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State: Shops should take Black Friday precautions
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Department of Labor is encouraging retailers to take precautions to ensure employees and shoppers are safe during "Black Friday" sales and other major shopping days. The department says a lack of adequate crowd...
Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities
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Michigan jobless rate drops 0.2 points to 9.1%
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say Michigan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell 0.2 percentage points in the latest month to 9.1 percent. The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget released the October jobless...Tags: Unemployment, Labor Markets, Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities
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Michigan company wins round in health law dispute
DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit-area company challenging the federal health care law's mandated contraception coverage won an early round in its lawsuit against the Obama administration. U.S. District Judge Robert Cleland issued a preliminary injunction...
Tags: Belief and Faith, Justice System, U.S. Department of Justice, Religion and Belief, Health and Safety at Work
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Michigan reports 2nd straight big jobless rate drop
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan is reporting a second straight big drop in unemployment, with the rate down 2.1 percentage points in two months. The Department of Technology, Management & Budget said Thursday that Michigan's seasonally unadjusted...
Tags: Unemployment, Labor Markets, Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities
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Officials reject conspiracies on unemployment rate
WASHINGTON (AP) — When conspiracists suggested Friday that the Obama administration had engineered a sharp drop in unemployment to aid President Barack Obama's re-election, the response was swift. Career government officials, economists and even...
Tags: Allen West, Federal Reserve, Washington, DC, Politics, Barack Obama
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Bernanke makes strong defense of Fed rate policies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chairman Ben Bernanke offered a wide-ranging defense Monday of the Federal Reserve's bold policies to stimulate the still-weak economy. The Fed needs to drive down borrowing rates because the economy isn't growing fast enough to...
Tags: Ben Bernanke, Credit Ratings, Federal Reserve, Politics, Barack Obama
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2 groups support Catholic school teacher fired over in vitro
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Two national groups are supporting a discrimination lawsuit filed by a former Indiana parochial school teacher who claims she was fired for trying to get pregnant through in vitro fertilization. The American Society for...
Tags: In Vitro Fertilization, Justice System, Social Issues, Religion and Belief, Trials
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Federal government sues Plymouth over Air Force reservist's pay
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- The federal government filed a lawsuit against the city of Plymouth today, claiming the municipality failed to pay a city police officer longevity pay after he returned from an eight-month tour for the U.S. Air Force Reserves. David Capp,...Tags: Justice System, Labor Legislation, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Air Force, Litigation
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New welfare restrictions target booze, tattoos
BOSTON (AP) — Taking aim at what they call an abuse of the taxpayers' money, a growing number of states are blocking welfare recipients from spending their benefits on booze, cigarettes, lottery tickets, casino gambling, tattoos and strippers....Tags: Justice System, Pension and Welfare, Politics, Barack Obama, Tea Party Movement
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Unemployment rate rises in Michigan
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan says that seasonally unadjusted unemployment rates have increased in all 17 of the state's regional labor markets. The figures released Thursday by the Department of Technology, Management & Budget also show that...Tags: Unemployment, Labor Markets, Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities
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Job fair this morning at IU South Bend
If you're looking for a job, today you can meet with several companies looking to hire - in one place. A job fair at IU South Bend starts at 9 this morning. It goes until noon. It will be held in the Student Activities Center. The fair is sponsored by...Tags: Joe Donnelly, Indiana University South Bend, Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities
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Health officials focus on implementation
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterThe United States Supreme Court's decision to uphold the health care law means that medical professionals and health care advocates now have some certainty. They also have a lot of work to do. By a 5-4 decision, the court ruled that the Patient...Tags: Justice System, Insurance, Health Insurance Cost, General Practitioners, Health and Medical Professionals
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