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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Division of Coal Mine Workers’ Compensation will host a series of outreach events on available benefits for current and former coal miners and their survivors in Arizona and New Mexico from June 27 to 29, 2023. Held in the Four Corners region, the events will […]
“BMC is not the biggest birthing hospital in the state. We deliver about 3,000 babies a year, but 75% of those families are Black and/or Hispanic. With our institutional Health Equity Accelerator, we are working to achieve health equity by centering the experience and outcomes of our mothers marginalized by structural racism. We are launching […]
FORT WAYNE, IN – The U.S. Department of Labor has taken federal court action against the operator of 10 Fort Wayne-area restaurants that failed to pay $290,000 in back wages and damages to 30 employees. Investigators with the department’s Wage and Hour Division allege Hall Drive-Ins Inc. – operating as Factory Restaurant and managed by […]
Lewis Wickes Hine’s 1909 photograph of a young spinner in a Georgia cotton mill The Photography Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (P545), under CC BY-SA 4.0 Traveling the country with his camera, Lewis Wickes Hine captured the often oppressive working conditions of thousands of children—some as young as 3 . . .
WASHINGTON, June 7 (Reuters) – The U.S. economy is strong amid robust consumer spending but some areas are slowing down, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday, adding that she expects continued progress in bringing inflation down over the next two years with a strong labor market. Yellen, in a CNBC interview, also said […]
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Division of Coal Mine Workers’ Compensation will host a series of outreach events in Wyoming from June 13 to 15, 2023, for current and former coal miners and their survivors to file or re-file benefit claims for those disabled by black lung. The events are […]
NEW YORK, June 6 (Reuters) – The founder of OneTaste, a sexual wellness company that claims to teach “orgasmic meditation”, has been charged with forced labor conspiracy, federal prosecutors said on Tuesday. OneTaste founder Nicole Daedone, who also served as chief executive until 2017, and former head of sales Rachel Cherwitz were accused of inducing […]
Job openings increase 358,000 to 10.1 million in April Layoffs drop 264,000; voluntary quits decrease 49,000 WASHINGTON, May 31 (Reuters) – U.S. job openings unexpectedly rose in April and data for the prior month was revised higher, pointing to persistent strength in the . . .
* Job openings increase 358,000 to 10.1 million in April * Layoffs drop 264,000; voluntary quits decrease 49,000 By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, May 31 (Reuters) – U.S. job openings unexpectedly rose in April and data for the prior month was revised higher, pointing to persistent strength in the labor market that could compel the Federal […]
Consumer confidence index falls to 102.3 in May Labor market differential drops to 31.0 from 36.9 in April Monthly house prices increase solidly in March WASHINGTON, May 30 (Reuters . . .