Labor Newswire
1 - Serbia Receives Green Investment for Industrial-Scientific Technology Park
BELGRADE, Serbia-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Serbia’s Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of the Economy, Mladjan Dinkic and Mr. Jan Driessens, former President of American company Ball Packaging Europe, said today that work will begin on constructing a $150 million aluminum recycling...
2 - New Company Announcement: Career Labor Expert Lenny Katz and Former Labor Commissioner AJ Sabath Join Forces
TRENTON, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - A new government relations and business development consulting firm has been created in New Jersey to promote and support labor compliance on Public Works and private sector construction projects, as well all other wage and hour and health and...
3 - Former Mexico President Vicente Fox to Address U.S. Engineering Leaders at ACEC Fall Conference in Palm Springs
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Former Mexico President Vicente Fox will discuss the U.S./Mexico relationship, as well as global business challenges at the upcoming American Council of Engineering Companies’ Fall Conference, Thursday, October 8, at the La Quinta Resort and Club...
4 - Belligerent Bosses: National Study Finds Employee Trust Sacrificed in the Financial Crisis
SAN ANTONIO-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Employees report their bosses use threats and intimidation during the financial crisis, according to a national study of leadership funded by the University of Phoenix. “Questions get you written up and/or fired,” one worker said. The study’s...
5 - Nuance to Open European Research and Development Center of Excellence for Open Voice Services
BRACKNELL, England & BURLINGTON, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Nuance Communications (NASDAQ: NUAN), a leading provider of speech solutions, today announced it will open an Open Voice Services European Center of Excellence to further meet the needs of global mobile operators. The...
6 - Flu Shot or Cash Infusion? College Students Lining up for a Shot at $20,000 as iOme spreads on Campus. Going viral?
GREEN BAY, Wis.-(Business Wire)-September 27, 2009 - An infusion of new sponsor money brings the Top Prize to $20,000 – plus a trip to Washington DC – for the college student(s) who develops the best idea(s) for redesigning the US Retirement System. Students, apparently, are becoming interested...
7 - Federal Court Denies Attempt by Pulte Homes Inc. to Silence Working People Who Spoke Up for Construction Workers Dismissed by the Homebuilder
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - LIUNA issued the following release: A U.S. District Court today denied Pulte Homes’ request for an injunction to stop LIUNA members from supporting construction workers for the nation’s largest homebuilder, who were fired by Pulte after wearing...
8 - Homebuyers File Complaints Against Nation’s Largest Corporate Homebuilder Alleging Deceptive Practices
LAS VEGAS-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - LIUNA issued the following release: Nevada homebuyers today called on the Nevada Attorney General to take action on complaints of deceptive sales and lending practices by Pulte Homes Corp., the nation’s largest corporate homebuilder, and by several...
9 - U.S. Chemical Safety Board Again Fails to Stand for Better Safety Rules for America's Workers
SAVANNAH, Ga.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Several international unions representing hundreds of thousands of chemical and food industry workers today again criticized the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) for not recommending strong standards to prevent deadly explosions in factories...
10 - Arizona Supermarket Workers Reject Company Proposals, Grant UFCW Local 99 Authority to Call a Strike
PHOENIX-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - At four meetings around Arizona, members of UFCW Local 99 voted in overwhelming numbers to give their union leaders authority to call a strike, should one become necessary, against the Fry’s and Safeway supermarket chains. "Our number one priority is to...
11 - Business Roundtable to Announce Third Quarter CEO Economic Outlook Survey Results
-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Business Roundtable: WHAT: Business Roundtable, an association of CEOs of leading U.S. companies, will release the results of its latest CEO Economic Outlook Survey, providing the CEOs’ outlook on economic conditions for the next six months. Conducted...
12 - Colgan Air Pilots and Management Open Contract Negotiations
HERNDON, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - The pilots of Colgan Air, Inc., represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), will begin negotiations on their first contract with Colgan management on September 23. Colgan pilots certified ALPA as their collective bargaining...
13 - Supreme Court Finds I/O Solutions’ Firefighter Exams Fair, Valid and Non-Discriminatory
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - In its recent ruling in the Ricci v. DeStefano case, the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed that the firefighters’ promotional exams developed for the City of New Haven, Conn. by I/O Solutions, Inc., the leading public safety human resources consulting...
14 - AmRest Applebee’s Division Selects HotSchedules for Restaurant Labor Management and Online Employee Scheduling
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - HotSchedules today announced that AmRest Holdings’ Applebee’s franchise division has selected HotSchedules’ web-based scheduling and restaurant labor management solution. AmRest is the largest independent restaurant operator in Central and...
15 - Dell Ranked Among the Nation’s Best Companies for Working Moms and Family Friendly Benefits
ROUND ROCK, Texas-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Dell has been named among the 2009 Working Mother 100 Best Companies list for the second consecutive year for its on-going commitment to family-friendly initiatives and benefits for its employees. Dell and the other winning companies lead the...
16 - The Free Enterprise Nation: Private Sector Has Had Enough
TAMPA, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Today The Free Enterprise Nation is beginning a national effort to unite more than 5 million businesses with 115 million employees and everyday citizens to fight excessive government spending on a bureaucracy too big to sustain. Founded by James...
17 - ABC Construction Backlog Indicator (CBI) Up 8.9 Percent
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) today reports that the nation’s Construction Backlog Indicator (CBI) for July rose 8.9 percent to 6.1 months from 5.6 months in June. The CBI is a gauge on the amount of construction work to be completed...
18 - Americans Give President Obama Negative Marks on Handling of Economy
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - While much of the focus of President Obama has been on health care reform over the past few weeks, the issue of the economy is still on his plate. Currently, three in five Americans (60%) would rate the job the president is doing on the economy as...
19 - GLOBALFOUNDRIES Welcomes President Obama to Upstate New York
MALTA, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - Today GLOBALFOUNDRIES welcomed President Barack Obama to upstate New York to address students, faculty, staff and representatives from the region’s growing technology industry at Hudson Valley Community College. “Today’s visit by the White House...
20 - CWA: U.S. Telecom Policy Should Promote Open Internet and Private Sector Investment
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - The Communications Workers of America maintains that it is critical for U.S. policy makers to creatively combine the important goals of Internet openness with the need to encourage investment in building a 21st century broadband system, so that the...
21 - Study Finds Northeast Ohio Can Revitalize Its Economy by Becoming Center for Electric Vehicle Technologies and Manufacturing
CLEVELAND-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - With a substantial increase in the use of electrically powered vehicles nationwide and a retooling of its manufacturing base to support production of these vehicles, Northeast Ohio could potentially gain more than 10,000 new jobs and increase its annual...
22 - SBA Administrator and Local Officials to Spotlight Economic Relief to Minnesota Small Business
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - SBA Administrator Karen Mills will join Venture Bank at a news conference to recognize the positive impact the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) is having on local small businesses’ ability to secure financing. JoLynn Johnson of Crystal...
23 - AFL-CIO President Trumka Supports SPEEA Engineers, Calls on Spirit to Bargain Fairly
WICHITA, Kan.-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2009 - In one of his first actions as the new president of the AFL-CIO, Richard Trumka put the muscle of the world’s most powerful labor organization behind efforts to secure a contract that respects the contributions of 784 engineers to the success of...
24 - Eagle Pilots Protest Outsourcing of Jobs in Chicago
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2009 - American Eagle pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Intl., today demanded that AMR Corporation [NYSE:AMR] halt any plans to outsource Chicago-based flying currently performed by its subsidiary, American Eagle. AMR’s announcement to...
25 - Intelligence Squared US Announces First Debate of Fall ‘09 Buy American/Hire American Policies Will Backfire
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Intelligence Squared US (www.IQ2US.org), the Oxford-style debate series, an initiative of The Rosenkranz Foundation, today announced that the first debate of the fall ’09 season will take place on Monday, September 21, 2009. The resolution, Buy...
26 - Statement from the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) on Senator Baucus’ Finance Committee Health Care Bill
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - “Rather than advancing the goals of making health care more affordable for working Americans and controlling the spiraling costs of insurance, the bill by Senator Max Baucus aggravates an already dire situation. “This bill encourages large...
27 - Statement by Joe Hansen, President, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, on UNITE HERE AFL-CIO Affiliation
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - "The UFCW respects the decision by UNITE HERE to return to the AFL-CIO. The disputes involving UNITE HERE and SEIU have been difficult for all concerned. It is my hope that this decision could establish the kind of distance and calm to bring an end to...
28 - National Survey Reveals Diversity in the Workplace is Critical in Attracting and Retaining Talent
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Diversity in the workplace continues to remain an important business driver and priority for many Fortune 500 companies. In a Harris Interactive survey commissioned by Capital H Group, 95% of those surveyed say that senior management views creating a...
29 - Statement from Joe Hansen, International President of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union on the Election of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - "The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) congratulates Richard Trumka on his election as AFL-CIO President. He brings passion and forceful leadership to the cause of working people. And the UFCW looks forward to working...
30 - UFCW Expresses Support for Pilgrim’s Pride’s Sale of Majority Stake in Company to JBS S.A.
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), which represents more than 250,000 workers in the meatpacking and poultry industry, today announced its strong support for the proposed sale of a majority stake in Pilgrim’s Pride...
31 - Innovative Technology Creating Jobs in Toronto
TORONTO-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Ontario, Canada is helping a manufacturer in Toronto produce the next generation of alcohol detection products. Alcohol Countermeasure Systems (ACS) is developing new technology and expanding production of alcohol interlock systems. When installed...
32 - Shegerian & Associates Helps Former Toyota Controller Successfully Sue for Wrongful Termination
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Wendy Sun, a former employee at Toyota Motor Sales, Inc., (the American sales and marketing arm of Toyota Motor Corporation) who had been employed as a controller by the company for seven years and was terminated in 2006, has won a wrongful...
33 - CA Labor Commissioner Files $17.5 Million Lawsuit Against FLM Law Center
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - California Labor Commissioner Angela Bradstreet today filed lawsuit against Federal Loan Modification Law Center, LLP (“FLM Law Center”) and related entities and individuals for their failure to pay workers all wages due for hours worked. The...
34 - Unions Decry CSB Failure to Demand Stronger OSHA Safeguards Against Reactive Chemical Explosions
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Several international unions representing hundreds of thousands of chemical industry workers today criticized the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) for abrogating its mandate to recommend strong EPA and OSHA standards to prevent runaway...
35 - Prudential Calls for Clarity in Retirement Plan Disclosures
NEWARK, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Prudential Financial, Inc. today called for government reform of pension plan regulations to guarantee participants disclosures that are relevant, timely and succinct. In testimony before the U.S. Department of Labor’s ERISA Advisory Council, a...
36 - Essex County Correctional Facility Goes Live with Kronos® and Immediately Saves 90 Percent of Overtime Costs
CHELMSFORD, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - A long-standing user of the time and attendance solution from Kronos® Incorporated, the Essex County Correctional Facility in Massachusetts recently went live with Kronos employee scheduling and HR and payroll solutions, and achieved an...
37 - New Leaders for New Schools Wins Innovations in American Government Award
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - The Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University yesterday announced New Leaders for New Schools' partnership with the Chicago Public School District as a 2009...
38 - CTIA–The Wireless Association Statement on “The Health Effects of Cell Phone Use” Hearing
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - Today, CTIA-The Wireless Association® President and CEO Steve Largent issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies...
39 - Mineta Transportation Institute Publishes Study on Recruiting Candidates into Transportation Careers
SAN JOSE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - The Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) has published Report 08-03, Paving the Way: Recruiting Students into Transportation Careers. This report examines the factors that lead civil engineering undergraduates and urban planning masters...
40 - Hawaiian Airlines Pilots Overwhelmingly Authorize Strike
HONOLULU-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2009 - Hawaiian Airlines pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA), announced today that they have voted to authorize their elected union representatives to conduct a lawful withdrawal of service if contract talks do not...
41 - hhgregg Announces 80 Job Openings in Memphis
INDIANAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2009 - Indianapolis-based appliance and electronics leader hhgregg (NYSE: HGG) is looking to hire about 80 employees for store openings in Memphis, TN and Southhaven, MS this fall. The company is accepting applications for commissioned sales associates...
42 - CTIA–The Wireless Association Announces CDMA Certification Program Is Now Part of CDMA Certification Forum Process
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - CTIA–The Wireless Association® announced today that its CDMA Certification Program has been integrated into the CDMA Certification Forum’s (CCF) process, providing the wireless industry a single evaluation and certification system for all CDMA2000...
43 - Monster.com’s Nation-wide Keep America Working Career Fair Returns to Vienna, Virginia with Hundreds of Federal Hiring Opportunities Available
MAYNARD, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - Representatives from Congressman Gerry Connolly’s office (VA-11) will be collaborating with Monster.com, the leading global online career and recruitment resource and flagship brand of Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:MWW), as the company’s...
44 - Good Jobs Long Beach Files Suit against City of Long Beach, Claiming Community Input Circumvented During Hotel Development
LONG BEACH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - On Friday, August 21, the Long Beach Coalition for Good Jobs and a Healthy Community filed suit against the City of Long Beach claiming the development of the 125-room Hotel Sierra at the Pike needs a new Environmental Impact Report (EIR) to...
45 - Obama Petition Opposing China Tire Tariff Hits 1000 Signatures on First Full Day
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - In its first 24 hours online, more than 1000 people have signed a letter (www.protecttrade.org/online.php) urging President Barack Obama to head off a U.S.-China trade war by rejecting a Section 421 (Trade Act of 1974) petition by the Steelworkers...
46 - Bay Area Employment: How Bad Is It?
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - According to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, unemployment figures in the Bay Area topped 10 percent in both June and July. And while those numbers are certainly bleak compared to 2008, Torchiana Mastrov & Sapiro...
47 - Union Bank Enhances Corporate Social Responsibility Division with Two New Employee Programs
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - Responding to a national call to assist its communities through service and volunteerism, Union Bank, N.A., today unveiled a significant enhancement to its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) division designed to deepen its commitment to the...
48 - Kronos Retail Labor Index™ Indicates Signs of Recovery in U.S. Retail Hiring
CHELMSFORD, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - Kronos® Incorporated today unveiled the first installment of the Kronos Retail Labor Index™, a family of metrics and indices that analyze the relationship between the demand and supply sides of the labor market within the U.S. retail sector...
49 - Towers Perrin Analysis Finds Employees Question Sustainability of Corporate Efficiency Gains
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - While many organizations took aggressive action to reduce costs and improve efficiency during the recession, these gains may be at risk, according to Towers Perrin’s Workplace Watch, a quarterly review of employee opinions across large global...
50 - This Labor Day, ADAO Reaffirms Need for Congress to Pass a Bill to Ban Asbestos and Remembers the Legacy of Warren Zevon
REDONDO BEACH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 7, 2009 - The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) today reaffirmed the need for an asbestos ban this Labor Day, as America honors the workforce that continues to power the nation, even in the wake of the economic downturn. In addition...
51 - CompTIA Celebrates Labor Day
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 7, 2009 - CompTIA celebrates Labor Day, hopeful that the economy looks to be on the mend, and that the American worker will soon be better off as a result. Though we remain in the midst of economic troubles, with unemployment still at record levels, we see...
52 - New Issue Advocacy Group Promotes Dialogue, Cooperation with U.S. Trade Partners
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 7, 2009 - U.S. trade policy and the dialogue surrounding it must focus on cooperation rather than confrontation with trading partners in order to generate jobs and restore the nation’s economic health, says a new advocacy organization announcing its...
53 - Institute for Women’s Policy Research News Release - Labor Day Not So Celebratory for Many Women
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2009 - The Institute for Women’s Policy Research released today a fact sheet showing a high rate of unemployment among single mothers and substantial growth in unemployment among single mothers since April. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics data...
54 - Shipping Business Recognizes Build a Better Image Week
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - In today's competitive job market, making a good first impression is more important than ever. Job seekers, therefore, must make it a priority to perfect their presentation with an effective resume. "In honor of Build a Better Image Week, which takes...
55 - Americold Workers Win Solid Wage and Benefit Increases in First Union Contract
CRETE, Neb.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Workers at the Americold plant in Crete, Nebraska, obtained their first-ever union contract. This five-year contract negotiated by union members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 271 provides solid wage and benefit increases. “This contract...
56 - NMI (Non-Manufacturing Index) at 48.4%; August Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®; Business Activity Index at 51.3%; New Orders Index at 49.9%; Employment Index at 43.5%
TEMPE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector contracted in August, say the nation’s purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®. The report was issued today by Anthony Nieves, C.P.M., CFPM, chair of...
57 - Monster Offers Key Recruiting Tips in Conjunction with WHERE THE JOBS ARE 2009: Mission-Critical Opportunities for America Report
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Today the Partnership for Public Service released results of a survey estimating that the federal government will be looking to fill more than 270,000 positions, and Monster Government Solutions (MGS) has teamed up with the Partnership to arm those...
58 - Labor Day Action: Hundreds of Leaders Call Upon the Congress Hotel to End the Strike [Unite Here Local 1]
-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Unite Here Local 1: WHAT: Labor Day Community delegation to deliver an open letter to the management of the Congress Hotel calling for an end to the 6-year strike. WHO: Alderman Toni Preckwinkle; Alderman Toni Foulkes; Rev. Dr. Rita Root, Chicago...
59 - Monster Employment Index Rises Sharply in August
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - The Monster Employment Index rose in August, seeing its highest monthly rate of improvement in four years, as a majority of industries, occupations, and regions registered increased online job availability following the slow summer hiring activity. The...
60 - CITAC Urges Foreign Trade Zones Board to Consider Needs of U.S. Consuming Industries in Silicon FTZ Applications
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2009 - Consuming Industries Trade Action Coalition (CITAC) Counsel Lewis E. Leibowitz urged the U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Board yesterday to "consider the important role that foreign trade zones policy can play in preserving global competitiveness in the...
61 - Research and Markets: Gender and Migration in 21st Century Europe Examines the Consequences of EU Enlargement for Women's Migration Opportunities and Practices
DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2009 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Gender and Migration in 21st Century Europe" report to their offering. Providing interdisciplinary and empirically grounded insights into the issues surrounding gender and migration into and within...
62 - The Hartford’s Research Finds U.S. Workers Plan To Take Time Off From Work But Not Spend Big On Vacation
SIMSBURY, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2009 - More than half of U.S. workers plan to use all of their paid time-off but are cutting back on vacation spending, according to research by The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: HIG). The Hartford’s Second Annual Time-off Survey also...
63 - World Economic Forum and Mercer Offer Strategies to Address the Challenge of Financing Retirement and Health Care in an Ageing World
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2009 - The World Economic Forum has just published Transforming Pensions and Healthcare in a Rapidly Ageing World: Opportunities and Collaboration Strategies with the support of Mercer and the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development). The...
64 - CWA District 9 Members Ratify AT&T West Contract
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2009 - Members of the Communications Workers of America at AT&T West have ratified a new three-year agreement by an overwhelming 3 to 1 margin. The settlement covers about 22,000 CWA-represented workers who work in California, Nevada and Hawaii...
65 - US Airways Pilots Lend Support to Striking Amerijet Pilots
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - The pilots of US Airways, represented by the US Airline Pilots Association (USAPA), wish to lend their support to the pilots of Amerijet, who officially went on strike last week following a collapse in negotiations after five years of contract...
66 - Unite Here Local 1: Fed up with Cuts, Workers Put Hotels on Notice: “We Won’t Sacrifice Our Health for Corporate Profit”
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - Union contracts covering 30 hotels and more than 6,000 workers in downtown Chicago expired on August 31, 2009. Contract negotiations between Unite Here Local 1, Chicago’s hospitality workers union, and the area’s largest hotel employers, Hyatt, Hilton...
67 - “Downsized Labor Day” to Honor Out-of-Work, Too: September 7 Called a “Bittersweet Holiday” this Year
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - In light of the challenging economy, Americans across the country are asked to express gratitude at their Labor Day gatherings for their jobs, as well as to remember and honor those who are out-of-work. “Downsized Labor Day, Monday, September 7, asks...
68 - Labor Day 2009: UFCW, Coalition Partners Announce New National Comprehensive Agenda Challenging Walmart to Change Corporate Practices for the Sake of the American Economy
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - UFCW International Vice President and Director Pat O’Neill today announced a new national comprehensive American values-driven agenda to hold Walmart accountable to its workers, our communities and the planet. He was joined by Nelson Lichtenstein...
69 - Unemployed Professionals Offered Chance to Receive Scholarship to Educational and Motivational Re-Branding YOU Conference
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - Re-Branding YOU™, a new initiative dedicated to educating and empowering the legions of unemployed professionals throughout the NY Metro Area, is offering a limited number of scholarships to help individuals re-brand themselves to prepare for a new...
70 - Slight Optimism on Overall Economic Outlook Seen
ROCHESTER, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - There is a slight sense of optimism this month regarding the economy, but that optimism has yet to extend to the current employment situation. Currently, just under half of Americans (46%) believe the economy will improve in the coming year while...
71 - Fed up with Cuts, Workers Put Hotels on Notice: “We Won’t Sacrifice Our Health for Corporate Profit”
Unite Here Local 1: WHAT: Press conference to discuss the expiration of citywide union hotel contracts (Aug. 31, 2009) and issues that have lead to the standoff between hotel companies and thousands of workers. WHO: Members of Unite Here Local 1, working in area hotels, and Local 1 President...
72 - Food and Commercial Workers Join Mexican Consul General to Launch Celebration of “Labor Rights Week” as Labor Day 2009 Approaches
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-August 31, 2009 - The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) is proud to partner with the Embassy of Mexico, the U.S. Department of Labor and allied organizations to promote the first “Semana de Derechos Laborales”, or Labor Rights Week, UFCW...
73 - White House Strategies Schwartz to Judge: iOme; Joins Choi, List, Kettl and Merzer
GREEN BAY, Wis.-(Business Wire)-August 30, 2009 - Laura Schwartz, principal at White House Strategies joins James Choi of Yale, John List of the University of Chicago, Don Kettl of the University of Maryland and author Martin Merzer as a judge for the iOme Challenge. iOme challenges US College...
74 - CWA Legacy Unit Reaches Tentative Agreement with AT&T
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2009 - CWA’s Communications and Technologies bargaining team has reached a tentative agreement with AT&T covering about 8,000 CWA-represented workers nationwide. “This agreement achieves our members’ key goal which was to improve employment security...
75 - Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and Stanford Hospital & Clinics Reach Contract Agreement with SEIU United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW)
STANFORD, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2009 - Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and Stanford Hospital & Clinics announce that the hospitals have reached a new contract agreement with employees represented by the SEIU United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW) union. The SEIU-UHW...
76 - CWA Legacy Unit Reaches Tentative Agreement with AT&T
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2009 - CWA’s Communications and Technologies bargaining team has reached a tentative agreement with AT&T covering about 8,000 CWA-represented workers nationwide. Details of the proposed agreement will be made available to members and locals tomorrow...
77 - Allied Pilots Association Lauds Agreement between Air Traffic Controllers, Federal Aviation Administration
FORT WORTH, Texas-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2009 - The Allied Pilots Association (APA), certified collective bargaining agent for the 11,500 pilots of American Airlines (NYSE: AMR), issued the following statement regarding the labor agreement the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA...
78 - Vicki Gaddy Joins BioNJ as Director of Workforce Development
TRENTON, N.J.-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2009 - BioNJ President Debbie Hart announced today that Vicki Gaddy, SPHR of Long Branch, NJ has been appointed Director of Workforce Development for BioNJ, the State’s biotechnology trade association. As Director of Workforce Development, Ms. Gaddy will be...
79 - Despite Tough Economy, Most Americans Happy on the Job, National Survey Finds
RICHMOND, Va.-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2009 - Americans are happy at work, just not as happy as they used to be. According to a just-released national survey – the third annual SnagAJob.com Labor Happiness Index – more than half of the U.S. workforce (58%) says they are happy on the job, but...
80 - College students can’t spell I R A …Now they’re going to create a new one? The iOme Challenge is On
GREEN BAY, Wis.-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2009 - Asking College Students for ideas on Retirement is akin to asking Baby Boomers ‘bout theirs:The Baby Boom Generation couldn’t spell IRA, either, apparently! Nevertheless, to inspire the new generation of US College Students to think seriously...
81 - Plumrose Settles Allegations of Labor Law Violations
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2009 - In the face of allegations that it had violated numerous federal laws, Plumrose USA has entered into a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Many workers at Plumrose, which processes deli meats and pork products at its...
82 - ALPA Calls for Temporary Ban on Battery Shipments on Airliners
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2009 - The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) is calling on the U.S. government to prohibit shipments of lithium batteries on passenger and all-cargo aircraft until new regulations are in place to ensure the safe transport of these hazardous...
83 - PSCA Offers Free Communication Program to 401(k) Plan Sponsors
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2009 - The Profit Sharing/401k Council of America (PSCA), announced that it is making their annual 401(k) Day communication and education campaign available free to plan sponsors throughout the country. “PSCA knows that plan sponsors want to communicate and...
84 - Whole Foods CEO’s Efforts to Undermine Obama Health Care Reform Draws Widespread Condemnation
CINCINNATI-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2009 - In response to a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed by Whole Foods’ Chief Executive Officer John Mackey, activists, consumers and labor groups around the country have been organizing in opposition to his efforts to undermine meaningful health care reform...
85 - Opinion Research Corporation Hosts “Unions, Employee Engagement and the Changing Workforce: How to Avoid Unions, Increase Productivity and Retain Your Top Performers Through Employee Engagement”
PRINCETON, N.J.-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2009 - Opinion Research Corporation (ORC), a leading global market research firm, will be hosting a half-day seminar titled “Unions, Employee Engagement and the Changing Workforce: How to Avoid Unions, Increase Productivity and Retain Your Top...
86 - Nationwide Study of Real-Time Internet Connection Speeds Shows U.S. Still Lags behind Other Advanced Nations, Posts Small Gains Last Two Years
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2009 - New research indicates that between 2007 and 2009, the average download Internet speed in the United States has increased by only 1.6 megabits per second (mbps), from 3.5 mbps in 2007 to 5.1 mbps in 2009. At this rate, it will take the United States 15...
87 - Seyfarth Shaw Welcomes Jack D. Todd as Partner and Kevin T. Brown as Of Counsel in the Atlanta Office
Seyfarth Shaw LLP, one of America’s leading full-service law firms, today announced that Jack D. Todd and Kevin T. Brown have joined the firm’s Atlanta office. Todd joins as a partner in the Intellectual Property Practice Group. Brown joins as of counsel in the Corporate & Finance Practice...
88 - Whole Foods CEO’s Efforts to Undermine Obama Health Care Reform Draws Widespread Condemnation
COLUMBUS, Ohio-(Business Wire)-August 24, 2009 - In response to a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed by Whole Foods’ Chief Executive Officer John Mackey, activists, consumers and labor groups around the country have been organizing in opposition to his efforts to undermine meaningful health care...
89 - Whole Foods CEO’s Efforts to Undermine Obama Health Care Reform Draws Widespread Condemnation
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-August 21, 2009 - In response to a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed by Whole Foods’ Chief Executive Officer John Mackey, activists, consumers and labor groups around the country have been organizing in opposition to his efforts to undermine meaningful health care...
90 - Littler Mendelson Recognized as a Leader in Female-Friendly Workplace Initiatives
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-August 21, 2009 - Littler Mendelson, P.C. (Littler), the nation's largest employment and labor law firm representing management, is proud to announce that it has been recognized as a leading law firm for women by two prominent publications. For the second year in a row...
91 - ACS, IBEW Reach Early Tentative Agreement in Contract Negotiations
ANCHORAGE, Alaska-(Business Wire)-August 20, 2009 - Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. (“ACS”) (NASDAQ:ALSK), Alaska's leading integrated communications provider, today announced it reached a tentative three-year agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local...
92 - Whole Foods CEO’s Efforts to Undermine Obama Health Care Reform Draws Widespread Condemnation
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-August 20, 2009 - In response to a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed by Whole Foods’ Chief Executive Officer John Mackey, activists, consumers and labor groups around the country have been organizing in opposition to his efforts to undermine meaningful health care reform...
93 - City of South Bend Supports Nanoelectronics Commercialization
SOUTH BEND, Ind.-(Business Wire)-August 20, 2009 - The City of South Bend has reiterated its vow to support commercialization of nanoelectronics research emanating from the Midwest Institute for Nanoelectronics Discovery (MIND), which concluded an important international research workshop on...
94 - ABC Members to Receive Support for Stimulus-Funded Construction Projects from Fringe Benefit Group
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-August 20, 2009 - Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) and Fringe Benefit Group (FBG) today announced that ABC has selected FBG to participate in its ABC Business Partner program. FBG will offer its retirement product, The Contractors Plan, to ABC member...
95 - AHF to File Cal/OSHA Complaints Over Porn Industry’s Blacklist on Condoms
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-August 20, 2009 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF): WHAT: Press Conference and Teleconference AHF to file Cal/OSHA Complaint over Porn Industry’s Blacklist on Condoms; Former Adult Film Actresses to Join AHF’s Call for Condoms in Porn WHEN: THURSDAY...
96 - Federal Guidelines Encourage Employers to Plan Now for Upcoming Influenza Season
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-August 19, 2009 - Department of Commerce (DOC) Secretary Gary Locke, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, and Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced new guidance for businesses to plan for and respond to the...
97 - Milwaukee Unemployed Get Much Needed Boost into Local Jobs from QuietAgent
MILWAUKEE-(Business Wire)-August 18, 2009 - The Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board (MAWIB), along with City of Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, today announced a ‘game-changing’ program for ensuring local unemployed workers have the best chance of being found. MAWIB has implemented the...
98 - UNITE HERE Local 11: LAX Workers Demand that Airport Commissioners Guarantee Good Jobs as Concessionaire Bidding Process Begins
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-August 17, 2009 - Over 400 LAX and Ontario airport concession workers packed the Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners meeting today demanding that any companies that are granted new concessions contracts provide good jobs for the thousands of workers employed at the...
99 - 5 Creative Ways to Find Work in a Tough Economy
-(Business Wire)-August 17, 2009 - Finding work in the current economic climate can be challenging, whether you are entry-level, or quite experienced in the workforce. It is an absolute must to think outside of the box in order to succeed in a job search. These five creative ways can help almost...
100 - IBEW Reaches Contract Settlement with AT&T
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill.-(Business Wire)-August 16, 2009 - The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) announced that it has reached a tentative three-year agreement with AT&T. The new agreement affects 10,000 IBEW members employed at AT&T in New England, New Jersey...
101 - DIR Enforcement Actions Find Violations of Labor Laws and Heat Regulations Grower, Construction Contractor Shut Down
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-August 14, 2009 - The Department of Industrial Relations identifies multiple violations of state laws during enforcement actions conducted by its Divisions of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) and Labor Standards Enforcement (Labor Commissioner). Cal/OSHA shut...
102 - Ohio Green Workforce Training Partnership Awarded $100,000 to Launch Weatherization Training Partnership in Cleveland
CLEVELAND-(Business Wire)-August 14, 2009 - United States Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined the National Community Action Foundation (NCAF) and ExxonMobil to award the Ohio Green Workforce Training Partnership with the inaugural grant from the NCAF ExxonMobil Weatherization Training Partnership...
103 - Amazon Defense Coalition: Chevron Using Deep Pockets to Manufacture “Proof” in $27 Billion Environmental Trial
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-August 13, 2009 - Chevron is using its deep pockets to hire three public relations firms to strengthen a misinformation campaign to evade a $27.3 billion judgment against the company in Ecuador for creating the worst oil-related contamination on earth in the Amazon...
104 - ELT Introduces First Online Training Course to Address Increased Union Organizing and EFCA
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-August 12, 2009 - Given increased union organizing activity and the anticipated passage of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), ELT, the leading specialists in ethics and workplace compliance training, today introduced the Positive Employee Relations & Union...
105 - Rouses Grocery Obstructs Free Speech, Interferes with Workers’ Right to Union Information
NEW ORLEANS-(Business Wire)-August 10, 2009 - Rouses grocery store in Louisiana is not behaving like a responsible neighborhood business. Instead, the company is clamping down on the first amendment right of workers, obstructing their right to express any interest in joining the UFCW. The grocer...
106 - CWA District 9 Reaches Tentative Agreement with AT&T West
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 10, 2009 - The CWA District 9 bargaining team has reached a tentative agreement with AT&T West covering about 23,000 CWA-represented workers in California, Nevada and Hawaii. CWA District 9 will hold contract explanation meetings with CWA locals on...
107 - UNITE HERE: Delaware North Airport Workers Ratify New Contract
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-August 8, 2009 - On August 7th, Unite Here members employed by Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Services (DNC-THS), the airport division of Delaware North, ratified by an overwhelming 98% margin a new collective bargaining agreement. This is a remarkable victory...
108 - CWA District 4 Members Ratify AT&T Midwest Contract
CLEVELAND-(Business Wire)-August 8, 2009 - Members of the Communications Workers of America at AT&T Midwest overwhelmingly ratified a new three-year agreement. The settlement covers 20,000 CWA-represented workers at AT&T Midwest, in CWA District 4. Negotiations are continuing for new...
109 - State Psychiatric Technicians Ask Californians to ‘Support Our Services’ at August 12 Sonoma Developmental Center Rally
-(Business Wire)-August 8, 2009 - California Association of Psychiatric Technicians: WHEN: Wednesday, August 12, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. WHERE: Sonoma Developmental Center, 15000 Arnold Dr., Eldridge, Calif.; front entrance. WHO: Members of the California Association of Psychiatric...
110 - UNITE HERE Local 11: Disney Hotel Workers Overwhelmingly Vote to Reject Disney’s Latest Contract Proposal
ANAHEIM, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 7, 2009 - A majority of Disney hotel workers voted to reject Disney’s most recent contract proposal that would have made health insurance largely unaffordable for many of the workers employed at the three Disney owned hotels. The final count in...
111 - Frontier Airlines and Teamsters Union Reach Agreement on Wage and Benefit Concessions
DENVER-(Business Wire)-August 6, 2009 - Frontier Airlines (OTCBB: FRNTQ)and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), Local 961, today announced entry into a consensual, long-term labor agreement and a comprehensive settlement of the Company’s litigation under Section 1113 of the...
112 - Advanced Technology Services Answers Federal Call to Action to Better Ensure Workplace Safety
PEORIA, Ill.-(Business Wire)-August 6, 2009 - As the position remains open for the head of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), officials from the Department of Labor are expressing their commitment to step up the government’s efforts to ensure workplace safety. Among the...
113 - UNITE HERE: Retired International Ladies Garment Workers Union Officers Speak Out
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-August 6, 2009 - Today, members of the Retired Officers of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union (ILGWU), an organization established by retired ILGWU officers and organizers more than 50 years ago, released an open letter to the American Labor Movement...
114 - Fairfax County EDA Works with 34 Businesses That Will Add Almost 800 Jobs to the Local Economy
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va.-(Business Wire)-August 6, 2009 - During the second quarter of 2009, the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA, www.FairfaxCountyEDA.org) provided services and resources to 34 businesses that will create 788 jobs in Fairfax County. Most of the companies that...
115 - Monster Employment Index Dips Slightly in July
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-August 6, 2009 - The Monster Employment Index edged down three points in July, as U.S. online recruitment activity eased slightly and inline with seasonal hiring patterns. Year-over-year, however, the Index fell by the least in four months, indicating additional...
116 - Delta Connection Pilots Reach Deal with Management
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-August 5, 2009 - After more than four and a half years of contract negotiations with management, the Pinnacle Airlines pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l., (ALPA) reached a tentative agreement with management on a new collective bargaining...
117 - Freelancers Union Announces 2009 NYC Candidate Endorsements
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-August 5, 2009 - Freelancers Union, a registered 501(c)(4) non-profit organization and the leading advocate for America’s independent workforce, announced its endorsements for the 2009 New York City elections. Among the candidates receiving the Freelancers Union...
118 - NMI (Non-Manufacturing Index) at 46.4%; July Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®; Business Activity Index at 46.1%; New Orders Index at 48.1%; Employment Index at 41.5%
TEMPE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-August 5, 2009 - Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector contracted in July, say the nation’s purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®. The report was issued today by Anthony Nieves, C.P.M., CFPM, chair of...
119 - WorldatWork Releases List of Top 10 Major Metro Areas for Getting a Raise
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-August 4, 2009 - WorldatWork, a global human resources association, announces its Top 10 List of Major Metro Areas for Getting a Raise in 2009. The list is based on the results of the annual WorldatWork Salary Budget Survey, the largest survey of its kind with more than...
120 - Johnston McLamb to Demo New Business Intelligence, Open Source and American Recovery & Reinvestment Solutions at First Ever Virtual FOSE
CHANTILLY, Va.-(Business Wire)-August 4, 2009 - Johnston McLamb will showcase demos of their new open source, visual business intelligence, and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) solutions at the first ever Virtual FOSE Conference & Expo on August 12. Johnston McLamb is a management...
121 - Aphios Awarded NIH Grant for CFI Virus and Pathogen Inactivation Technology for Blood Products and Biologics
WOBURN, Mass.-(Business Wire)-August 4, 2009 - Aphios Corporation today announced that it has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grant from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop CFI as a...
122 - Simonton Windows Calls 400+ Employees Back to Work
PARKERSBURG, W. Va.-(Business Wire)-August 3, 2009 - Simonton Windows®, one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of windows and patio doors, has offered employment back to all hourly employees laid off since late 2008. Due to economic and seasonal market conditions, a total of 402 full-time...
123 - ICF International Awarded US$920K Contract by India’s Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
FAIRFAX, Va.-(Business Wire)-August 3, 2009 - ICF International, Inc. (NASDAQ:ICFI), was recently awarded a new contract with the Petroleum Policy and Analysis Cell (PPAC) of India’s Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. ICF will provide technical support to the PPAC to prepare a conceptual study...
124 - Cal/OSHA Moves to Strengthen Heat Illness Prevention Regulations
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-July 31, 2009 - The Department of Industrial Relations’ (DIR) Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) today has filed a proposal with the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board to amend California’s first of its kind heat illness prevention...
125 - Statement from Labor and Workforce Development Agency Acting Secretary Regarding the Tentative Agreement Reached between BART and Its Unions
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 31, 2009 - Labor and Workforce Development Agency Acting Secretary Doug Hoffner issued the following statement regarding the tentative agreement reached by BART and three of it unions representing 2,700 employees. The tentative agreement must be ratified by...
126 - Federal Appellate Court Denies Effort by Tata America International to Dismiss Nationwide Class Action Lawsuit and Force Tata’s American Workers to Arbitrate Their Employment Law Claims in India
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-July 31, 2009 - Plaintiffs’ counsel announced today that in a unanimous ruling a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied the motion of Tata America International Corporation and its parent corporations Tata Consultancy Services, Ltd., and Tata...
127 - NRF Calls House Health Care Bill ‘Sure Recipe’ for Job Losses, Asks Lawmakers to Scrap Bill and Start Over
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-July 31, 2009 - The National Retail Federation today asked the House to scrap its controversial $1 trillion health care reform bill and start over, calling the measure “the biggest anti-stimulus legislation imaginable” and saying it would be a “sure recipe” for...
128 - Certiport and ETS Announce the Development of iCritical Thinking Certification Powered by ETS
TORONTO-(Business Wire)-July 31, 2009 - In response to the growing need for digitally literate workers and students with in-demand, applied ICT skills, Educational Testing Service and Certiport—the acknowledged leaders in educational assessment and certification—have developed a new...
129 - Top Ranking HUD Official to Tour Santa Ana Empowerment Zone
SANTA ANA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 30, 2009 - Ron Sims, Deputy Secretary for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, will tour Santa Ana on Aug. 3, to see firsthand the success of the City’s 10-year-old federal Empowerment Zone. Deputy Secretary Sims will arrive at 11 a.m. at...
130 - Asparity Helps Consumers Select Health Plans and Control Costs
DURHAM, N.C.-(Business Wire)-July 30, 2009 - Asparity Decision Solutions, a leading provider of decision support and data solutions in health care and employee benefits, reports that employees used its health plan selection tools during the 2009 open enrollment season to control their health care...
131 - Stimulus Money Creates at Least 22 Summer Jobs at Stanford Medical School
STANFORD, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 30, 2009 - At the start of his summer vacation, Alexander Craig couldn’t have told you much about the kidney, let alone medical science in general. “Dialysis?” he said. “I didn’t even know what that was.” But now, Craig can rattle off nephrology...
132 - Zurich in North America and The Associated General Contractors of America Unveil Highway Worker Safety Program to Help Reduce Highway Worker Injuries and Fatal Accidents
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-(Business Wire)-July 30, 2009 - With federal stimulus money paving the way for new highway construction nationwide, and more people driving versus flying during the summer vacation season, highway workers face increasing danger. To mitigate highway worker safety exposures, Zurich in...
133 - USAPA Champions Introduction of House Bill on Aviation Safety
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-(Business Wire)-July 30, 2009 - The House Subcommittee on Aviation, chaired by Congressman Jerry F. Costello, introduced a bill yesterday afternoon, the Airline Safety and Pilot Training Improvement Act of 2009, to improve safety and training practices for the airline industry. The...
134 - Poster Compliance Center Advises U.S. Employers That New Federal Minimum Wage Poster Is Not a Required Change
LAFAYETTE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 30, 2009 - The Poster Compliance Center Research Department advises U.S. employers that the July 2009 revision of the federal minimum wage poster recently issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is not a required change. “The 2007 revision of the minimum...
135 - President Obama to Meet with UFCW Members on Health Care
BRISTOL, Va.-(Business Wire)-July 29, 2009 - President Barack Obama will hold health care town hall meeting at the Bristol, Virginia, Kroger grocery store today – Wednesday, July 29 at 4:00 p.m. Workers at this store are members of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union...
136 - Personnel Concepts Advises Employers to Check That All Mandated Labor Law Posters Are Current
ONTARIO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 29, 2009 - Personnel Concepts, pacesetter in the labor law compliance industry, advises employers to use the occasion of the July 24 federal minimum wage hike to survey their mandated labor law posters and other notification instruments to ensure that all are...
137 - Peopleclick® Simplifies Affirmative Action Planning Management and OFCCP Compliance with CAAMS® 4
RALEIGH, N.C.-(Business Wire)-July 28, 2009 - Peopleclick, Inc., the leading global provider of talent acquisition and workforce compliance and diversity solutions, announced today at the National Industry Liaison Group (NILG) Annual Conference and Exposition in Atlanta, GA, the launch of...
138 - Littler Mendelson’s Robert Millman Named among Top Five Labor Lawyers in California by Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journals
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-July 27, 2009 - Littler Mendelson, P.C. (Littler), the nation's largest employment and labor law firm representing management, is proud to announce that Robert Millman, chairman of the Board of Directors at Littler and founding shareholder of Littler’s Los Angeles...
139 - Cal/OSHA Continues Enforcement During Times of High Heat
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-July 27, 2009 - The Department of Industrial Relations’ Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) continues to focus on heat illness prevention through increased enforcement and education this year. Since the current heat wave began on July 11, Cal/OSHA...
140 - Psychiatric Technicians ask Californians to ‘Support Our Services’ at Weekly Rallies at State Hospitals, Developmental Centers and Prisons
California Association of Psychiatric Technicians: WHEN: WEDNESDAY, JULY 29 – FAIRVIEW DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER 2501 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa; SATURDAY, AUGUST 1 – PORTERVILLE DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER Morton & D Streets, Porterville; WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5 – PATTON STATE HOSPITAL 3102 E...
141 - From Automotive to Robotics: SBA to Support Michigan’s Economic Transition
-(Business Wire)-July 24, 2009 - U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA): WHO: Karen G. Mills, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration; Event partners, co-hosts, and invited guests WHAT: The Michigan Automotive-Robotics Economic Cluster is the first clustering initiative supported...
142 - Obesity and Migraine Sufferers More Emotionally Traumatized than Those with Life-Threatening Conditions
GAINESVILLE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-July 23, 2009 - Need another reason to commit to a healthy diet and exercise? Think migraines are just headaches? Migraine and obesity sufferers feel more emotional pain than those dealing with life-threatening conditions like congestive heart failure, prostate...
143 - Economic Stimulus Package (ARRA) Providing Opportunity for Government Contractors; Fringe Benefit Group’s Prevailing Wage Plans Can Help Win Bids & Ensure Compliance
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-July 23, 2009 - The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) is a bright spot in what has been a gloomy construction forecast for U.S. contractors. Contractors are registering to bid on ARRA jobs in record numbers, which means competition is fierce, and...
144 - GE Achieves OSHA Safety Certification at Lewistown Facility
LEWISTOWN, Pa.-(Business Wire)-July 23, 2009 - Today, GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies’ facility on Industrial Park Dr. in Lewistown, Pa. celebrates achieving the U.S. Occupational, Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) STAR certification. Approval...
145 - UALPAPAE: NLRB Sides with Staff Union Against Union Employer
HERNDON, Va.-(Business Wire)-July 23, 2009 - UALPAPAE Unit 1, the unionized employees of the world’s largest pilots union, the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), scored another hit this week when, for the second time this month, the National Labor Relations Board’s general counsel...
146 - GE Achieves OSHA Safety Certification at Houston Facility
HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-July 23, 2009 - Today, GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies’ facility on Westpark Dr. in Houston, Tx. celebrates achieving the U.S. Occupational, Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) STAR certification. Approval into VPP STAR...
147 - AirTran Pilots Integral to Company’s 2nd Quarter Profits
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-July 22, 2009 - As AirTran Airways [NYSE:AAI] executives today announced a $78 million profit for the second quarter 2009, AirTran pilots began a new round of contract talks with its management. The pilots are approaching their fifth year without a new contract, and pilot...
148 - Segal Releases Study of Multiemployer Defined Contribution Plans
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-July 22, 2009 - To better understand the characteristics of multiemployer defined contribution (DC) plans, The Segal Company recently conducted the Segal Study of Multiemployer Defined Contribution Plans. According to David Brenner, a Segal Senior Vice President and author...
149 - Court Gives Final Settlement Approval to Wage and Hour Lawsuit by Washington Walmart Employees; One Month Left to File Claims
SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-July 22, 2009 - King County Superior Court Judge Julie Spector granted final approval on Monday to a settlement that resolves a class action lawsuit brought in 2001 by Walmart workers in Washington State who alleged they were deprived of meal and rest breaks and worked off...
150 - Stella D’oro Responds to Inaccurate Reports Regarding Bronx Bakery Operations
BRONX, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-July 22, 2009 - Stella D’oro Company today responded to recent misleading and inaccurate reports regarding its negotiations with the Bakery Confectionery Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Local 50 Union and the possible closure of the Company’s Bronx bakery...
151 - MSB Implements 24/7 Telephonic Account Look-Up Service for The Texas Driver Responsibility Program
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-July 21, 2009 - Municipal Services Bureau (MSB) is pleased to announce the successful implementation of an Account Look-up service, available 24 hours a day by telephone to surcharge customers in the Texas Department of Public Safety Driver Responsibility Program. The...
152 - Certiport to Induct U.S. Job Corps Director Esther Johnson into Champions of Digital Literacy Hall of Fame
SALT LAKE CITY-(Business Wire)-July 21, 2009 - Certiport today announced Dr. Esther Johnson, director of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Job Corps, will be recognized for her efforts in promoting digital literacy through earning industry certification. Johnson has been selected for...
153 - Intertek and ICC-ES® Collaborate To Reduce Turnaround Time of Evaluation Reports
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-July 20, 2009 - Intertek (LSE: ITRK), a global leader in testing, inspection and certification, along with the International Code Council Evaluation Service, Inc. (ICC-ES®), a leading provider of evaluation services for Building Products, today announces a working...
154 - InterContinental Chicago O’Hare to Sign New Union Contract
-(Business Wire)-July 20, 2009 - UNITE HERE Local 450 WHAT: Contract signing ceremony at the new InterContinental Chicago O’Hare Hotel. Workers, business & community leaders celebrate labor-management partnership. WHEN: Thursday, July 23, 2009 TIME: 10:00AM WHERE...
155 - UPDATE: NEW TIME ON MEDIA AVAILABILITY/Top Obama Administration Officials Hold Rural Health Community Forum
-(Business Wire)-July 19, 2009 - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki will host a rural health...
156 - CWA District 3, AT&T to Resume Bargaining on Monday, July 20
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-July 17, 2009 - Alert: CWA members to rally on Monday, July 20, at 11 am, outside AT&T Headquarters, 675 West Peachtree St., Atlanta The Communications Workers of America and AT&T Southeast (formerly BellSouth) will resume negotiations Monday, July 20, 2009 in...
157 - Communications Workers of America Urges Seattle Voters to Take Careful Look at Mayoral Candidates’ Records
SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-July 17, 2009 - Following is a statement by the Communications Workers of America encouraging Seattle voters to take a good look at the mayoral candidates’ records before they vote in the Aug. 18 primary: This year, Seattle residents have a real choice in the Democratic...
158 - CWA: House of Delegates Leaders, Members Call for Full Review of Proposed Telecom Deal
CHARLESTON, W.Va.-(Business Wire)-July 17, 2009 - House Speaker Richard Thompson and 30 other members of the House of Delegates are calling on the state Public Service Commission to make sure there is a full and comprehensive review of the proposed sale of landlines by Verizon to Frontier...
159 - EK Health Ahead of the Curve In California’s Proposed UR Physician License Mandate
SAN JOSE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 17, 2009 - While lawmakers debate whether California utilization-review physicians should hold a California medical license (AB 933), one company specializing in workers’ compensation utilization review (UR) is ahead of the curve. Currently, an in-state...
160 - Cyclone Power Technologies Responds to Rumors about “Flesh Eating” Military Robot
POMPANO BEACH, Fla.-(Business Wire)-July 17, 2009 - In response to rumors circulating the internet on sites such as FoxNews.com, FastCompany.com and CNET News about a “flesh eating” robot project, Cyclone Power Technologies Inc. (Pink Sheets:CYPW) and Robotic Technology Inc. (RTI) would like...
161 - Labor Community Mourns Passing of Sacramento’s Obie V. Brandon
ROSEVILLE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 17, 2009 - Sacramento labor leader Obie V. Brandon passed away on July 16 after a long illness. He was 66. “Obie Brandon was a powerful voice for working families in California,” Jacques Loveall, president of UFCW 8-Golden State, said. Brandon, a...
162 - Unite Here: Bad Day in Court for SEIU Vice-President Raynor
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-July 16, 2009 - SEIU VP Bruce Raynor may need to find a new legal team after today’s hearing before Judge George Daniels in the Federal District Court of Manhattan. Tom Kennedy, Raynor’s chief legal architect behind the secession plan, was actually billing Unite Here for...
163 - Towers Perrin Launches Health Care Reform Website
-(Business Wire)-July 16, 2009 - Towers Perrin: WHAT: As the health care reform effort ramps up in Congress, Towers Perrin’s health care experts are tracking the movements of the proposals circulating on the Hill and analyzing what the potential outcomes could mean for the nation’s...
164 - CWA: Frontier Communications’ Plan to Cut Service Hours Will Hurt Consumers
CHARLESTON, W.Va.-(Business Wire)-July 16, 2009 - The Communications Workers of America is criticizing Frontier Communications for its plan to cut customer service and support by 10 percent, furloughing employees for at least two days per month for the remainder of the year. The cuts will affect...
165 - Lost F-22 Opportunity, Says Strategy Analytics
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-July 16, 2009 - The Strategy Analytics Advanced Defense Systems (ADS) service report, “Electronic Component Demand Scenarios for the Lockheed Martin F-22,” concludes that there is a strong case for continued production of the F-22 beyond 2011 and extended through to...
166 - Research Alert: Four out of Five Companies Can’t Forecast Cash Flow, Study from the Hackett Group/ REL and the NACT Reveals
ATLANTA & LONDON-(Business Wire)-July 16, 2009 - Four out of five of the world’s largest companies are unable to accurately forecast mid-term cash flow, according to a new study from The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:HCKT), its REL working capital division, and the National Association of...
167 - Small Business Action Committee Launches “Hold the Line” TV Ad Today; Urges Legislators to Hold the Line Against Special Interests
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 15, 2009 - As unions protest today at the State Capitol, a new television ad, “Hold the Line” was released today that explains that they just want to spend more. The ad calls on legislators to pass a balanced budget with no new taxes – not listen to...
168 - CWA: House Health Care Bill Vital Step Toward Health Care for All
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-July 15, 2009 - The Communications Workers of America applauds and endorses the legislation crafted by the House Committees on Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means that will achieve guaranteed affordable health care for all of us. The...
169 - Sustainable Workplace Means Addressing Employee Well-being, Too, According to Stanford Business School Research
STANFORD, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 15, 2009 - Corporate practices are affecting not just polar bears and wetlands, but also may be killing human beings, says Stanford Graduate School of Business faculty member Jeffrey Pfeffer. As reported in today’s Stanford Knowledgebase the concept of...
170 - AT&T-West Workers, Months Without a Contract, Rally for Idol Fans’ Support
-(Business Wire)-July 15, 2009 - Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO: WHAT: This Thursday, workers employed by AT&T will hold a march and rally to ensure that their jobs remain good middle class jobs. The action will begin with about 600 workers who will gather outside the AT&T-West...
171 - Troubled Pittsburgh Economy Doing Better than Most, According to Pittsburgh Regional Indicator Project
PITTSBURGH-(Business Wire)-July 15, 2009 - While the Pittsburgh region has certainly been hit hard by the recession, new data released today indicates that the economic news here is better in many ways than that from other parts of the country. Unemployment, bankruptcy and housing prices are grim...
172 - JBS-Swift Workers in Utah Ratify First Union Contract
HYRUM, Utah-(Business Wire)-July 15, 2009 - Workers at the JBS-Swift plant in Hyrum, Utah, last evening voted overwhelmingly to ratify their first-ever union contract. The more than 1,100 workers of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 711 at the JBS-Swift Beef Plant (known locally as...
173 - Communications Workers of America and AT&T Announce Tentative Agreement in Midwest Contract Negotiations
WASHINGTON & DALLAS-(Business Wire)-July 15, 2009 - The Communications Workers of America and AT&T Inc. today announced that a tentative agreement has been reached in the Core Wireline contract negotiations covering approximately 18,500 employees in CWA District 4 (AT&T’s Midwest...
174 - UNITE HERE Local 11: Thousands of Disney Workers and Delegates to National Episcopalian Convention March On Disneyland
ANAHEIM, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 15, 2009 - Hundreds of delegates of the National Episcopalian Convention taking place in Anaheim this week took to the streets with hundreds of Disney workers and their supporters to protest Disney’s proposal that would make health insurance unaffordable for...
175 - Income at Risk: Unemployment Reaches Nine-Month High for Those with Disabilities, Reports Allsup
BELLEVILLE, Ill.-(Business Wire)-July 15, 2009 - Unemployment for people with disabilities reached its highest rate in nine months, according to a quarterly study by Allsup, a leading provider of Social Security disability, financial and Medicare-related services to people with disabilities. At...
176 - Adults in Five Largest European Countries and the U.S. Say Recession Will Last at Least One More Year
ROCHESTER, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-July 15, 2009 - A new Financial Times/Harris Poll finds that very few adults in the five largest European countries and the U.S. believe the recession in their countries will end in the next six months (between 6% in the U.S. and Germany and 2% in Great Britain). A...
177 - Personnel Concepts Advises Wisconsin Employers of Need to Update Minimum Wage, FMLA Posters
ONTARIO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 15, 2009 - Wisconsin has joined nearly two dozen other states in moving rapidly to match the new federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour beginning July 24, while at the same time updating and clarifying regulations for its Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA...
178 - Personnel Concepts Advises New Jersey Employers Of Need to Update State Minimum Wage Posters
ONTARIO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 15, 2009 - New Jersey will be raising its statewide minimum wage to $7.25 on July 24, up from $7.15, to coincide with an identical increase in the federal minimum wage the same day, Personnel Concepts advises employers throughout the Garden State. The new rate...
179 - Personnel Concepts Updates Its Virginia Labor Law Poster to Include Newly Mandated EITC Notification
ONTARIO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 15, 2009 - Personnel Concepts, pacesetter and pioneer in the labor law compliance industry, advises employers in Virginia that the state has mandated workplace posting of information about the Earned Income Tax Credit program for low- to moderate-income wage...
180 - Personnel Concepts Advises of Minimum Wage Increase in Maryland to Match July 24 Federal Rate
ONTARIO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 15, 2009 - Personnel Concepts, pacesetter and pioneer in the labor law compliance industry, advises employers that the Maryland minimum wage will rise on July 24, 2009, in stride with the scheduled federal minimum wage increase. On the same day that the federal...
181 - Delaware Minimum Wage Going Up July 24; Personnel Concepts Updates Its Poster to Match
ONTARIO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 15, 2009 - Moving to match the new federal minimum wage of $7.25 that takes effect July 24, Delaware has increased its minimum wage from $7.15 to the federal level effective the same day, Personnel Concepts advises employers in the state. Minimum wage posters...
182 - Small & Disabled Veteran Businesses Power California Economy
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 14, 2009 - A new study details the financial impact of the state’s efforts to increase small and disabled veteran business enterprise participation in the state’s goods and services purchasing. The analysis of results from the 2006-07 fiscal year shows how...
183 - Business Roundtable Statement on President Obama’s Announcement on Job Training and Community Colleges
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-July 14, 2009 - “Business Roundtable commends President Obama for underscoring the importance of ongoing job training in keeping America’s workforce competitive in the global marketplace,” said William D. Green, chairman & CEO of Accenture and Chair of Business...
184 - PCMA Vows Continued Support for Real Biogenerics Reform Despite Committee Vote
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-July 14, 2009 - In response to last night’s U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee vote to allow biologic drugs 12 years of market protection before generic versions can compete, the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) launched a...
185 - David T. Scheffman, Former Senior Federal Trade Commission Official, Joins Cornerstone Research as Senior Advisor
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-July 14, 2009 - Cornerstone Research, a leading provider of economic and financial consulting and expert testimony, is pleased to announce the addition of David T. Scheffman, a former Director of the Bureau of Economics, U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), as a Senior...
186 - Housing Costs and Local Spending Top Concerns Among State of Washington’s Citizens
LANSING, Mich.-(Business Wire)-July 14, 2009 - Washington State citizens rate management of local governments and economic health as driving concerns. When asked specifically about local government, citizens were most dissatisfied with how local governments communicate and spend tax dollars...
187 - Monster Worldwide Schedules Conference Call and Webcast to Discuss Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-July 14, 2009 - Monster Worldwide, Inc., (NYSE:MWW) today announced that the Company will release second quarter financial results for the period ended June 30, 2009, on Thursday, July 30, 2009 following the close of the market. On the same day, management will conduct a...
188 - CWA: National Labor Coordinating Committee Meets with President Obama on Worker Rights, Health Care Reform
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-July 13, 2009 - The Communications Workers of America was one of the 11 member unions of the National Labor Coordinating Committee at today’s meeting at the White House with President Obama. “We appreciate the opportunity to meet with President Obama today to discuss...
189 - NAHB Applauds Senate Confirmation of Stevens as FHA Commissioner
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-July 13, 2009 - The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) today applauded Senate confirmation of David Stevens as head of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). “During this time of market uncertainty, NAHB believes that it is essential to have a strong and...
190 - Faulty Appraisal Process Harming Housing and the Economy, Says NAHB
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-July 13, 2009 - Twenty-six percent of builders are seeing signed sales contracts fall through the cracks because appraisals on their homes are coming in below the contract sales price, according to a nationwide survey conducted by the National Association of Home...
191 - Alliance of Fortune 500 Companies Offers Free Job Recruitment Service to Help Get Americans Back to Work
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-July 13, 2009 - As U.S. unemployment rates near an all time high, unemployed workers need quick and efficient ways to match their skills with open job opportunities. To facilitate the connection between job seekers and employers, AllianceQ today announced the launch of...
192 - SBA Forms Strategic Alliance with Vista Chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-July 10, 2009 - Ruben Garcia, the San Diego district director of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), signed a strategic alliance memorandum today with Maria Lopez Flores, President/CEO of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP...
193 - CWA: Little Rock Rally, March to State Capitol to Put Focus on Employee Free Choice
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-July 10, 2009 - Hundreds of Arkansas workers, ministers, union leaders, and faith and civil rights activists will rally outside Little Rock’s Central High School, then march to the State Capitol in a call to elected officials to support workers’ rights and the Employee...
194 - UFCW Statement Regarding Unfounded Accusations by Bashas’
PHOENIX-(Business Wire)-July 10, 2009 - “The new accusations made against the UFCW by Bashas’ are, quite simply, false. The UFCW and the hundreds of Bashas’ employees we represent want nothing more than to see Bashas’ become a stronger, more competitive company. “Unfortunately, Bashas...
195 - Lawsuit Filed by Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP Against Bank of America for Alleged Failure to Pay Overtime Wages
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-(Business Wire)-July 9, 2009 - Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP and Donelon, P.C. recently filed a lawsuit against Bank of America, N.A. on behalf of bank tellers and personal bankers for allegedly unpaid wages and overtime worked at company bank branches across the country. The lawsuit was...
196 - RMC2 Launches State-of-the-Art Website http://www.rmcsquared.com
MIAMI-(Business Wire)-July 9, 2009 - RMC2, a division of Republic Metals Corporation, announces the launch of http://www.rmcsquared.com. The interactive website focuses on new business generation and retention; directed at coin dealers, pawnbrokers, jewelers and similar organizations. It blends...
197 - The National Law Journal’s Marcia Coyle to Join PBS Team for Sotomayor Confirmation Hearing Broadcasts
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-July 9, 2009 - The National Law Journal said today that Marcia Coyle, Washington bureau chief for the publication, will join the on-air PBS team covering the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. PBS will present live, gavel-to-gavel coverage of...
198 - The Florida Hotel and Conference Center Earns Prestigious Inner Circle Award by Association Meetings Magazine
ORLANDO, Fla.-(Business Wire)-July 9, 2009 - Readers of Association Meetings magazine named The Florida Hotel and Conference Center, a member of WORLDHOTELS, First Class Collection of hotels and resorts as a coveted Inner Circle Award winner. Superior service, versatile function space, excellent...
199 - Business Productivity Expert Pat Lynch Provides Tips to Prevent Employees from Becoming Collateral Damage in the Labor-Management Battle
LONG BEACH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 8, 2009 - Whatever the outcome of the current desperate tug-of-war between unions and management, exemplified by the battle over passage of the proposed Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), one thing seems clear: employees will become collateral damage...
200 - The Law Offices of Steven R. Young Announce Jury Award of $8.4 Million Against Baby Trend Inc., for Wrongfully Firing Its Top Salesperson
SANTA ANA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 8, 2009 - An Orange County, California jury found that Baby Trend Inc.’s firing of its top sale person for complaining that Baby Trend was withholding his compensation violated public policy and awarded damages in excess of $8.4 million, reports the Law...
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