SSM Health Care, a medical corporation comprised of seven health care centers and hospitals in the St. Louis area, has paid more than $1.7 million in back wages following a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) investigation by the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division.
The May 12 meeting at a hotel near Baltimore and Washington will bring experts together to seek solutions to a problem that may afflict as many as 28 percent of commercial drivers. An indication of the federal interest in this issue is the fact NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman will deliver a May 11 keynote speech.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is asking its Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee to advise on a draft rulemaking to be ready by next July.
Announced Dec. 3, the "Tools for America's Job Seekers Challenge" will connect workers with online career resources and allow them to review the offerings.
Eurofresh Inc. of Willcox, Ariz., has reached an agreement with the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division to pay $937,460 in back wages and interest to 587 U.S. workers following an investigation into company practices related to hiring temporary, non-immigrant, foreign agricultural workers.
The new live series of webinars from the agency's Community Preparedness Division are free to the first 500 visitors who enter the Web site at the time of the event.
"[W]e as safety professionals are part of the 'triple bottom line,'" said webcast presenter and Global Solutions Inc. President Kathy A. Seabrook, referring to the economic, environmental, and social components that make up businesses' corporate social responsibility and sustainability initiatives.
Strongest leaders know that real Safety
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The pair's schemes were brought to court as part of the Medicare Fraud Strike Force, which, since March 2007, has obtained indictments of more than 331 individuals and organizations that collectively have billed the Medicare program for more than $720 million.
The inaugural event, designed for buyers and sellers of employee engagement products and services, will help attendees and exhibitors get to know one another as they engineer new ways to use rewards and recognition to drive performance, EEA says.
This second and final grant increment, awarded to the state's Department of Workforce Services, will fund strategies to minimize the time BRAC-impacted workers are unemployed and assist them in upgrading their skills to attract potential employers, the department said.
Stevie Awards, produced by the creators of the American Business Awards, are designed to recognize the accomplishments of outstanding women executives, business owners, and the companies they run.
The Web site serving as ground central for the campaign includes tips on alternatives to handshaking and articles such as "History of the Handshake," "Famous People Who Don't Shake Hands," and "How Many Men Wash Their Hands After Using Toilet."
On the question of public spending to tackle climate change, the majority of UK consumers indicated that providing health care and fighting crime should be a higher priority.
According to EEOC data, the percentage of men filing sexual harassment charges with the federal agency and state/local government agencies nationwide has increased over the past decade from 12 to 16 percent of all charges involving sexual harassment.
About 900,000 servicemembers will be involved during a three-year period, with 100,000 new recruits surveyed annually and followed over time.
Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis recently announced nearly $55 million in green job grants, as authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The grants will support job training and labor market information programs to help workers, many in underserved communities, find jobs in expanding green industries and related occupations.
Dr. Pamela Hymel, the association's president, warned her members that EEOC may conclude wellness programs provided through group health plans are not voluntary if incentives to participate are involved, which could severely restrict their use by employees.
Managers take note: a flexible workplace can make employees, their families, and their workplaces healthier and happier, according to recent studies conducted by industrial organizational psychologists.
States are required to notify OSHA whether they intend to adopt policies and procedures identical to today’s Instruction or adopt or maintain different policies and instructions for conducting inspections to minimize high to very high risk occupational exposures to the virus identified as 2009 H1N1 influenza.