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Proposed rules could limit youth roles on farms
AVILLA, Ind. (AP) — At 14, Sam Lawrence talks about farming like an old-timer.
The middle school student often works the family farm in Noble County decked out in jeans, plaid shirt, boots with spurs and a baseball cap. Sam can't imagine any...Tags: Abusive Behavior, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Agriculture, Disasters and Accidents, Health and Safety at Work
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Movie theaters fined for child labor violations
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Labor Department has fined three movie theater companies a total of $277,000 for allowing workers under 16 to perform dangerous jobs and work long hours in violation of child labor laws. The theaters have paid the fines and...Tags: Punishment, Washington, DC, Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice, Fines
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Sweat-free labels to change the garment trade [Blowback]
In a May 7 Op-Ed article, Richard Greenwald and Michael Hirsch exhort consumers to support the workers who make our clothes rather than the global apparel industry that exploits them with low wages and unsafe working conditions. Yet exactly how we...
Tags: Immigration, Trade Dispute, Labor Legislation, Politics, Human Rights
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A children's treasury of end-of-session bill signings.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekIn case you were wondering what your elected leaders were doing during the waning hours of the 2011-12 leiglsaitve session, here's a selection of bills signed into law by Gov. Tom Corbett today. They range from a measure providing additional...... -
Hershey sued over African cocoa farm child labor accusations
This post has been updated. See below for details. Hershey Co. is being sued by an investor group accusing the giant confectionery brand of overlooking the African child labor allegedly used to produce the cocoa in its candy. The Louisiana Municipal...
Tags: United Nations, Pension and Welfare, Interior Policy, Whole Foods Market, Halloween
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Allan Powell: Frances Perkins - America's Iron Lady
Honesty requires the admission of neglect for the deserved recognition of many progressive women who have contributed so much to our nation. I was inspired to read the life of Frances Perkins as a result of getting so many thrilling bits and pieces from...Tags: Unemployment, Feminism, Philosophy, Columbia University, Regional Authority
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Nestle promises action on Ivory Coast child-labor violations
Nestle, the world’s largest food company, said it would do more to eradicate child labor and other worker violations in its Ivory Coast cocoa supply chain after an outside report pointed out a range of problems. The West African country provides...
Tags: Côte d'Ivoire, Companies and Corporations, Career and Workplace, Google+, Newt Gingrich
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Department of Labor and Industry
Site Administrator PA CareerLink® Somerset County"Where can I find information on Child Labor Laws?" is a question that is often asked. The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry has a website that can answer that and more at www.dli.state.pa.us. This is a brief overview of that site and the...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Employment Opportunities, Laws, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Career and Workplace
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Employer session
Site Administrator PA CareerLink® Somerset CountyWhere can you find information about hiring veterans, child labor laws (no, you don't have to pay for posters), and changes in the unemployment law? All of this and more can and will be available at our free Employer Informational Session at 8:30 a.m....Tags: Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Employment, Crime, Law and Justice
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Political finger-pointing
Jesse Jackson is right.
In response to the face-off in Arizona between President Barack Obama and Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer last week, Jackson said, "Even George Wallace did not put his finger in Dr. King's face." And it's true; he didn't. Similarly, not...Tags: Jan Brewer, Social Issues, Occupy Wall Street, Newt Gingrich, Barack Obama
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Teens and summer employment
Site Administrator PA CareerLink® Somerset CountySummer is around the corner! Well, we have a few months to go, but it is not too early for teens and college students to start their summer job search. Summer jobs can be a great way to help with your future career path. There are the places that...Tags: Laws, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Employment
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Allan Powell: Progressive movements improve America
It was a great pleasure to discover "Woodrow Wilson And The Progressive Era" authored by Arthur S. Link. I wanted to get a more complete understanding of what "progressive" meant in the context of its historical setting. The formal definition, however,...Tags: Social Security, Companies and Corporations, Labor Legislation, Economy, Business and Finance, Restraint of Trade
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