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Transforming a government library: the Wirtz Labor Library in the U.S. Department of Labor went digital in January 2008, but it was far from easy: On March 4, 1913, just hour before leaving office, President William Howard Taft signed legislation the U.S. Department of Labor DOL. Its mission in 1913 was to "foster, promote and develop the welfare of working people, to improve their working conditions, and to advance their opportunities for profitable employment "...; Tags: U.S. Department of Labor, Wirtz Corp.; Research articles 2008-12-01
MCN Re-Awarded Department of Labor Contract for Northwest: SEATTLE -- Medical Consultants Network, Inc. MCN has been awarded a contract by the US Department of Labor, Office of Workers Compensation Programs OWCP to provide services for its Seattle WA, office. The Seattle contract will serve 4 States in the Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska). Key services will...; Tags: Benefits, FINANCE, Seattle, SOFTWARE, U.S. Department of Labor; Research articles 2008-10-29
U.S. Department of Labor Honors CDW Corporation with EVE Award for Equal Opportunity Programs: VERNON HILLS, Ill. -- CDW Corporation, a leading provider of technology solutions for business, government and education, was honored today by the U.S. Department of Labor with the prestigious 2008 Exemplary Voluntary Efforts EVE Award. This award is presented each year to those federal contractors that have placed a value...; Tags: CDW Corp., Government, U.S. Department of Labor; Research articles 2008-10-16
Dislocated Delphi Workers in Wisconsin Receive Trade Adjustment Assistance and $1.8 Million Department of Labor Grant, an Industrial Info News Alert: 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...; Tags: multimedia, U.S. Department of Labor, worker; Research articles 2008-10-09
Safeway CEO Awarded U.S. Department of Labor's SPIRIT Award: PLEASANTON, Calif. -- The U.S. Department of Labor presented Safeway Chairman, President and CEO Steve Burd with the Department's 2008 SPIRIT Award for his leadership in furthering employment and workplace opportunities for people with disabilities. Former Major League Baseball player, Jim Abbott, was named co-winner of the award. Mr. Abbott,...; Tags: disability, Safeway Plc., U.S. Department of Labor; Research articles 2008-10-08

Rothschild Investment Corporation's "401k University Series" Welcomes Fred Reish, Nationally Renowned Employee Benefits Author and Attorney: CHICAGO -- In December 2007, the Department of Labor established new rules that approved target date funds as a qualified default investment alternative in retirement plans. Since then, target date funds, which offer automatic portfolio rebalancing as participants progress toward retirement, have increasingly replaced historically low-yielding money market funds as...; Tags: 401(k), Benefits, FINANCE, Investment, U.S. Department of Labor; Research articles 2008-09-29
New York targets Insurance fraud statewide: A recent crackdown on unemployment insurance fraud has resulted in 45 arrests and $237,000 in collections in seven counties, state Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced at a press conference in Buffalo on Tuesday. Most of the defendants illegally collected unemployment insurance benefits while earning a paycheck, Smith...; Tags: arrest, fraud, insurance, Litigation, U.S. Department of Labor; Research articles 2008-09-24
MCN Awarded Department of Labor Contract for Southeast: SEATTLE -- Medical Consultants Network, Inc. MCN has been awarded a contract by the US Department of Labor, Office of Workers Compensation Programs OWCP to provide services for its Jacksonville, Fl., office. The Jacksonville contract will serve 8 States in the Southeast (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South...; Tags: Benefits, consultant, U.S. Department of Labor; Research articles 2008-09-03
DOL faulted on enforcement of wage and hour laws: During a House committee meeting, the Government Accountability Office criticized the U.S. Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division's enforcement of federal wage and hour laws, citing miscommunication and poor coordination of staff and resources. For more news and updates on these and other stories, see the online version of...; Tags: Benefits, Government Accountability Office, salary, U.S. Department of Labor; Research articles 2008-09-01
Labor Day: A holiday for a Jersey workin' man: WHETHER you're catching summer's last wave, flipping burgers or hitting the snooze button till noon, Labor Day's a good thing.If you want to thank the person responsible for your three-day weekend, lay a flower at the grave of Peter J. McGuire in Pennsauken's Arlington Cemetery.Or, if you've got the time,...; Tags: Labor, Leadership, U.S. Department of Labor; Research articles 2008-08-30
Commentary: Dept. of Labor wants a better consumer: On July 23, the Department of Labor DOL released its proposed rules for "Fiduciary Requirements for Disclosure in Participant- Directed Individual Account Plans." Try saying that three times fast. The long and short of this 32-page document is the latest in regulation aimed at...; Tags: 401(k), Benefits, ERISA, fiduciary, FINANCE, Government, Investment, regulation, Regulations, U.S. Department of Labor; Research articles 2008-08-25
Macy's Goods Were Not Produced in Long Island City "Sweatshop": NEW YORK -- Macy's, Inc. (NYSE:M) today reported that a Long Island garment factory cited by the New York State Department of Labor for labor law violations was, in fact, not manufacturing goods for sale at Macy's. "There is no place in Macy's stores for goods that are manufactured...; Tags: Branding, Macy, Manufacturing, MARKETING, U.S. Department of Labor; Research articles 2008-07-29
U.S. Labor Department: Nonresidential construction jobs lost in June: The nonresidential construction sector lost 5,600 jobs in June, on a seasonally-adjusted basis, according to the July 3 employment report from the U.S. Labor Department. The loss, however, was less than that recorded in May, which was revised upward to 7,400 in the most recent employment report....; Tags: job, U.S. Department of Labor; Research articles 2008-07-08
U.S. aid coming to violent schools: A GROUP OF Philadelphia's most violent high schools have been awarded whopping federal grants totaling more than $42 million to help expand educational and employment opportunities for students, the Daily News has learned.In announcing the awards yesterday, President Bush's Department of Labor noted that of the nine high schools chosen...; Tags: Philadelphia, U.S. Department of Labor; Research articles 2008-07-01
Serious violations: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Arctic Glacier Inc. of Fairport, NY for 20 alleged serious violations of OSHA health and safety standards. The ice manufacturer faces $90,000 in proposed fines for incomplete or inadequate safeguards for its refrigeration system and other hazards.; Tags: Benefits, hazard, HEALTHCARE, Manufacturing, OSHA, safeguard, SOFTWARE, U.S. Department of Labor; Research articles 2008-07-01
Euro surges close to 1.57 dollars after US jobs report: LONDON AFP — The European single currency jumped close to 1.57 dollars on Friday as traders digested news that the US unemployment rate soared to 5.5 percent in May. In afternoon European trading, the euro raced as high as 1.5699 dollars. It later stood at 1.5678, up from 1.5590...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, job, U.S. Department of Labor, unemployment; Research articles 2008-06-06
Shock US unemployment jump raises warning flags: WASHINGTON AFP — US unemployment in May unexpectedly surged by the strongest increase in 22 years, Labor Department data showed Friday, raising warning flags that the economy is headed in the wrong direction. A shock half-point jump in the unemployment rate to 5.5 percent from 5.0 percent in April...; Tags: job, recession, U.S. Department of Labor, unemployment; Research articles 2008-06-06
Definitions of economic indicators: 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 ...; Tags: car, FINANCE, income, job, SALES, Taxes, U.S. Department of Labor, worker; Research articles 2008-06-01
Trademark infringement, discretionary bonus plans: corporate officer has no wage-hour exposure: Question: We recently discovered that a company secured a web page using the trademarked name of a division of our company. They appear to be taking advertising revenue from our competitors and displaying it on the site. Beyond that, they are not selling any goods or services. Although the site...; Tags: Benefits, California Supreme Court, INTERNET, salary, U.S. Department of Labor; Research articles 2008-05-26
Assistance available for workers expected to be laid off by Harahan: 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...; Tags: U.S. Department of Labor, worker; Research articles 2008-05-23