Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Both the Oak Creek Printed Circuit Boards plant and Oak Creek Catalytic Converters plant owned by Delphi Corporation (PINKSHEETS:DPHIQ) (Troy, Michigan) are scheduled to close by year's end. Fortunately for workers, aid is on the way through the Department of Labor...
Personal Income Income received by persons from ali sources. It is measured before the deduction of personal income taxes and other personal taxes and is reported in current dollars. Data is published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce. Nonfarm Wage & Salary Employment ...
The 83 workers who will lose their jobs when shirt manufacturer Kenneth Gordon closes its Harahan facility on June 8 are eligible for retraining and re-employment services because the plant's closure is the result of increased imports, the Louisiana Department of Labor said today. The U.S. Department of...
Byline: Communications Consortium WASHINGTON, April 3 AScribe Newswire -- Led by the National Partnership for Women & Families, a coalition of over 100 organizations, representing tens of millions of workers is urging the Bush Administration's Department of Labor DOL not to use ...
To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Jennifer Coxe of U.S. Department of Labor, +1-202-693- 4676 ATLANTA, March 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao today joined Gov. Sonny Perdue and U.S. Sens. Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson at Fort McPherson, where she awarded a $5 million dislocated worker...
To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: John M. Chavez of U.S. Department of Labor, +1-617-565- 2075 Advanced Professional Marketing Inc. also assessed civil penalty of $512,000 NEW YORK, March 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Advanced Professional Marketing Inc. APMI, a medical staffing company based in New York City, and the companys president, Marissa...
To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Dolline Hatchet, +1-202-693-4650, or Lauren Smith, +1- 202-693-4676, both of the U.S. Department of Labor Resource centers offer new services to energy workers WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Labor has announced enhanced services to assist nuclear weapons industry workers with medical...
To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Sharon Worthy of the U.S. Department of Labor, +1-202- 693-4676 Emphasis is on worker protection and workforce competitiveness WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao today outlined the presidents fiscal year FY 2009 budget for the U.S. Department of Labor, which...
M2 PRESSWIRE-31 January 2008-US Department of State: CAFTA-DR Labor ProjectsC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:30012008 Fact Sheet Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC -- The Bush Administration committed more than $60 million ($20 million each year in 2005, 2006, and...
To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Jennifer Kaplan, +1-202-693-5052, or Terry Shawn, +1- 202-693-4676, both of the U.S. Department of Labor Grant to help workers affected by closure of Delphi Corp. divisions WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a grant of $1,803,148, with an initial...
To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Jennifer Coxe of the U.S. Department of Labor, +1-202- 693-4676 WASHINGTON,Jan. 4/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao issued the following statement on the December employment situation report released today: While still low by historical standards, todays report that the unemployment rate rose to...
To: NATIONAL EDITORSContact: Loren Smith or Richard Manning, both of the U.S. Department of Labor, +1-202-693-4676 WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Labors Office of Labor-Management Standards OLMS today announced its criminal enforcement data for Fiscal Year FY 2007, highlighting increases over previous years. Court-ordered restitution of...
About 40 percent of the laid off workers from bankrupt Pillowtex Co. had not yet found work three years after they lost their jobs, and for those who have, take-home pay isn't as much as they were making at Pillowtex. The North Carolina Employment Security Commission's Labor Market Information Division...
When caught violating Oklahoma's workers' compensation insurance laws, the first question on the lips of some employers is, "What's the most you can fine me?" "Some of them will happily write a check, because it's easier to pay the $10,000 than for them to pay for workers' compensation...
A finalized regulation to be issued by the Labor Department today is expected to significantly boost employee participation in 401k retirement plans. The regulation clarifies how employers can invest money from workers who were automatically enrolled in the plans rather than actively signing up. ...
To: STATE EDITORSContact: Christopher S. Manlove of the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, +1-717-787-7530 HARRISBURG, Pa.,Oct. 22/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Labor & Industrys rapid response coordination services division will conduct informational meetings on Friday, Oct. 26, exclusively for workers laid off by Automotive Resources Inc. at Recon Automotive...
To: NATIONAL EDITORSContact: Jennifer Coxe or Sharon Worthy of the U.S. Department of Labor, +1-202-693-4676 Rate is lowest ever recorded WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ - - The rate of workplace injuries and illnesses in private industry declined in 2006 for the fourth consecutive year, the U.S. Department of...
To: NATIONAL EDITORSContact: Amy Louviere, +1-202-693-9423, or Matthew Faraci, +1-202- 693-9406, both of U.S. Department of Labor ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Labors Mine Safety and Health Administration MSHA is encouraging all mine operators and miners to take part in this years National Drug-Free Work...
Byline: Matthew Mogul Participation in 401k retirement plans is set to skyrocket, climbing 30% in the next 12 to 18 months. That will increase the number of Americans investing in workplace defined contribution plans to 65 million. It'll be employers --...
To: POLITICAL EDITORSContact: Gloria Della, +1-202-693-8664, or Richard Manning, +1- 202-693-4676, both of the U.S. Department of Labor WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bradford P. Campbell, assistant secretary of labor for employee benefits security, today testified before the House Education and Labor Committee in support of improved disclosure of 401k...