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Is the Health Care Bill Good or Bad
Is the health care bill good or bad? Is this bill on health care good for doctors? Here's some information on health care bill.
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ADA celebrates 20th anniversary
A disabled parking sign is seen in a Vacaville lot. The Americans with Disabilities Act celebrates 20 years.
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Vt. web developer ordered to pay back wages
A Burlington, Vt., company that makes websites for auto dealers is being ordered to pay more than $138,000 in back overtime pay to employees who had been misclassified as exempt from overtime.
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In the two years she worked for the Urbandale public library, Lisa Bonifas got glowing reviews.
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Jury: HibTac did not discriminate against deaf man
A federal jury in Duluth says Hibbing Taconite Co. did not discriminate against a deaf job applicant.
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SCC sets hearing on worker's compensation level adjustments
The State Corporation Commission will hold a hearing about a proposal to decrease the premium levels for worker's compensation insurance.
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Disability rights
It would be easy to miss some things that have happened since President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act 20 years ago.
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Callers swamp jobless hot line
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Want employer provided health and retirement...
Therea TMs further confirmation that the best odds for a job with employer-provided health and retirement benefits lie in government rather than private industry employment.
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ADA 20th anniversary marks many changed lives
The Americans with Disabilities Act has changed millions of lives for the better, helping to empower people with disabilities with some of the basic freedoms we need to live full and productive lives - and to fully participate in all aspects of society.
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Unpaid Internships Can Cost -- or Pay Off For -- College Students
Pennsylvania State University sophomore Elysia Mann, 18, is spending her summer in New York City working at two fashion internships - both unpaid.
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Jimmy Fallon Accused of Sexual Discrmination...by a Man
Jimmy Fallon probably won't be doing a slow jam about this. The Late Night comic has found himself on the receiving end of a sexual-discrimination complaint brought by a former stage manager who claims he lost his job because "Jimmy preferred taking directions from a woman." Come again? Read the complaint In documents filed with the U.S. Equal ...
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OSHA: Preliminary investigation finds 2 Illinois grain bin deaths, 1 injury were preventable
A grain bin accident that left two teenagers dead and a third hospitalized could have been prevented and preliminary investigations found one worker was underage and employees lacked safety equipment, a federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration spokesman said Thursday.
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Business workshop
Gay employees are now entitled to unpaid leave to care for a partner's sick child.
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Labor policy changes you should know about
Construction crews work at a site along Interstate 294 near Chicago. Recent developments in construction labor policy will change the labor practices of construction contractors who work on federal projects.
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Naked City
The Texas Civil Rights Project and ADAPT of Texas have filed more than 20 lawsuits across the state seeking compliance with the federal Americans With Disabilities Act , passed 20 years ago this week.
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Bucks County man arrested for collecting workers' compensation...
A Bucks County man was arrested today following allegations that he filed for and collected workers' compensation benefits, while continuing to solicit and conduct business as a contractor.
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Slovene police confirm arrest of cyber mastermind
The House is marking the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act by approving legislation to ensure that those with disabilities have equal access to the Internet and television.
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Wrongful dismissal; consumers like underdogs, too
DISPUTING DISMISSAL: What happens if you think you have been fired for a bad reason? If you are a private-sector employee not under contract in the U.S., there are not many legal options to pursue unless you can prove a civil rights violation.
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Man, 21, drowns in Buffalo River
A 21-year-old Augusta man drowned Tuesday in the Buffalo River downstream from Grinders Ferry, according to the National Park Service.
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