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Labor Dept reminds workers of rights amid holiday hiring – NY1
With the holiday season in high gear, businesses large and small are hiring extra help to handle all the additional shoppers. It’s good news for the economy and for Americans looking to tuck a few extra dollars in their pockets — but the U.S....
8th Circ. Reverses Bridge Collapse Coverage Ruling – Law360
By Jennifer Mandato (December 5, 2023, 7:33 PM EST) -- The Eighth Circuit reversed a decision Tuesday that a Liberty Mutual unit owed coverage to an engineering firm for an underlying action over a bridge collapse that injured several construction...
‘Sunday’ Shines a Light on Singapore’s Migrant Workers – SGIFF – Variety
“Sunday,” which has its world premiere at the Singapore International Film Festival, marks the feature directorial debut of Sean Ng. Ng previously directed a few shorts and his producing credits include feature documentary “André and His Olive...
BREAKING: 6 injured in flash fire at Port Arthur pipeline | KBTV – Fox 4 Beaumont
PORT ARTHUR — A flash fire has injured six workers at an Explorer Pipeline site in Port Arthur, according to information Fire Chief Gregory Benson provided to KFDM/Fox 4 News.Chief Benson says the workers were welding and making repairs to the...
Business Takeaways From Biden’s Global Labor Rights Memo – Law360
By Tom Plotkin and Pegah Nabili December 5, 2023, 12:05 PM EST On Nov. 16, President Joe Biden issued a memorandum to the heads of all executive branch agencies ordering a wide range of actions aimed at strengthening labor protections for workers...
New York Comptrollers Call Out eBay for Removing Unionization Language – AI CIO
The comptrollers of New York state and New York City are calling on eBay Inc. to restore language the company removed from its human rights policy statement, which previously said the company respects its workers’ right to unionize. The...
Securing Australia’s digital future: unpacking the 2023-30 Cyber Security Strategy
Tell me in 30 seconds The Government’s 2023-2030 Cyber Security Strategy aims to make Australia the most cyber secure nation and a global leader in cyber security by 2030. This will be done in phases over 3 horizons, with specific actions over the...
New updates to British Columbia’s Workers Compensation Act – Dentons
Leaving Dentons Beijing Dacheng Law Offices, LLP ("大成") is an independent law firm, and not a member or affiliate of Dentons. 大成 is a partnership law firm organized under the laws of the People’s Republic of China, and is Dentons' Preferred Law...
The Buckeye Institute: Eliminating Occupational Licenses Opens Doors to Opportunity
The Buckeye Institute: Eliminating Occupational Licenses Opens Doors to Opportunity Dec 05, 2023 Columbus, OH – On Tuesday, The Buckeye Institute testified (see full text below or download a PDF) before the Ohio House State and Local Government...
As war splits progressives, a Jewish group and a Black group find common ground on voters’ rights
(New York Jewish Week) — In late 2021, activists from the Workers Circle, a progressive Jewish group, and the voting rights organization Black Voters Matter gathered outside the White House for a protest. The protesters — who demanded that...
Healey-Driscoll Administration Holds First Regional Cabinet Meeting in Amherst – Mass.gov
Amherst — Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration held their first regional cabinet meeting at University of Massachusetts Amherst to discuss the administration’s priorities in Western Massachusetts. In an effort to promote statewide...
Workers at Lambeau Field vote to unionize – Spectrum News
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Vendors at Lambeau Field voted to unionize over the weekend. What You Need To Know Vendors at Lambeau Field voted to unionize over the weekend The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) conducted a union recognition election...
Case Management Focus: The Impact on Children When There is a Workers‘ Compensation Injury
Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- I came across a new resource and hope you will check it out. Kids' Chance is a non-profit organization that aims to give the kids of injured workers injured or taken ill due...
Several Kulgam workers dead, many injured in accident – Gulistan News
Several Kulgam workers dead, many injured in accident At least six workers from south Kashmir’s Kulgam district died, and as many were injured in a road accident in Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh yesterday morning, police...
Probation for Princeton contractor who denied workers‘ comp to man injured by nail in eye
A Princeton contractor who committed insurance fraud by lying and denying insurance benefits owed to a hurt worker was sentenced late Monday to two years of probation and a lifetime ban on applying for state and federal contracts. Nelson Israel...