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Lawsuit raises questions about email privacy at work
A recent lawsuit filed against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is drawing attention to the question of whether employees have a reasonable expectation of privacy when using personal email accounts on workplace computers.
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Army probes crime lab workers after critical news reports
Stung by critical stories about their crime laboratory, officials at Army Criminal Investigation Command recently questioned lab employees for hours and scrutinized personal phone records looking for contacts with reporters.
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Mel Gibson may be witness in discrimination trial
In this July 31, 2006 file photo, Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy James Mee speaks to a reporter, as he arrived at his home in Calabasas, Calif.
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Whistleblowers accuse FDA of spying, persecution
The US Food and Drug Administration is being sued by its own scientists and doctors who allege they were spied on and persecuted by the agency for expressing safety concerns about the approval of medical devices.
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Crosswalks will be safer in the city
Daniel Gonzalez digs out the bricks at the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Market Street in Wilmington.
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Details on Missouri's Workplace Discrimination Bill
For the second year in a row R-Senator Brad Lager of the 12th District is sponsoring a bill to change the policy in Missouri on Workplace Discrimination.
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Over 500 female Wal-Mart workers file EEOC charges to preserve litigation rights
News and analysis about the legislative, legal and insurance market issues that affect workers compensation managers, as well as strategies for reducing comp claims and costs, promoting workplace safety and returning injured employees to work.
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After filibuster Missouri senators agree to changes to bill on workplace discrimination lawsuits
Minutes after reaching an agreement to end a filibuster effort that lasted nearly 15 hours, the Missouri Senate endorsed legislation early Thursday that would change the state's workplace discrimination laws.
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New rules compel disclosure of 401(k) fees
The Obama administration is taking steps to make the fees charged in 401 plans more transparent and broaden the options retirees have for drawing on their nest egg.
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First-time claims for unemployment benefits fall to 367,000
One day ahead of the government's monthly jobs report, the Department of Labor said this morning that initial claims for unemployment benefits fell to a seasonally adjusted 367,000 for the week ending Jan.
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EEOC gets record number of complaints; many were retaliation
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received a record 99,947 charges of employment discrimination in fiscal 2011 and obtained $455.6 million in relief through its administrative program and litigation, according to new data released by the agency.
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Kids can keep working on family farms under the old rules -- for now -- U.S. Department of Labor says
Abby Wilson, left, of Galesburg looks to the crowd while holding her steer, Buddy, before a 4-H livestock auction at the Kalamazoo County Fair.
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ATLANTA (AP) The Senate Agriculture committee has approved a...
The Senate Agriculture committee has approved a resolution urging Congress to allow states to administer their own version of the federal visa program that allows employers to bring in foreign workers for seasonal agricultural work.
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Mo. senator delays workplace discrimination vote
A Missouri senator is again delaying a vote on legislation to change the state's workplace discrimination laws.
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Private payrolls rise by 170,000
The Department of Labor reports January jobs numbers Friday, but payroll firm ADP is out with its estimate Wednesday, saying private employers added 170,000 jobs in January.
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Lawsuit Alleges FDA Accessed Whistleblowers' Private E-Mails
According to documents recently released by federal courts, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration allegedly spied on its own employees.
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Changes to 401(k) rules could mean big savings to participants
The U.S. Department of Labor's plan to require administrators to provide the costs associated with 401 plans will lead to companies cutting fees and offering more choices, The Wall Street Journal reports.
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Bills target the unemployed
Some call it a business-friendly way to safeguard the ability of the state’s unemployment system to pay benefits to jobless South Carolinians who lose their jobs through no fault of their own.
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EEOC: LAFD to pay nearly $500,000 to settle case
LOS ANGELES - A federal agency says the Los Angeles Fire Department will pay nearly $500,000 to settle a firefighter's federal discrimination case.
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AG: $8.8B in False Claims recoveries in 3 years
Attorney General Eric Holder says improvements in the Civil War-era False Claims Act designed to combat fraud against the government have led to recoveries for taxpayers of $8.8 billion in the past three years - and $30 billion since the amendments were adopted a quarter of a century ago.
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