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1 hr ago | Long Island Business News

Mangano IDA nominee failed to pay overtime

Tim Williams, vice president of Sovereign Bank , and John Coumatos, owner of B.K. Sweeney's Parkside Tavern in Bethpage, will fill the four-member board after Jeffrey Seltzer and Bruce Ungar's recent resignations.

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Related Topix: Law, Nassau County, NY

5 hrs ago | The Salinas Californian

US Attorney meets with SF Bay Area Sikh community

SAN FRANCISCO - Sikh community leaders have told the U.S. Attorney in San Francisco that they face workplace discrimination and hate.

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Related Topix: San Francisco, CA, Law, Religion, Islam

9 hrs ago | Alabama Live

Alabama employment discrimination complaints drop

Workplace discrimination charges hit a record high nationally last year, but Alabama bucked the trend with employment bias complaints falling in 2011.

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Related Topix: Law, Alabama, Birmingham, AL

14 hrs ago | Business Insurance

Breastfeeding discrimination not sex discrimination: Court

Lactation discrimination is not sex discrimination, said a federal judge in upholding the termination of a woman who claims she was fired because she asked for accommodations to breast-feed her baby.

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Related Topix: Law

Sun Feb 12, 2012

WSVN-TV Miami Beach

NC high court to hear case of $14K hospital bill

The case of a man who was stuck with a $14,419 bill he calls inflated and unreasonable after three days of care in a Charlotte hospital is going to be heard by the North Carolina Supreme Court.

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Related Topix: North Carolina, Healthcare Law, Law

Tajikistan News.Net

Sun arrests pile pressure on Murdoch media empire

Rupert Murdoch is under pressure over his Sun tabloid after the arrests of several senior staff in a corruption probe, but whistleblowers inside his media empire may pose more of a threat than the public outrage that forced the closure of its sister paper.

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Related Topix: Law, Chris Brown, Hip-Hop, Acoustic

Toronto News.Net

Sun Arrests Pile Pressure on Murdoch Media Empire

Murdoch closed his News of World weekly after allegations last year it hacked the phone of a murdered schoolgirl promp... ... Read the full story at CNBC Music Industry Pays Tribute to Whitney Houston The music industry is celebrating the life of Grammy Award-winning singer and actress Whitney Houston who was found dead at a Los Angeles hotel ... (more)

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Related Topix: Law, Media, Fox Filmed Entertainment

KFVS12

Analysis: Lawmakers, Mo. Gov. head for same fight

Missouri Republican lawmakers and Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon appear headed for a debate over workplace discrimination laws and a requirement to show a photo ID at the polls.

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Related Topix: Jay Nixon, US Governors, Law

Daily Kos

Federalism, the Affordable Care Act ... and contraception

So, let's talk about women's health and health care today. It's a great topic, and doesn't get enough coverage .

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, ACLU, US Politics, Joe Biden, US News

Patch.com

Looking For A Job? Head To One Of Four Career Fairs Coming Up

The Connecticut Department of Labor's popular Connecticut Career Fair series returns for its spring run and a 16th consecutive year of matching employers with potential employees with shows scheduled at the Ethan Allen Hotel in Danbury, Manchester Community College, Rentschler Field in East Hartford, and the Crowne Plaza in Cromwell.

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Related Topix: Connecticut, Law, East Hartford, CT, Cromwell, CT

Common Dreams

Obama/Catholic Contraception Controversy Boils Down to Workers' Rights

The great new religious battle over the proposed new federal rule requiring contraception coverage for women actually boils down to the basic precept that worker rights apply across all of society, including within religious institutions.

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Related Topix: Roman Catholic Church, Religion, US News, Law, Women's Health, Health, US Politics, Barack Obama, Liberal Political News

Sat Feb 11, 2012

Connecticut Post

Westport to end pensions for non-union workers

Following a Representative Town Meeting vote on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, new non-union town employees will no longer be eligible for pensions and other retirement benefits.

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Related Topix: Pension, Personal Finance, Westport, CT, Law

Quicken

Take a Closer Look at Your 401(k) Fees in 2012

Personal Finance Products Quicken Starter Edition Quicken Deluxe Quicken Premier Quicken Home & Business Quicken Rental Property Manager Quicken Essentials for Mac Free Online Money Management Free iPhone App Services & Add-Ons Quicken Bill Pay Quicken Rewards Visa Credit Card Quicken Health Expense Tracker With the start of 2012, it's going to be ... (more)

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Patch.com

Murrieta Firefighter To Tackle Work Following Cancer Treatment

Dean Hale is free of cancer and rarin' to go-back to work on a Murrieta fire truck that is.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, Murrieta, CA, Lung Cancer, Law

Star-Press

Fenced patios on Muncie downtown sidewalks draw complaints

Mattie Coleman walks along the sidewalk outside of Vera Mae's restaurant in downtown Muncie.

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Related Topix: Muncie, IN, Law

Local NEWS 8

Outlook Positive For Laid-Off INL Workers, Dept. Of Labor Says

The main contractor at the Idaho National Laboratory announced Thursday it would be laying off up to 185 workers.

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Fri Feb 10, 2012

NewsBusters.org

NPR Slavishly Turns to EEOC, ACLU to Boost Federal Contraception Mandate

Bozell: It's 'Hilarious' CNN Suspended Roland Martin for Inoffensive Tweet; Maybe 'Lefty Loons at MSNBC' Can 'Scoop Him Up' Now Julie Rovner, NPR's on-staff shill for ObamaCare , filed an unashamedly one-sided report on Friday's Morning Edition about the controversial Obama administration mandate that forces religious institutions to include ... (more)

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Related Topix: ACLU, Law, Abortion, Healthcare Law

WDAM-TV Hattiesburg

Ocean Springs answers DOJ inquiry

The city of Ocean Springs has answered questions from the Department of Justice on its denial of a permit for a mental health clinic.

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Related Topix: Ocean Springs, MS, US News, Law

PC World

FDA Defends Monitoring Whistleblowers' Email

The U.S Food and Drug Administration today said it monitored the private email accounts of nine agency whistleblowers starting in 2010 to determine whether any of them leaked confidential information to the public.

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Related Topix: Law, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Darrell Issa

KSAW 51

Idaho bill fines employers for not reporting hires

Legislation introduced in the Idaho Senate would fine employers who don't comply with a state law requiring them to report new hires within 20 days.

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