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Palm Beach County wage theft law faces new hurdle
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsPalm Beach County commissioners may opt for a weakened version of wage theft protections long-sought by local religious leaders for low-income workers, according to a new proposal going before the board Tuesday. For two years a coalition of local...Tags: Laws, Miami-Dade County, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Palm Beach County
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American-Made Index: Which Automakers Affect the Most U.S. Workers?
KickingTiresCars.com's American-Made Index gauges how American a car is on a model-by-model basis, but there are lots of other ways to determine just how American a car is. If you look at raw employment figures, Detroit automakers have a larger......Tags: Vehicles, Plant Openings, Labor Markets, Services and Shopping, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Palm Beach County Commission balks at renewed wage theft proposal
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsA coalition of Palm Beach County religious groups came up short in its push for the County Commission this month to consider approving a long-delayed local wage theft law. Wage theft, where employers fail to pay what they owe, cheats......Tags: Palm Beach County Commission, Laws, Employment, Florida Legislature, Crime, Law and Justice
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Boynton Beach candidate pool narrows for city manager job
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsBoynton Beach commissioners Tuesday unanimously voted to have human resources staff narrow the pool of candidates for the city manager job. A total of 57 candidates applied. Former City Manager Kurt Bressner retired last June and was replaced by former......Tags: Conservation, Politics, Naugatuck, North Miami, Employment
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Wage theft fight goes back to County Commission
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsAfter more than a year of delays, Palm Beach County commissioners on Tuesday will be asked to revive a proposed "wage theft" law. The wage theft proposal is intended to help low-income workers, cheated out of pay, recover overdue earnings......Tags: Laws, Florida Legislature, Miami-Dade County, Christianity, Crime, Law and Justice
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Congressman Ted Deutch planning veterans job fair
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsWith unemployment among young, male veterans at 30 percent and reports of veterans of wars in Afghanistan and Iraq having trouble transitioning to civilian life, U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Boca Raton, is planning an event to help former servicemembers find.....Tags: Employment, Chicago Jobs, Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Career and Workplace
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House considers slavery apology
The Swampby Matthew Hay Brown One hundred and forty-three years after the Civil War, and forty-four years after the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Lawmakers are poised tonight to apologize for slavery and racial segregation under Jim Crow. Introduced by Rep.......Tags: Georgia, Al Green, Lower House, Parliament, Government
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Women more worried about economy
The Swampby Katie Fretland Women have a more pessimistic outlook of the country's economy than men, according to a new report by the National Women's Law Center. More women worry about their current and future economic situation -- 59 percent of......Tags: Social Issues, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Poverty, Economic Policy
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Is Sarah Palin the new Clarence Thomas?
The Swampby James Oliphant The controversy over Sarah Palin may be a matter of history repeating. It's possible that the next two months could this be a replay of Clarence Thomas' nomination fight of 17 years ago all over again, with......Tags: Upper House, White House, Court Administration, Georgia, Colleges and Universities
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Equal pay for women in Nassau County government?
Spin CycleOne woman, Doris Stallings-Rodriguez, won her legal battle with Nassau County for equal pay just before she died in January, but what about other women in county government? At its meeting Tuesday night, the Nassau County Legislature approved the payment.... -
An employment opportunity
Who's on Team Gloucester?At the end of tonight's Gloucester Board of Supervisors meeting is a closed session to discuss interim County Administrator Lane Ramsey's tenure. His four-month deal as the interim county administrator, for $10,000 a month, expires at the end of June........Tags: Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Employees, Career and Workplace
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Don't be afraid to hire people with disabilities
One of the best experiences of my life was watching Jamie Smith, a young man with autism, leave his routine in Chicago, travel to the Special Olympics World Games in the chaotic Chinese city of Shanghai — and succeed. Jamie's success -- managing in...
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