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EEOC Launches Guides to Spur Federal Hiring of Individuals with Disabilities
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Washington, D.C. - infoZine - Advancing its campaign to increase federal hiring of employees with disabilities, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued a set of guides on leveraging Schedule A, an authority available to federal agencies to hire and/or to promote individuals with disabilities without competing the job. Comment?
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200 area jobless qualify for Labor Dept. aid
About 200 area workers whose jobs have been lost to overseas competition have been approved for Trade Adjustment Assistance benefits by the U.S. Department of Labor. Comment?
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Recession has made the workplace more honest, report suggests
Times are bad, and it's a dog-eat-dog world. We're in it for what we can get. Cut a safety corner here. Comment?
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Extended jobless benefits forms online
The state Department of Labor and Workforce Development is on schedule to complete the online applications for the latest federal extension of unemployment benefits. Comment?
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Mill workers to get training funds
The federal government has awarded a $461,300 grant to help former lumber mill workers in Dallas retrain for new jobs, U.S. Department of Labor officials said Monday. Comment?
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Bahama Breeze To Pay $1.26M In Ohio Race Complaint
The Orlando, Fla.-based Bahama Breeze restaurant chain has agreed to pay $1.26 million to settle complaints about alleged racial harassment of 37 black employees in Ohio. Comment?
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University of Phoenix settles whistle-blower suit for $78.5 million
Attorneys for two whistleblowers who were employed by the University of Phoenix, the nation's largest for-profit university, announced a $78.5 million settlement today of a lawsuit they brought in Sacramento federal court under the federal False Claims Act. Comment?
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Former waitress sues Scotch & Sirloin
Former Scotch & Sirloin waitress Christina Nuss filed a discrimination lawsuit in federal court on Friday against Scotch Investment Corp. Comment?
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Lower revenue forecast could bring more budget cuts
State agencies could face almost $200 million of additional budget cuts today that could be felt everywhere from public schools to health care and social services. Comment?
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Slate challenges Teamster election
An opposition slate of candidates for office in Teamsters Local 118 said it has filed several complaints regarding the manner in which the Dec. Comment?
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With over 70% sales growth in 2008, ASAP Honored as INC. 5000 for Third Consecutive Year.
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ASAP landed in the 3rd consecutive INC. 5000 list, one of the most prestigious publications created annually to show business growth among companies that were created by entrepreneurs. Comment?
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County challenges Hyder's workers' compensation claim
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Luzerne County is contesting a workers' compensation claim that Deputy Warden Sam Hyder was injured on the job, officials confirmed Monday. Comment?
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Park & Rec director recommends seek.....
Park and Recreation Director Tom Schmitz told the Park and Recreation Commission Monday that the department should be applying for smaller grants to get projects done in 2010. Comment?
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AAFES increases number of employees with disabilities
DALLAS The Army & Air Force Exchange last week announced it has increased its representation of people with a oetargeted disabilitiesa by more than 2%, beating a goal set by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that all federal agencies increase this workforce population to 2% by a full year. Comment?
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COBRA Subsidy Expiring for Jobless
Besides looking for a new job, many of the unemployed will soon have to start shopping for health insurance because a one-time government program that has subsidized the cost for keeping employer-provided policies is just about over. Comment?
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Former Timken workers to qualify for job assistance
Nearly 800 former Timken Co. employees in Canton will qualify for federal job placement assistance, career counseling, occupational training and more. Comment?
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Look Before Rolling Over a Business Startup
Promoters have been marketing on the Internet the use of 401 funds to purchase franchises or startup businesses, which normally require up-front material sums of monies to launch. Comment?
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Ford Motor Co. memo on reinstating raises
Here is the memo sent on Thursday to U.S. salaried employees by Mark Fields, president of the Americas. Comment?
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Job Market Tough For College Grads
This month, thousands of students are receiving their degrees across the country, but with the recent downturn in the economy, some University of South Carolina graduates may not be as ready for the real world as the think. Comment?
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Delphi workers to receive help from federal program
WARREN a ' Some 2,000 workers at area Delphi Packard Electric operations have been certified to receive federally paid training and job-placement assistance. Comment?
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