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Labor-law violations seen costly for city workers - Crain's New York Business

Thu, 01/28/2010 - 12:16

Labor-law violations seen costly for city workers
Crain's New York Business
Employer violations of minimum wage, overtime and other labor laws across an array of industries costs more than 317000 low-wage workers in the city $18.4 ...

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State Plan to Cut Worker Pay One Step Closer - KMJ Now

Thu, 01/28/2010 - 10:08

State Plan to Cut Worker Pay One Step Closer
KMJ Now
A plan by the governor to slash the pay of state workers by five-percent across the board is one step closer to reality. ...

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Dollar stays up after jobless claims data - MarketWatch

Thu, 01/28/2010 - 09:45

AFP

Dollar stays up after jobless claims data
MarketWatch
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The dollar briefly extended gains on Thursday, touching a 6-month high versus the euro, after the Labor Department said the number ...
Jobless Claims in US Declined Last Week to 470000BusinessWeek
Ahead of the Bell: Jobless ClaimsABC News
Unadjusted Year Over Year: Labor Department Initial Jobless Fall 11.8%World Of WallStreet (blog)
Briefing.com -CNNMoney.com -ForexTV.com
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Euro-Zone Economic Confidence Grows Further - Wall Street Journal

Thu, 01/28/2010 - 06:40

Euro-Zone Economic Confidence Grows Further
Wall Street Journal
The data from the country's labor office are adjusted for seasonal effects. The increase brought the adjusted jobless rate up to 8.2% from 8.1% in December. ...

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TSA worker put on desk duty after she was spotted sleeping at LaGuardia Airport - New York Daily News

Thu, 01/28/2010 - 05:25

New York Daily News

TSA worker put on desk duty after she was spotted sleeping at LaGuardia Airport
New York Daily News
This airport security agent was too busy catching some Z's. The Transportation Security Administration worker was put on desk duty after she was spotted ...
TSA Worker Under Investigation After Napping on BreakGothamist
Twit pic sinks NYC transit workerWIVB

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Post-Labor Day school start advances - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Thu, 01/28/2010 - 04:07

Indiana's NewsCenter

Post-Labor Day school start advances
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
INDIANAPOLIS – Lawmakers gave initial approval Wednesday to a bill requiring schools to start the school year after Labor Day. ...
Bill would require school year to begin after Labor DayFox 59
Senate committee OKs later school start dateGary Post Tribune
Allow elected school boards to set calendarPalladium-Item
Indiana's NewsCenter -93.1 WIBC Indianapolis
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Ex-FEMA worker, cousin plead guilty to $721K Hurricane Katrina fraud - Los Angeles Times

Wed, 01/27/2010 - 19:06

Ex-FEMA worker, cousin plead guilty to $721K Hurricane Katrina fraud
Los Angeles Times
(AP) — A former Federal Emergency Management Agency worker and her cousin have pleaded guilty to orchestrating one of the biggest Hurricane Katrina scams to ...

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UK Nationwide House Prices Rose for Seventh Month in November - Bloomberg

Tue, 12/01/2009 - 03:37

Telegraph.co.uk

UK Nationwide House Prices Rose for Seventh Month in November
Bloomberg
1 (Bloomberg) -- UK house prices rose for a seventh month in November as the labor market showed signs of improvement and the recession eased, ...
UK House Prices Rise AgainWall Street Journal
UK House Price Inflation Accelerates In November: NationwideRTT News

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South Daytona Sonic worker robbed, another stabbed - Daytona Beach News-Journal

Tue, 12/01/2009 - 02:38

South Daytona Sonic worker robbed, another stabbed
Daytona Beach News-Journal
SOUTH DAYTONA -- Police are looking for the suspects of two separate robberies that left a restaurant worker with knife cuts and a man ...

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Working Two Jobs and Still Underemployed - Wall Street Journal

Tue, 12/01/2009 - 01:00

Working Two Jobs and Still Underemployed
Wall Street Journal
For Richard Crane, the "new normal" in the labor market began when he was laid off from a New Jersey battery plant in the summer of ...

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Rail-transit labor issue big factor for session - MiamiHerald.com

Tue, 12/01/2009 - 00:53

Orlando Sentinel

Rail-transit labor issue big factor for session
MiamiHerald.com
Currently, federal rail workers receive strong pension and worker compensation benefits among other protections. The AFL-CIO said the lack of protection ...
sunrail Loses Labor BackingThe Jacksonville Observer
Union Details How SunRail Support Got DerailedThe Jacksonville Observer

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Abbott Could Push Australia to the Right - Wall Street Journal

Tue, 12/01/2009 - 00:12

BBC News

Abbott Could Push Australia to the Right
Wall Street Journal
He has also reiterated his support for freer labor markets—a position that many analysts believe led voters to vote the Liberal Party out of government in ...
Obama Should Take Note of Aussie PM's Climate-Change TravailsNewsweek

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Social Worker Helping Pet Owners - MyFox Philadelphia

Mon, 11/30/2009 - 23:32

Social Worker Helping Pet Owners
MyFox Philadelphia
Christina Bach, a pet social worker at Ryan Veterinary Hospital at The University of Pennsylvania, counsels pet owners through the grieving process of ...

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Student activists bring laid-off worker back to their school - Los Angeles Times

Mon, 11/30/2009 - 23:17

Los Angeles Times

Student activists bring laid-off worker back to their school
Los Angeles Times
(Alex Gallardo / Los Angeles Times / November 24, 2009) By Amina Khan The beloved office worker for the school's two magnets was laid off by the Los Angeles ...

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Afghan briefings...Health care debate...Worker stress - 9&10 News

Mon, 11/30/2009 - 19:24

Afghan briefings...Health care debate...Worker stress
9&10 News
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has been filling in his top lieutenants about his decisions on a new Afghan war strategy, which he'll outline ...

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Positive Signs for the US Labor Market, but Struggles Remain - Seeking Alpha (blog)

Mon, 11/30/2009 - 18:56

Positive Signs for the US Labor Market, but Struggles Remain
Seeking Alpha (blog)
By contrast, a persistently negative labor market environment would likely trigger a further increase in foreclosures, which would weaken further private ...
Can Unemployment Dip Back Under 10% Before Year-End?24/7 Wall St. (blog)

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Unemployed US-born workers seek day-labor jobs - USA Today

Sun, 11/29/2009 - 23:43

Unemployed US-born workers seek day-labor jobs
USA Today
Growing ranks of US citizens are heading to street corners and home improvement store parking lots to find day-labor work usually ...
Street-corner job seekers increaseUPI.com

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