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Palm Beach County wage theft law faces new hurdle
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsPalm Beach County commissioners may opt for a weakened version of wage theft protections long-sought by local religious leaders for low-income workers, according to a new proposal going before the board Tuesday. For two years a coalition of local...Tags: Career and Workplace, Laws, Palm Beach County, Labor Legislation, Employment Opportunities
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American-Made Index: Which Automakers Affect the Most U.S. Workers?
KickingTiresCars.com's American-Made Index gauges how American a car is on a model-by-model basis, but there are lots of other ways to determine just how American a car is. If you look at raw employment figures, Detroit automakers have a larger......Tags: Career and Workplace, Investments, Employment Opportunities, Labor Markets, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Palm Beach County Commission balks at renewed wage theft proposal
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsA coalition of Palm Beach County religious groups came up short in its push for the County Commission this month to consider approving a long-delayed local wage theft law. Wage theft, where employers fail to pay what they owe, cheats......Tags: Career and Workplace, Palm Beach County, Laws, Florida Legislature, Labor Legislation
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Boynton Beach candidate pool narrows for city manager job
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsBoynton Beach commissioners Tuesday unanimously voted to have human resources staff narrow the pool of candidates for the city manager job. A total of 57 candidates applied. Former City Manager Kurt Bressner retired last June and was replaced by former......Tags: Career and Workplace, North Miami Beach, Elections, Politics, Employment Opportunities
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Wage theft fight goes back to County Commission
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsAfter more than a year of delays, Palm Beach County commissioners on Tuesday will be asked to revive a proposed "wage theft" law. The wage theft proposal is intended to help low-income workers, cheated out of pay, recover overdue earnings......Tags: Career and Workplace, Laws, Christianity, Palm Beach County, Labor Legislation
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Congressman Ted Deutch planning veterans job fair
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsWith unemployment among young, male veterans at 30 percent and reports of veterans of wars in Afghanistan and Iraq having trouble transitioning to civilian life, U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Boca Raton, is planning an event to help former servicemembers find.....Tags: Career and Workplace, Veterans Affairs, Chicago Jobs, Employment Opportunities, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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NFL owners following NHL owners into a lockout?
The Business of Sports | Sun Sentinel blogsAmong the reasons the NFL Players Association believes NFL owners are bracing to lock them out when their contract expires in March is the league???s decision to hire labor attorney Bob Batterman to represent the owners. Batterman represented NHL owners.....Tags: Career and Workplace, Justice System, Field Hockey, Strikes, National Football League
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Palm Beach County calling for BP to pay for local oil spill preparation costs
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsPalm Beach County government wants BP to cover its costs to prepare for an oil spill that never reached local shores. As oil from BP???s failed well billowed for more than two months last year into the Gulf of Mexico,......Tags: Career and Workplace, Emergency Incidents, Emergency Planning, Science and Technology, Employers
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Job losses highest in five years
The Swampby Frank James The economy continued to lose jobs in September, with 159,000 jobs evaporating during the month, producing the highest number of job losses in five years though the unemployment rate held steady at 6.1 percent. The job losses......Tags: Career and Workplace, Mining, Wages and Pensions, Unemployment, Job Layoffs
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Electoral math: Unemployment = Obama?
Spin CycleFrom Bloomberg: Michigan and Georgia lost the most jobs in September, led by a slump in employment at government agencies and manufacturers as the slowdown spread through the U.S. economy. "The count in Michigan dropped by 28,300 employees last month........Tags: Ford Motor Co., Meteorological Disasters, John McCain, Financial Markets, Automotive Equipment
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ACLU to new president: End rights slide
The Swampby Frank James The American Civil Liberties Union has recommendations for actions the new president should take on his first day, within his first first 100 days and during the first year to restore constitutional rights that eroded during the......Tags: Trials, Civil Rights, Laws, Abusive Behavior, Politics
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Job losses in November: 533,000
The Swampby Frank James The economy lost 533,000 jobs in November, the most since 1974 when the nation was trapped in a worsening spiral of inflation and recession. Meanwhile the unemployment rate rising two-tenths of a percent to 6.7 percent.......Tags: Economic Policy, Job Layoffs, Economy, Business and Finance
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