "the defining challenge of our time." But on June 2 he will announce new "cap-and-trade" environmental regulations that will make the poor a lot poorer and the rich a little less rich.

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Mitchell v. JCG Industries Inc

Rochelle MITCHELL, et al., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v.

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Who's Who Who's in charge at Cincinnati's largest employee benefit firms?

James Bernstein Title: Principal, Employee Health & Benefits business leader Company: Mercer Bio: Bernstein has been with Mercer Health & Benefits for 12 years. This year he was recognized by Risk and Insurance Magazine as a National Power Broker for Employee Benefits.

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Chaffetz: V.A. chief Shinseki must go

Rep. Jason Chaffetz on Thursday became the first member of Utah's congressional delegation to call for the resignation of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki amid a scandal involving attempts to conceal delays in treating military veterans.

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C.O. veterans still must go to Portland for now

The trek to Portland for medical care is a daily ritual for Central Oregon veterans, as the High Desert's Bend VA clinic offers some services, but not everything former servicemembers need.

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Mich. gay rights bid gains momentum as Snyder, growing business group signal support

Gov. Rick Snyder speaks at the opening ceremony Wednesday at the 2014 Mackinac Policy Conference at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island.

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Crude oil futures edge lower as supply data weighs

Investing.com - Crude oil futures edged lower on Friday, as a rise in U.S. inventories weighed on the commodity, while markets were still digesting Thursday''s disappointing U.S. economic growth report.

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Orange County Manufacturer Leads the Nation in Medical Cannabis Innovation

Idrasil, a 25mg tablet, is the first all-natural, standardized and consistent pill that is derived 100% from cannabis.

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Victory in House of Representatives for Improvements to WOSB Federal Contract Program

On May 7, 2014, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs issued Directive 2014-01, instituting a five-year moratorium on the OFCCP enforcement over TRICARE subcontractors.

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Special Open Enrollment Period Under Federal Health Care Marketplace For COBRA

A year ago, the Department of Labor released model general notice and model election notice forms for providing COBRA notices to employees in anticipation of the availability of alternative individual health insurance coverage becoming available beginning January 1, 2014 through the new health insurance exchanges or marketplaces created under the ... (more)

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OFCCP's New Tricare Moratorium Directive: Delay of Game

On March 7, 2014, the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs issued Directive 2014-01, TRICARE Subcontractor Enforcement Activities concerning the affirmative action obligations of subcontractors of TRICARE-a health care program of the U.S. Department of Defense that pays for the medical benefits of active duty and retired military ... (more)

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Thursday, May 29, 2014

Queer Nation: Why is HRC Blasting Vatican While Pushing for ENDA with Terrible Religious Exemption?

The activist group Queer Nation sent out a press release yesterday calling HRC out for hypocrisy on the issue of religious discrimination because it is pushing for passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act which contains a terrible religious exemption.

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Why Google Revealed It Mostly Employs White Men

Employees smile while working during a media tour for the grand opening of Google Inc.'s new office in Toronto, Nov. 13, 2012.

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Project to Improve Pedestrian Safety on Philadelphia Road: SHA

The State Highway Administration is planning to make some adjustments to Philadelphia Road/MD Route 7 to keep pedestrians safer.

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Snyder sees 'window of opportunity' to add gay protections to Michigan anti-discrimination law

Key business groups signed on to a push to protect gay employees from discrimination at this week's Mackinac Policy Conference, where top political leaders also signaled a growing interest in taking up the issue this year.

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COMMENT: Whistleblowers are essential to any informed, healthy society

WHISTLEBLOWERS are an essential part of society. While colleagues may view them as someone breaking ranks, what they do usually has far wider ramifications.

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OPINION Vets died, VA lied - Heads must roll

For the past five weeks, America has heard testimony from courageous whistleblowers, seen media exposA s, and now has proof from the acting Inspector General's report -- all of it pointing to one central and unfortunate truth: the Department of Veterans Affairs is a dysfunctional, corrupt, and severely mismanaged department that is failing ... (more)

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Texas Restaurant Bans Gay Couple Because 'We Do Not Like Fags'

Houston became the latest Texas city to enact legal protections for LGBT citizens on Wednesday, joining Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, and San Antonio .

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PCs say Wynne hid $317-million bailout of real estate company, charity at MaRS

Ontario's Progressive Conservatives released cabinet documents Thursday that they said show the governing Liberals secretly approved a $317-million bailout of a downtown Toronto real estate development.

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TPA Finds Ineligible Employee Coverage to be a Frequent Problem Cited ...

A third party administrator serving employer-clients in the United States with self-funded plans, Cypress Benefit Administrators shares how ineligible employee coverage has become a growing issue with health benefit plans.

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White and male, Google releases diversity data

In a groundbreaking disclosure, Google revealed Wednesday how very white and male its workforce is -- just 2 percent of its 50,000 Googlers are black, 3 percent are Hispanic, and 30 percent are women.

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PCs accuse Wynne of secret $317-million deal

Ontario's Progressive Conservatives have released government documents showing the Liberals secretly approved a $317-million bailout of a downtown Toronto real estate development.

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LGBT Workers Continue to Face Unfair Discrimination

"A Broken Bargain: " documents how LGBT workers continue to face unfair treatment, harassment, and discrimination, yet no federal law provides them with explicit legal protections.

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Edward Snowden: I Want To Go Home

"I don't think there's ever been any question that I'd like to go home," Snowden said.

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Google admits it has a diversity problem

In a blog entry titled " Getting to work on diversity at Google ," Google's senior vice president of "people operations," Laszlo Bock, posted a graphic revealing that 70 percent of Google's employees are men, 61 percent of its total workforce is white, another 30 percent are Asian, three percent are Hispanic and two percent are African American.

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The innocent men in American jails who are forced to work for $0.13 an hour

They haven't been convicted of any crimes, yet they are held behind bars and forced to work for thirteen CENTS an hour.

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PCs say Wynne hid $317-million bailout of real estate company, charity at MaRS

Wynne hid $317-million bailout of MaRS real-estate project, PCs allege

The MaRS research centre is shown in downtown Toronto. The Ontario Liberals gave $71-million to build a second tower at the MaRS centre, and provided a $234-million loan for the project, but documents released by the Progressive Conservatives show the registered charity and the real-estate developer behind it can't repay the money.

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Wynne hid $317-million bailout of MaRS real-estate project, PCs allege

CCU moves ahead with Singleton Building renovation, other building projects

Edward M. Singleton Building is used by students and staff at Coastal Carolina University on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013.

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Reboot of jobs website links work to worker

The state's online database for jobs seekers has morphed into a virtual career counselor, offering those who click on OhioMeansJobs.com the chance to match their skills with job vacancies in the state.

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East Millinocket Mill Workers Eligible for Trade Adjustment Assistance

Congressman Mike Michaud announced today that the U.S. Department of Labor has determined that approximately 262 workers from the Great Northern Paper Company in East Millinocket will be eligible for Trade Adjustment Assistance benefits.

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Grant would make Crowders Mountain lake trail more accessible

Officials at Crowders Mountain State Park want to make one of the most popular attractions there accessible to even more people.

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Officials urge caution for workers as temperatures rise

Sandra moved from the small border city of Yuma, Arizona to study Broadcast Journalism at Arizona State University in the late 90s.

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Suffolk DA to release test results on illegal dumping sites in Islip, Babylon

According to Islip Town Councilman Anthonty Senft, the remediation process will not start until the Suffolk district attorney authorizes it.

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Employer Liability for Workplace Accidents

Accidents can happen at any time, including at work. If you are a California employee who was injured on the job or while performing work duties, it is important that you understand your rights and legal options.

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VA probe confirms cover-up of care delays

Calls for U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki to resign grew louder on Wednesday as the agency's inspector general confirmed "systemic" and widespread VA scheduling abuses to cover up long wait times for veterans' healthcare.

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Security Life Insurance Company Hires Anthony Andrea as Regional Vice President of Sales

Security Life Insurance Company of America is pleased to announce Anthony Andrea is joining the company as Regional Vice President of Sales.

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Ask And You Shall Receive! Employers Should Interpret Requests For Plan Documents Broadly

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently joined a number of other appellate courts in adopting the "clear notice" standard under which a written request for copies of benefit plan documents subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 must provide clear notice to the plan of the desired information.

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Unpaid Summer Interns; Folks, Nothing Has Changed

The annual rites of summer are underway. Treetops are alive with the songs of brightly-plumed birds, bees hum happily as they move from flower to flower, and warm breezes tease the tall grasses and bring occasional afternoon showers.

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Court Grants Deference to Secretary of Labor's Interpretation of OSHA Regulation

When the Secretary of the Department of Labor and the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission offer competing but reasonable interpretations of a worker safety regulation, the Secretary's interpretation is entitled to deference, according to a recent decision by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, Perez v.

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By the Book: What's Lurking in Your Employee Handbook -...

A version of this article was originally published in the May 2014 issue of The HR Specialist.

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Employer Facebook law tweak proposed

The Arkansas Department of Labor wants to make sure Facebook friend requests don't break the law.

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EEOC Disability Suit Against Cleaning Authority of Plainfield to Proceed

A federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss a claim of disability harassment against Mont Brook, Inc., doing business as The Cleaning Authority of Plainfield, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced today.

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Frankie Lax: Sangster wanted advice to get out of relationship with Woolfork

Madison County Constable Frankie Lax said that when he was first contacted by Sharon Sangster, who asked him to help her get out of a relationship with former Madison County Sheriff David Woolfork, he was confused and a little reluctant to help her out.

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History's famous leakers/whistleblowers

Edward Snowden, a former American intelligence contractor who exposed the U.S. government's secret surveillance programs, claims he was trained as a spy by the government in a new interview with NBC News. Take a look at some other famous leakers/whistleblowers in recent history:

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Charter schools and students with disabilities part two

Charter schools are tuition-free, public schools that are open to all students. Like all public schools, charter schools understand their responsibility to serve all students, and charter schools should be committed to serving students with disabilities .

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How to Keep Your Unpaid Internship Program Legal

The summer internship season is starting up, so it is a perfect time to evaluate your organization's unpaid internship program.

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State comptroller: Company can paint LI bridges with monitor

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, seen on March 14, 2012, announced that Whitestone-based Limnes Corp.'s $4.7 million contract to paint 13 state bridges on Long Island was accepted on Monday, May 26, 2014.

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Associated Builders and Contractors v. City of Lansing

Defendant, City of Lansing, appeals as of right the trial court's order granting summary disposition in favor of plaintiff, Associated Builders and Contractors, under MCR 2.116 .

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Google admits company diversity 'miles away' from ideal

In Google's workforce demographics report, the firm says that 70 percent of employees are white males, and diversity is an issue that needs to be tackled.

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Google can't find employees

Google says just 2 percent of its 50,000 employees are black, 3 percent are Hispanic, and 30 percent are women. The numbers were compiled as part of a report that major U.S. employers must file with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

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San Allen Decision on Ohio BWC Group Rating Affirms Trial Court

DOL fiduciary rule delayed until 2015

A proposed rule updating the definition of a fiduciary will not come out in 2014, according to the Department of Labor regulatory agenda published May 23 in the Federal Register.

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National Silicosis Lawyers Launch New Website

The Onder Law Firm's silicosis attorney team handling claims for lung disease, cancer and TB announces a new Silicosis Lawsuit Center website; a comprehensive source for silicosis lawsuit information, the website provides access to no-cost, no-obligation silicosis lawsuit case review with an attorney.

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Updated Regulation May Mean More Jobs for Those With Disabilities and ...

As Disability Awareness month comes to a close, and Memorial Day has now passed, the realization that unemployment is more than double the national average for the disabled and for veterans slaps us in the face.

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Security Life Insurance Company Hires Anthony Andrea as Regional Vice President of Sales

Security Life Insurance Company of America is pleased to announce Anthony Andrea is joining the company as Regional Vice President of Sales.

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No big summer vacation? You have plenty of company

As the summer vacation season gets underway, the demands of work, family dynamics and kids' activity schedules have diminished that American tradition of multiweek family getaways.

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Portable Restrooms Company Secures New Manufacturer Partnerships

Since opening in 2007, Portable Restroom Trailers, LLC has focused on serving customers as a one-stop-shop.

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NSA's Big Payday

The National Security Agency is the child of Pearl Harbor, the worst warning disaster, until recently, in American history.

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Erwin Chemerinsky: Reflections on civil rights anniversaries

May 17 was the 60th anniversary of the Supreme Court's landmark decision in Brown v.

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Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Woman loses discrimination suit against Madison County

Theresa Hagans worked in the Madison County states attorneys office from 1997 to 2011, when she was fired by Madison County States Attorney Tom Gibbons.

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Purcell refuses to discuss Callinan resignation with Oireachtas committee

The top civil servant at the Department of Justice has refused repeated requests to discuss the resignation of Martin Callinan as Garda Commissinoner.

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Purcell accused over Garda probe

One of the country's top-earning public servants has been accused of obstructing a parliamentary inquiry into alleged Garda wrongdoing.

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Report: 1,700 Veterans Missing From VA Wait List in Phoenix

An interim report found "inappropriate scheduling practices" at Veteran Affairs clinics in Phoeniz, Ariz.

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Keller Rohrback L.L.P. Announces Investigation Into Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Regarding Fees

Attorney Advertising. Keller Rohrback L.L.P. is currently investigating Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan regarding its alleged practice of charging hidden and undisclosed fees to ERISA welfare plans for which BCBSM serves as a third party administrator under administrative services contracts.

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Abercrombie settles overtime suit with more assistant managers

New Albany, Ohio Abercrombie & Fitch Co. and Abercrombie & Fitch Stores Inc. have offered to pay $96,000 to 13 assistant managers for failing to pay proper overtime wages, in connection with a lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of New York.

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The true VA scandal is shared across the federal government

At the Department of Veterans Affairs, the federal government's largest employer , only 56.9 percent of employees believe they can disclose a suspected violation of law or regulation without fear of reprisal.

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Ask And You Shall Receive! Employers Should Interpret Requests For Plan Documents Broadly

Can doctors ever work together with insurance companies?

Recently, I had what I'd call a true banner day in my office. One late afternoon, after I had finished seeing patients, I had started in on that iniquitous pile of paperwork that awaits all of us doctors after office hours.

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RELEASE: LGBT Workers Continue to Face Unfair Discrimination

Today, as Exxon Mobil's shareholders are expected to vote again to deny workplace protections to its lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, or LGBT, employees, and the city of Houston, Texas, votes on whether to extend such protections to LGBT workers, a newly released report paints a sobering portrait of the widespread discrimination LGBT people ... (more)

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U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Issues First Whistleblower Award

On Monday, May 19, 2014, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued its first award to a whistleblower under its Dodd-Frank bounty program.

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The HR in Hospitality Conference Closes

Offering 20 education and hospitality-law focused sessions, plus Cornell University professor-led events including the HR TipsNTrends panel and the 5th Annual Cornell University Executive Summit, which focused on several hot issues including minimum wage, arbitration, hiring women, professional development, employee turnover, engagement, ADA, NLRB ... (more)

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Brian Purcell apologises to garda whistleblowers

THE country's top Justice Official, Brian Purcell, has apologised to Garda whistleblowers and all others affected by failings in his department.

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Funding for jobs program, sidewalks added in Prince Georgea s $3.4B budget

The $3.43 billion budget passed Tuesday by the Prince George's County Council includes extra funding for sidewalks, higher education and the summer jobs program for youths.

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The VA Scandal Is Really About Whistleblowers

When the Veterans Administration in Phoenix began to fall significantly behind on a policy stating that veterans should get the care they need within 30 days, workers devised a solution that involved entering information into a computer screen, printing the screen, and then not saving the record.

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Bathroom grab bars get stylish

The renovation of the master bathroom in my 83-year-old father's new house turned out beautifully, with a frameless glass shower and handmade ceramic tile accents.

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Akerman's Karen Meyer Buesing Becomes First Female Recipient of...

Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced Karen Meyer Buesing , a partner with the firm's Labor and Employment Practice Group in Tampa, has been honored with the Michael A. Fogarty Memorial "In the Trenches" Award for Civil Trial Practice from the Hillsborough County Bar Association , the first female ... (more)

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IRI Issues Statement On Updated 'Fiduciary Rule' Timetable

WASHINGTON, D.C. The Insured Retirement Institute today released the following statement from IRI President and CEO Cathy Weatherford after the Department of Labor said it expects to propose a revised "fiduciary rule" in 2015, as opposed to its previously announced target of August 2014.

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How Cost-Containment Efforts Of U.S. Businesses Affect Employee Benefits

','', 300)" onmouseout="hideddrivetip()">New Launches, Technical Updates, Dividend Increases, and Leadership Changes - Analyst Notes on AFLAC, Unum, Assurant, CNO Financial Group and StanCorp Results from a new study demonstrate how employers evaluated costs and made health care benefits decisions as the launch of health care reform approached... , ... (more)

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Dan Walters: Featherbedding in Caltrans; 3,500 surplus jobs

The U.S. Department of Labor once defined "featherbedding" as "a derogatory term applied to a practice, working rule, or agreement provision which limits output or requires employment of excess workers and thereby creates or preserves soft or unnecessary jobs ..." That's a pretty good description of what's been happening in California's Department ... (more)

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Amid Tensions, University Battled Gender, Racial Issues

The lyrics from a Stevie Wonder song blared across Leverett House's dining hall from a boombox while Aya de Leon '89 and her friends listened to the words.

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PetSmart closing Gahanna warehouse

PetSmart Inc. says it's closing the distribution center in Gahanna, Ohio, as well as the one in Hagerstown, Maryland, to consolidate Northeastern distribution operations in Bethel, Pa.

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Roperos: Napoles dilemma

RESURRECTION can be an apt word to use if one would refer to the controversy involving the woman who allegedly made billions of pesos out of the taxes paid by Filipino citizens to their government.

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Shirtless Sheriff Maketa Digs In, Refuses Calls to Resign

El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa , who is facing all kinds of accusations of sexual misconduct, ethical violations, and general dumbassery, is refusing calls for his resignation and promising to remain in office through the end of his term .

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CCU moves ahead with Singleton Building renovation, other building projects

Edward M. Singleton Building is used by students and staff at Coastal Carolina University on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013.

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Retirement Plan Education - Take It to the Next Level

Employee retirement plan education has come a long way. It had to. Decades ago when defined benefit pensions were the norm, the only thing employees needed to know was when they were eligible to participate, when they vested in the plan and what benefit they would receive in retirement.

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HR in Hospitality and Cornell University Combo a Hit with HR Pros

Cornell University School of Hotel Administration 149 Statler Hall Ithaca, NY 14853-6902 United States Tollfree: 800.257.2228 Phone: +1 607-255-6376 Fax: +1 607-255-9540 Visit Website The HR in Hospitality Conference, the only human-resource conference specifically for hospitality professionals, hosted its 2014 annual event in Las Vegas, April 28 - ... (more)

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Whistleblower vindicated by ICAC wants to get back to work

A whistleblower who was sacked from the State Emergency Service in reprisal for exposing credit card misuse and other potential misconduct says a corruption finding against her former boss is a ''hollow victory'' unless she is reinstated in her job.

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City Runs 'Separate and Unequal' Sports Program, League Founder Says

A teacher who created his own sports league to serve the city's small high schools is filing a civil rights complaint this week alleging that the city ignores small, diverse schools and prioritizes large, predominantly white schools when it comes to funding high school sports.

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CCU moves ahead with Singleton Building renovation, other building projects

Coastal Carolina University has a number of building projects in the works over the next two years, including the renovation of the Singleton Building – the oldest on campus – and new spaces where students can work and live.

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Dynamic Models for Safer Sites

Jobsite safety is an ongoing challenge. As preplanning gives way to activities and construction moves through its phases, the site, crews, equipment and logistics erupt into dynamic flow.

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CCU moves ahead with Singleton Building renovation, other building projects

DOL proposal of fiduciary-duty rule delayed again

Advocates for raising investment-advice standards are taking in stride the latest delay in a Department of Labor fiduciary-duty rule.

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Clawbacks and Compensation Plan Design

Speaker : Doreen E. Lilienfeld, Shearman & Sterling LLP; Ronald O. Mueller, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP; Russell G. Ryan, King & Spalding LLP; Steven A. Seelig, Towers Watson Under upcoming Dodd-Frank rule-making, public companies will be required to develop, disclose and implement a clawback policy.

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D.C. Animal Watch

These cases were handled by the Washington Humane Society, which operates its shelter at 7319 Georgia Ave. NW, and the District's, at 1201 New York Ave. NE.

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Lansing prevails: Appeals court rules contractor wage mandate is legal

The Michigan Court of Appeals has upheld a Lansing ordinance that requires contractors working for the city to pay prevailing wages to their workers - basically union-scale wages.

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Unemployment in Pittsburgh region in April fell to 5.6 percent

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the Pittsburgh region fell in April to 5.6 percent, the lowest level in nearly five and a half years, the state Department of Labor and Industry reported this morning.

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Wilkes-Barre/Scranton unemployment rate drops for the month of April

The unemployment rate in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area fell to 7.3 percent in April, the 10th consecutive monthly decline, the state Department of Labor & Industry reported today.

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The innocent men in American jails who are forced to work for $0.13 an hour

They haven't been convicted of any crimes, yet they are held behind bars and forced to work for thirteen CENTS an hour.

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Lansinoh, the World Leader in Breastfeeding Accessories, Celebrates...

Lansinoh Laboratories, the market leader in breastfeeding accessories, is celebrating its 30th anniversary today.

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Housekeepers more injury prone than coal miners

Hotel room cleaning is a backbreaking job, with intense workloads, time pressures and repetitive lifting motions.

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ZinePak Offers Comprehensive Employee Benefits and Recruits Top Talent with TriNet

TriNet , a leading cloud-based provider of HR services , today announced it added entertainment publisher, ZinePak , as a client.

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History's famous leakers/whistleblowers

Never had claim of discrimination sustained against meNever had claim ...

Never had claim of discrimination sustained against me Sheriff Scott Miller: Never had claim of discrimination sustained against me Check out this story on thecalifornian.com: As Sheriff/Coroner of Monterey County, I am proud of my record of ... (more)

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More than Words

Five years ago, I wrote about the value of screencasting software-software that films the action on your computer's desktop-to create instructional videos on how to use the library and its resources .

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What does N.S. want?

With a second referendum pending to renovate North Stonington's schools, voters will have the chance to indicate whether they are satisfied with an austere plan or don't want to pay much of anything to fix the schools.

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Frank R. Fico, CPA, CFE, Principal, MBAF to Speak at the Knowledge...

The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Frank R. Fico, CPA, CFE, Principal, MBAF will speak at the Knowledge Group's webcast entitled: "Preparing for the Employee Benefit Audit in 2014."

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Meyer Najem Secures its Place in National Construction Arena

Meyer Najem Construction expands its footprint in the Midwest to better serve existing customers as well as widen its business development in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, and Kansas.

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Deputy levels allegations, Sheriff's Office fires back

A deputy's complaint against the El Paso County Sheriff's Office was made public Tuesday, prompting the office to also make public an audio tape it said debunks one of the allegations.

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New Haven weighs budget

No votes were taken or decisions made, but New Haven City Council members were presented with some basic financial information to begin thinking about the budgeting process for 2015.

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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Civil Rights Game to feature festivities all week

When the Astros take the field to face the Orioles on Friday at Minute Maid Park wearing the uniforms of the Houston Eagles -- the only Negro Leagues team from Texas -- it will mark the culmination of events surrounding the annual Civil Rights Game.

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DOL fiduciary rule delayed until 2015

This Map Shows The Largest Employer In Every State [UPDATED]

Consequently, this map is inaccurate. We regret the error. Interestingly, only two companies in the top 10 largest employers in America - IBM and Wal-Mart - appear as a state front-runner.

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Hud Announces Alternative Accessibility Standardfor Federally Funded Construction Projects

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced today that it is permitting developers of federally funded construction projects to use an alternative design standard to meet the accessibility requirements under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 .

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Legal Poisons at Work

The subtle way intent is communicated through behaviors like tone of voice, eye contact, facial expressions and body language, can diminish the productivity of others.

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[PMX:#] [Iws] Gao: Retirement Security: Challenges for Those Claiming ...

Publicly Released: May 27, 2014. Several work-related factors may cause people to claim Social Security benefits early and suggest they may face challenges in continuing to work at older ages.

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Committee seeks answers on VA secret list

The House Committee on Veterans' Affairs will hold a hearing Wednesday about healthcare mismanagement that might have led to the deaths of dozens of veterans and is threatening more subpoenas should the department fail to comply fully.

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Modest First Quarter Gains for Institutional Plan Sponsors

Positive gains across all asset classes helped institutional plan sponsors gain a median return of approximately 2 percent in the first quarter of 2014, according to Northern Trust Universe data.

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Should your business be taking advantage of federal training grants?

There's federal money available for job training you ought to be looking into. At least that's what the state is saying.

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EEOC Disability Suit Against Cleaning Authority of Plainfield to Proceed

Victory in House of Representatives for Improvements to WOSB Federal Contract Program

Deloitte Consumer Spending Marginally Up in April

The Index, which comprises four components - tax burden, initial unemployment claims, real wages and real home prices - increased to 3.88 this month from 3.51 last month.

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Weighing in on Wal-Mart - Part One - The Governmental Approach

As I mentioned in my initial blog, I will be writing short summaries here of what I view as the four best ways for plaintiffs to act collectively following theSupreme Court's Wal-Mart decision.

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Can you guess Tennessee's largest employer?

Moran: a Va worthy of our veterans' service

Since the Civil War, Americans have gathered each year on Memorial Day to remember the courageous men and women who laid down their lives for our country and express our gratitude.

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New study will measure dogs' usefulness to vets with PTSD

Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richard Simonsen, who has been diagnosed with PTSD, hugs his service dog, Yoko, at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C. VA is restarting a study to measure the effectiveness of trained service dogs in easing PTSD symptoms.

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Successful Aging: When it comes to Older Americans Month, how old is old?

Q: I've heard about Older Americans Month and wonder how old you have to be to qualify as an older American? I am 75 and don't act old, feel old or look old - but I think I'm old.

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Petsmart distribution center to close, affecting 56

The closing of the Petsmart distribution center in Hagerstown will affect 56 employees as of July 24, according to an alert from the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation.

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Paul and Hava Forziano, mentally disabled couple, take housing case to federal appeals panel

Paul Forziano kisses his bride, Hava Samuels, after the disabled couple was wed in a ceremony in Wading River.

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Study will measure dogs' usefulness to vets with PTSD

A much-anticipated Veterans Affairs Department study into the effectiveness of service dogs for treating post-traumatic stress disorder will restart in the coming months with veterans receiving dog care training in anticipation of being paired with an animal.

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8 Ways to Confront Long-Term Unemployment

If you've been out of work more than six months, it's time to change your job-hunting strategy.

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401(k) Reforms: What Should Be Done

Note: This is the fourth in a series of posts about the problem of excess fees charged to defined contribution retirement plans .

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Elevate Campaign Receives Additional $500,000 for Outreach to K-12 Students

Elevate Advanced Manufacturing, a statewide outreach campaign to promote careers and training in advanced manufacturing, has received more than $500,000 in new funding to address the current skills gap.

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Accokeek student earns award for civil rights documentary

Jacqueline Dianis won first place in the Prince George's County National History Day competition in the junior documentary category on March 15, prior to competing at the state level.

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Plant Vogtle employees compensated after inaccurate timekeeping

A timekeeping issue for 180 current and former Plant Vogtle 1 and 2 security officers has been resolved, according to Southern Nuclear, a subsidiary of Southern Company.

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Senate joins effort to simplify firing VA executives

Lawmakers furious over the growing Veterans Affairs Department care delay scandals scrambled Thursday to keep the pressure on top department officials.

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Improve Your Office Culture Without Getting Sued: 3 Legal Tips

A healthy office culture is often difficult to create , but it is becoming a deciding factor in locking down those high-value hires.

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Chambers USA Recognizes 146 Morgan Lewis Lawyers as Leading Lawyers for Business

A number of Morgan Lewis lawyers across practice groups nationwide received the legal directory's highest "Band 1" individual ranking.

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Close up of the Constitution of the United States of America with quil feather pen

Our opinion: State Senate leaders need to get on the side of ordinary citizens and take a stand against lawsuits whose only purpose is to stifle free speech.

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Teachers' union refuses union labor for itself

The Michigan Education Association, a labor union which represent teachers in the Mitten State, was recently called out for contracting with non-unionized companies for janitorial services at its headquarters.

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Revealed: one in eight workers have been stressed at work in the past year

MORE than half of employees in the South West say they know a colleague who has had to quit work due to stress.

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SaaShr Positions Resellers to Capitalize on SMB Market with Workforce ...

SaaS hr , a Kronos Company, today announced the latest release of its workforce management platform, which delivers enterprise-class workforce management solutions in the cloud to small and midsize businesses through a network of service providers.

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Commissioners investigating sheriff's activities

The Board of El Paso County Commissioners has directed the County Attorney's Office to coordinate an independent review and investigation into employment complaints at the El Paso County Sheriff's Office.

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Adult center may get inside makeover

After mulling possibilities like a pricey ground-up rebuild of its 32-year-old Adult Community Center that would add pools, the San Carlos City Council is being asked to sign off on an interior-only makeover that would also make it ADA compliant.

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Despite Windsor, Federal Court Rejects Challenge to a Self-Insured...

Following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in US v. Windsor , the requirement that an ERISA health plan provide health coverage for same-sex spouses has often hinged on whether an employee benefit plan was insured or self-insured and, in the case of insured plans, the requirements of state insurance law.

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Diane Stafford: No big summer vacation? You've got plenty of company

As the summer vacation season gets under way, the demands of work, family dynamics and kids' activity schedules have diminished that American tradition of multi-week family getaways.

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Federal mandate delays Oshkosh's Main Street project to 2016

The strings attached to state and federal funding to reconstruct North Main Street have forced the city of Oshkosh to delay rebuilding the street from New York Avenue to Murdock Avenue until 2016.

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New Whitepaper Outlines Benefits of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit...

Business Incentives Group, LLC announces a new whitepaper, "Employers are your taxes too high? Try this!" that draws attention to the benefits of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit for businesses.

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DOL Issues Updated Model COBRA Notices

On May 2, 2014, the Department of Labor issued proposed regulations amending the notice requirements under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended .

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ERISA = Every Ridiculous Idea Since Adam

It is rumored that President Reagan once referred to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 as E very R idiculous I dea S ince A dam.

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CEO of National Veterans Organization Calls for Systematic Improvement...

The CEO of Disabled Veterans National Foundation says that the apparent missteps at the Department of Veterans Affairs are a symptom of overburdening.

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New COBRA Notices Are Now Available on the Department of Labor Website

Just a note to let you know that the updated COBRA model General and Election Notices can now be found at

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Immigration Article of the Day: One Dollar Per Day: The Slaving...

Immigration Article of the Day: One Dollar Per Day: The Slaving Wages of Immigration Jail Work Programs - A History and Legal Analysis, 1943-Present by Jacqueline Stevens Abstract: This Paper evaluates the legality of the $1 per day payments for work performed by those in custody under immigration laws as well as its genesis.

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Bathroom grab bars get stylish

The renovation of the master bathroom in my 83-year-old father's new house turned out beautifully, with a frameless glass shower and handmade ceramic tile accents.

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A percentage of workers don't get paid vacation

The warm weather arrived in full swing this holiday weekend, marking the start of vacation season.

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New Crawford Advisors Webinar: Mitigating the Likelihood of DOL...

Crawford Advisors benefits and compliance experts will review the increased DOL/IRS activity relating to welfare plan audits in this complimentary HRCI pre-approved webinar*.

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Editorial: Keeping free speech freevisit|article-5505577|mobile_home_category_body-7007|4

While a person's right to free speech is guaranteed under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, exercising that right can sometimes cost you big time in New York if you simply criticize the wrong people.

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Step Up Program In Westport Offers Help To Job Seekers, Employers

WESTPORT, Conn. Westport's sixth STEP UP event to assist job seekers and employers will be held on May 29 at the Westport Inn Ballroom.

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McDonald's and America's new low-wage economy explained

FORTUNE This week, more than 2,000 fast food workers and activists picketed outside McDonald's annual shareholder meeting to protest low wages.

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Carrie H. Nolan: Ratify the Disability Treaty

World MS Day is the only global campaign to bring attention and awareness to multiple sclerosis .

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Monday, May 26, 2014

New float irks fishermen

Weeks before a new float system is installed at Pepperrell Cove, fishermen are crying foul, saying a key ramp that they need to do their work is being eliminated to make way for pleasure boaters.

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The Professional Veterans and Sen. Richard Burr in cage match

Regrettably, the Legion was alone among the VSOs that testified in taking such a stand.

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BNSF Ordered to Compensate, Rehire Fired Whistle-Blowers

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered BNSF Railway Co. to pay more than $526,000 in back wages and other damages to two employees fired after they reported work-related injuries.

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Roe in Belmont Shore reinforcing its business

Owner Arthur Gonzalez started Roe Fish Market on June 1, 2012. His tips for running a successful business include the following: * Be open-minded: "This has definitely been a learning experience," Gonzalez said.

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Remember the VA's Victims TodayBy Jake Adelstein

This Memorial day, spare a thought for those who have died in the one place they should feel safest - VA hospitals.

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Global access for those with MS

A field support specialist fits Margie Fuentes with a device on May 15 in Odessa, Texas.

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Summer street repairs expected to top $1M

In what would be the most ambitious street-improvement schedule in perhaps decades, the City of Ottawa has released a list of 28 projects slated for completion this summer and fall as it looks to spend $1.1 million to upgrade trafficways and sidewalks.

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Moran: a Va worthy of our veterans' service

Plan Document Mistakes a Retirement Plan Sponsor Should Avoid

One of the major things that plan sponsors forget about their retire- ment plans is the plan document.

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Social Media In The Workplace - Friend Or Foe?

Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube - these are just a few of the more popular social media sites that have found their way into the workplace.

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North Main Street project delayed over compliance with federal, state rules

Spare no one in scam probe! - Phl senator

FILIPINO Senator Bam Aquino on Monday stressed that the full force of the law should be imposed to those who benefited from the P10-billion pork barrel scam.

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Avoiding a Severance Agreement Trap

This is a true and cautionary tale and one that can be readily avoided. You have finally completed negotiations with a problem employee you have wanted to get rid of and a severance agreement has been signed.

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Severance Agreements Under Attack by the EEOC

Two recent lawsuits filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission underscore the federal agency's intent to continue, and even expand, its attack on severance agreements.

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Wage Hour Claims and Casuto v. Town of Greenwich: The Department of...

Wage Hour Claims and Casuto v. Town of Greenwich: The Department of Labor Investigation Is Not The End of The Story Employers who have been through an investigation by the Connecticut Department of Labor Wage & Workplace Standards Division unfortunately have intimate knowledge of the potential burdens of defending against employee wage claims.

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Eighth Circuit: "Satisfactory to Us" Plan Language...

The Eighth Circuit recently held that language in Prudential's disability policy requiring proof of disability that is "satisfactory to Prudential" was sufficient to grant the plan discretionary authority and entitled the plan to a deferential judicial review.

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New York's Court of Appeals Makes it Easier to Plead Whistleblower Law Claims

In a decision handed down last week, New York's highest court ruled that a whistleblower need not plead the specific "law, rule or regulation" the employer allegedly violated to state a cause of action under New York's whistleblower statute.

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Eighth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment On Overtime Claims For Class of Tax Professionals

Relatively few FLSA cases are certified and then reach a court of appeals on the merits, but that recently happened before the Eight Circuit.

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Wage And Hour Lawsuits Pose An Ongoing Threat

Wage and hour cases continue to flood the courts. During the yearlong period ending March 31, 2014, approximately 8,126 lawsuits were filed seeking relief under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act .

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Iowa Principal OK With Public Talks of His Firing

An embattled Iowa high school principal says he wants school board discussions of his firing to be aired in public.

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School is Almost Out and Summer Interns are (Still) In

With the Memorial Day weekend approaching, many people are looking forward to hitting the beach, firing up the grill and polishing off their golf clubs, which are, for many Northeasterners, covered in cobwebs after this long winter.

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Unpaid Summer Internships Are A Bad Deal - For Employers

With summer fast approaching, it seems a good time to brush up on the topic of summer internships.

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Employer's Failure to Provide Timely FMLA Paperwork Creates No...

Department of Labor regulations issued under the Family and Medical Leave Act require employers to provide FMLA eligibility and designation notices.

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Wage and Hour Lawsuits Continue to Increase

Once again, the number of new federal wage and hour lawsuits increased in the last year.

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Special Open Enrollment Period Under Federal Health Care Marketplace For COBRA

ADA Violation for Failing to Engage in the Interactive Process

The Americans with Disabilities Act provides protection for "disabled individuals" who are currently employed or seeking employment.

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PRINCETON: Town monitoring recycling work at hospital site

Municipal officials have been visiting the Princeton hospital construction site every day to ensure workers are certified and following proper safety protocols, Municipal Engineer Robert Kiser said.

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The LBJ Civil Rights Summit: Music and Social Consciousness

On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. presents highlights of the LBJ Civil Rights Summit, held this past spring at the LBJ Presidential Library on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin.

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Despite Windsor, Federal Court Rejects Challenge to a Self-Insured...

Quick! Do Employers Need To Update Their COBRA Notices?

On May 2, 2014, the Department of Labor issued new model COBRA notices in conjunction with a proposed rule that would shift the role of the DOL's model COBRA notices from a helpful example to an indicator of required content.

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[IWS] DOL: VETERANS--Find It! By Audience

This page provides a shortcut to information and services the Department of Labor offers veterans.

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Angie's List: Is Metal Roofing Right for You?

Putting a new roof on your home is a big investment. If you want one that's really going to last, you might want to consider metal roofing.

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Damage Hurts, Insurance Does Not: Differentiating the Variety of Insurances

Tucson, AZ -- Business insurance signifies one kind of security to any business.

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Iowa principal OK with public talks of his firing

An embattled Iowa high school principal says he wants school board discussions of his firing to be aired in public.

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Small Business: Have a clear termination policy for employees

Having a solid termination policy in place and following a few careful steps could help stave off potential problems when it comes to firing employees, experts advise small businesses.

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Iowa principal OK with public talks of his firing

An embattled Iowa high school principal says he wants school board discussions of his firing to be aired in public.

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Roosevelt Park to revise rental ordinance, in talks with Muskegon Township to partner for inspection services

The City of Roosevelt Park is planning to take two actions this year that will affect renters and property owners who live or operate within the municipality's limits.

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Renegade Regulator

This division is supposed to "help ensure that your products continue to meet the latest standards requirements."

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John Faulkner furious as he falls victim to Parliament House 'spy' camera

Federal Parliament's internal security cameras were used to monitor contact between a suspected whistleblower and veteran Labor senator John Faulkner, a Senate hearing has been told.

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Acceptance of tattoos in workplace varies from employer to employer

A mark of remembrance, words of wisdom or the results of a wild night may have ramifications beyond a permanent alteration of your skin.

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John Faulkner furious as he falls victim to Parliament House 'spy' camera

SuspectFraud.com helps consumers protect their pocketbooks

"You pay; so should they. Report unregistered businesses." State agencies are using this theme to urge consumers to check with the state before hiring a business to do work for them.

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New CEA Standard to Reveal How Much Energy Every Device in a Home Uses

The Standards News Portal is updated on a daily basis to bring you the most important news about standards - how they are created, how they affect you - and who's doing what to whom.

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Jinggoy wants PDI copy of Luy files subpoenaed

Senator Jinggoy Estrada has asked the Senate to subpoena whistleblower Benhur Luy's records submitted to the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

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The innocent men in American jails who are forced to work for $0.13 an hour

They haven't been convicted of any crimes, yet they are held behind bars and forced to work for thirteen CENTS an hour.

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CEO of National Veterans Organization Calls for Systematic Improvement...

The CEO of Disabled Veterans National Foundation says that the apparent missteps at the Department of Veterans Affairs are a symptom of overburdening.

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Baligod, De Lima rift brewing in pork scam probe?

Is there a brewing rift between lawyer Levito Baligod and Justice Secretary Leila de Lima in the pork barrel scam investigation? On Monday, Baligod described as "lacking in professionalism" the release of the letter of whistle-blower Merlina Suas informing him that he will no longer be her lawyer in the pork barrel scam.

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New Whitepaper Outlines Benefits of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit

says: A new editor for Crikey

The Tories in control of Abbott's literary prize. Bernard Keane on why there's no credible support for the government's attack on FOFA.

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OFCCP's New Tricare Moratorium Directive: Delay of Game

Sunday, May 25, 2014

Peter Beinart gaslights us on the attack on religion

Gaslighting : a form of psychological manipulation that occurs when an abuser makes a victim their own perceptions, memories, and sanity.

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Bam: Don't spare Napoles' kids

Senator Paolo Benigno Aquino said Janet Napoles' children should not be spared in the prosecution of the pork barrel scam.

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Pre-Demolition Update On Former Hospital Site

The municipality of Princeton has issued an update regarding work at the hospital site on Witherspoon Street.

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Problems at the VA stem from employees

I believe Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki is being unfairly blamed for the problems in the VA hospitals.

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HotelProjectLeads.com Partners with Risk Advisors of America

May 25, 2014 - MAITLAND, Fla. -- HotelProjectLeads.com a company that follows the hotel construction and renovation industry announces strategic partnership with Risk Advisors of America.

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Former Rep. Allen West (R-FL) Blasts Middle School Gay Straight...

Former Rep. Allen West , who has compared homosexuality to choosing an ice cream flavor , has said anti-gay workplace discrimination doesn't exist , opposed DADT repeal, and fired an intern for retweeting a pro-gay tweet, is at it again in a new column calling GLSEN's outreach to middle schools across the country a campaign of "recruitment and ... (more)

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McDonald's and America's new low-wage economy explained

FORTUNE This week, more than 2,000 fast food workers and activists picketed outside McDonald's annual shareholder meeting to protest low wages.

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Unions, activists push to up D.C.'s recently raised minimum wage, include tipped workers

Months after lawmakers acted to give the District one of the nation's highest minimum wages, a coalition of unions and activist groups says it will push forward with a bid to raise the minimum even higher - to $12.50 an hour by 2017.

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Social Media In The Workplace - Friend Or Foe?

Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube - these are just a few of the more popular social media sites that have found their way into the workplace.

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Op-Ed: A federal ERA would be yet another boon for hungry litigators

I was a partner in a 100-lawyer law firm in Chicago which employed lots of women, as lawyers, secretaries, accountants, and paralegals.

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VA Scandal Cautionary Note - IRS, Benghazi, Fast And Furious

When I read about the VA "scandal" involving alleged falsification of patient wait times and related issues, there is a tickle in the back of my head that says "don't forget the IRS, Benghazi and Fast and Furious "scandals."

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State of Oregon Agrees to Pay $450,000 to Settle DOC Whistleblower...

The State of Oregon has settled whistleblower claims filed by a former Oregon Corrections Enterprises head, who alleged that he was fired for speaking up about questionable spending and hiring at the Oregon Department of Corrections.

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Chicago March Against Monsanto 2014 Photos, Video

I estimate between 350 and 1000 people turned out for this action. It's inspiring to see so many people of all ages, alone, as families, couples, so many bringing incredibly creative protest signs.

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Laws have changed and many of the pieces of information we need have changed as well.

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Comply Or Pay The Price: Why I-9 Noncompliance May Cost You Millions

The following overview of recent immigration-related penalties should convince companies to implement and maintain a solid I-9 completion and maintenance program.

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The Best and Worst States for Working Moms

While women now comprise roughly half of the American workforce, they make about two-thirds as much money as men and have far less upward mobility, as evidenced by the fact that less than 5% of Fortune 500 companies have female chief executives.

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Ted Yoho Misses the Jim Crow Era

Via Right Wing Watch : Rep. Ted Yoho wants to bring back the the voting restriction of only property owners being allowed to vote.

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COMMENT: Apology for Napoles

Lawyer Bruce Rivera besides lawyering for known PDAF or pork barrel scam brain Napoles is also her apologist.

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Jiggle Tests, Dunk Tanks, and Unpaid Labor: How NFL Teams Degrade Their Cheerleaders

NFL cheerleaders might appear to be a happy, peppy bunch, but off the sidelines their working conditions are far from cheery.

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Area jobless rate plunges to 5.1

Bradley County's unemployment rate plunged yet again in April and this time the depth of descent may have even caught the analysts by surprise.

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'The Legion's gone': Plans already in action to rebuild Post 49

He's a member of American Legion Post 49, and spends about every day at the boat ramp, where people pay to fish in Legion Lake.

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Bathroom grab bars get stylish

The renovation of the master bathroom in my 83-year-old father's new house turned out beautifully, with a frameless glass shower and handmade ceramic tile accents.

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Senate joins effort to simplify firing VA executives

Lawmakers furious over the growing Veterans Affairs Department care delay scandals scrambled Thursday to keep the pressure on top department officials.

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Obama: Any VA misconduct will be punished

President Obama held a briefing at the White House on May 21 to address the VA scandal.

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Local Family in Need Receives $5000 from ASC: Allows Family to Travel Together and Fund Universally-Accessible MV-1 Van )--ASC announced today that it presented the Baker Family of Troy with a check for $5000 and a Q-straint system for their new universally-accessible MV-1 van.

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Local Family in Need Receives $5000 from ASC: Allows Family to Travel ...

ASC announced today that it presented the Baker Family of Troy with a check for $5000 and a Q-straint system for their new universally-accessible MV-1 van.

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Local Family in Need Receives $5000 from ASC: Allows Family to Travel ...

ASC announced today that it presented the Baker Family of Troy with a check for $5000 and a Q-straint system for their new universally-accessible MV-1 van.

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Traffic-calming measures planned for Plymouth street

Plymouth's 2014 street-improvement program will include 'traffic-calming' measures on Harvey Street, on the city's north side, designed to slow speeding motorists and make the strip more pleasant for pedestrians.

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NBC's Brian Williams Gets Exclusive with Edward Snowden

But before Edward Snowden, there was another NSA whistleblower. That man was William Binney.

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[Ferry Disaster] Reward for Yoo raised 10-fold

Four followers of ex-Semo Group chief Yoo Byung-eon were detained over the weekend on suspicion of helping the de facto owner of the sunken ferry Sewol to flee.

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11 and working on a tobacco farm

Jessica Rodriguez was 11 years old when she first stepped onto a tobacco field in Snow Hill, North Carolina.

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Special trusts help employers shed retiree health care liabilities

Special trusts called voluntary employees' beneficiary associations, long used to fund long-term disability and other employee benefits, have become a way for financially troubled employers to shed their retiree health care liabilities.

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Feds accuse Hattiesburg firm of breaking disabilities law

WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department sued Hattiesburg, Miss.-based Dawn Properties Inc. on Friday, charging that the firm and its affiliates violated federal civil rights laws by designing and building at least five residential properties whose barriers make them inaccessible to disabled people.

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Village Pantry should know in June whether it has satisfied state requirements imposed three years ago after regulators concluded the convenience-store chain failed to establish and maintain "reasonably safe" working conditions.

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Obama 'Will Not Tolerate' VA Misconduct

President Obama today said he "will not stand" for misconduct at the Veterans Affairs Department and vowed that those responsible for allegedly covering up long delays in veteran care would be held accountable if the charges prove to be true.

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The Chase money: Where it's going, how it will help

The M-1 RAIL Streetcars will be Americans with Disabilities Act compliant, have Wi-Fi and storage space for bicycles.

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Saturday, May 24, 2014

Rush Limbaugh: I'm one of the few who lives in a 'colorblind society'

After Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling 's recorded comments were made public, the issue of race as been brought back into the news.

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Commissioners investigating sheriff's activities

The Latest Cheerleader to Sue a Football Team Says She Made $2 an Hour

When Manouchcar Pierre-Val joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers cheerleading squad in the spring of 2012, she was working full time as a registered nurse.

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Plan Document Mistakes a Retirement Plan Sponsor Should Avoid

One of the major things that plan sponsors forget about their retire- ment plans is the plan document.

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Settlement effort to begin in 2010 New Orleans schools special education lawsuit

Nearly four years after the Southern Poverty Law Center filed a lawsuit claiming New Orleans schools aren't fulfilling their obligations to students with a variety of disabilities -- including autism, hyperactivity and bipolar disorder -- attorneys for state education officials and the SPLC are preparing for a closed-door court conference on ... (more)

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March Against Monsanto rally photos and protest signs from Austin, Texas

The March Against Monsanto was unleashed today across over 350 cities and towns around the world.

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Join the discussion on social media accessibility through ePolicyWorks

Are you interested in sharing your perspective on how to incorporate a common strategy in social media when it comes to workplace technology products that focus on extending this medium to everyone, including customers, employees, and job seekers with disabilities? The United States Department of Labor announced recently that its Office of ... (more)

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Unofficial Death Panels at the VA Show Where Obamacare Will Lead

Now, thanks to whistleblowers, we have horror stories from America. The government-run system operated by the Veterans Administration has maintained secret waiting lists that have led to lots of delayed care and numerous deaths.

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UK Whistleblowing Protection Extended to Partners

In the UK, whistleblowing law is based on a statute prohibiting a "worker" being dismissed or subjected to any other detriment because of having made a "protected disclosure".

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Long Beach settles lawsuit with paraplegic man over access

A lawsuit filed against the city by a paraplegic man, who said he had trouble navigating sidewalks and curbs in his wheelchair, has been settled this month, city officials said Thursday.

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County Executive Bellone Wishes All a Safe Memorial Day Weekend

May 24, 2014 - Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone wants to ensure we all have a safe Memorial Day weekend and a safe summer.

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Physical Presence and the ADA

I was recently made aware ofa new federal appellate decision out of the Sixth Circuit which may be of significant interest to many of you.

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Mayor Appoints Director of Human Resources

Mayor David Martin announced the appointment of Clemon Williams as Director of Human Resources for the City of Stamford Thursday, May 22. Williams has been serving as the Acting Director of Human Resources since February 2014.

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5 things to know about security concerns involving health insurance exchange workers

Lawmakers in several states have passed legislation to address concerns about potential security risks involving workers hired to help people apply for health care insurance under the Affordable Care Act.

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5 things to know about health navigator security

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5 things to know about health navigator security

There's no sign, however, that the enrollment assistants, even those with criminal records, have misused consumers' personal information.

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N.H. workers' compensation costs among highest in U.S

New Hampshire medical providers charge significantly more - in some cases twice as much - for workers' compensation care than their counterparts across New England and the country, according to a new report from the state Insurance Department.

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5 things to know about health navigator security

There's no sign, however, that the enrollment assistants, even those with criminal records, have misused consumers' personal information.

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5 things to know about health navigator security

There's no sign, however, that the enrollment assistants, even those with criminal records, have misused consumers' personal information.

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Settlement effort to begin in 2010 schools lawsuit

Nearly four years after the Southern Poverty Law Center filed a lawsuit claiming New Orleans schools aren't fulfilling their obligations to students with a variety of disabilities - including autism, hyperactivity and bipolar disorder - attorneys for state education officials and the SPLC are preparing for a closed-door court conference on ... (more)

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