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Bangladesh factories shut by worker protests to reopen Friday
ReutersDHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh will reopen more than 300 garment factories on Friday, ending a three-day forced closure due to worker protests over pay and working conditions after a building collapse killed more than 1,100 people. A series of deadly...Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Employees, Plant Openings, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Labor Legislation
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Local employers launch national effort to fight depression in workplace
The Akron Beacon JournalA locally based coalition of employers has launched a national effort to combat depression in the workplace. Employers Health joined with the American Psychiatric Foundation's Partnership for Workplace Mental Health for an initiative to help companies...Tags: Employees, Productivity, Environmental Issues, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health
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Safety Awards honor local businesses
Statesville Record & Landmark, N.C.North Carolina Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry is about half-way through her 30-stop tour of the state, handing out workplace safety awards from Asheville to Ahoskie. On Wednesday, Statesville held its N.C. Department of Labor 2013 Safety Awards Banquet...Tags: Kewaunee Scientific Corporation, Ahoskie, Employment, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace
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Bullets fly over big cat sanctuary
Knoxville News SentinelA Roane County deputy investigating reports of gunshots fired near a big cat sanctuary said he and witnesses took cover themselves when rapid-fire bullets started flying overhead, according to a Sheriff's Department incident report. A neighbor with a... -
Health care workers' criminal checks to be expanded
The Columbus DispatchThe state will upgrade its system of criminal-background checks for thousands of health-care workers who provide home- and community-based services to elderly, ill or disabled Ohioans. With a $2.1 million federal grant, Ohio will expand a database for...Tags: John Kasich, Criminals, Government Health Care, Crime, Law and Justice
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L.L. Bean skips Bangladesh pact
Portland Press Herald, MaineL.L. Bean will not join the growing list of retailers that have signed a contract to make factory conditions safer in Bangladesh, a company representative said Wednesday. Despite customers' concerns about safety at its garment factory in Bangladesh...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Consumer Goods Industries, Plant Openings, Tesco plc, China
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Emanuel to shift retired city workers to Obamacare
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel plans to start reducing health insurance coverage next year for more than 30,000 retired city workers and begin shifting them to President Barack Obama's new federal system. The move is aimed at saving the city money and comes as...Tags: Government, Civil and Public Service, Barack Obama, Pension and Welfare, Government Health Care
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WRAPUP 3-As some retailers back Bangladesh accord, U.S. group lashes out
ReutersBy Jessica Wohl May 15 (Reuters) - An accord designed to prevent another deadly disaster in Bangladesh's garment industry drew sharp criticism from a major U.S. retail trade group on Wednesday, which said it would constrain legal rights of U.S....Tags: Washington, DC, Gap Inc., Clothing and Textiles Industry, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Companies and Corporations
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Process reduces caseload for child protective services
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Social workers with the state Division of Child Protective Services are responding to far fewer cases than five years ago. Officials attribute those lower numbers to a three-year-old, three-tier process for responding to potential...Tags: Social Services, Substance Abuse, Environmental Issues, Judges, Justice System
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Making Good in Health: Idaho job changes, recognition and other achievements
The Idaho StatesmanMeet the 19 members of the health exchange Gov. Butch Otter has announced the members of Idaho's Health Insurance Exchange Board, a panel authorized by the Legislature to set the rules and regulations for implementing a state-based exchange. Stephen...Tags: General Practitioners, Heart Failure, Heart Disease, Jim Rice, The Salvation Army
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In Bangladesh rubble, the prices of profit
ReutersMADRID (Reuters) - Order dockets found in the rubble of a Dhaka garment factory where over 1,100 workers died show just why it pays foreign stores to buy from Bangladesh - clothes made for as little as a tenth of what they sell for in the West. Rana...Tags: Madrid (Spain), Fashion Trends, Prices, Hennes & Mauritz AB, Sweden
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County's health care costs to rise
American News, Aberdeen, S.D.As Brown County works to implement the federal health care act, it's discovering that the measure is coming with no shortage of regulations, as well as some extra expenses. County commissioners have occasionally discussed both since the reform act was...Tags: Duane Sutton, Employees, Tea Party Movement, Career and Workplace, Healthcare Provider
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