The U.S. Senate this evening passed S. 181, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, after defeating an amendment submitted by Republican Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. This EEOC photo is from a series of anti-discrimination public service announcements featuring Wynton Marsalis.
"The biggest surprise was the steady and sustained progress. That can probably be explained by the social incentives and support from personal goals and achievements that had direct impact on team success," said lead researcher Rod Dishman, a professor of exercise science in the UGA College of Education.
The Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission posted the guidelines for such workers, who must make a good-faith effort to find light duty work to continue receiving disability payments.
When offered a list of potential taxes that could be used to pay for expanding health insurance for the uninsured, the only options in the national survey with majority support were those likely to impact the fewest people, in particular, smokers and the wealthy.
According to survey findings by global professional services firm Towers Perrin, nearly two-thirds of U.S. workers believe they face a much greater risk that they won't be able to afford to retire when they want to.
A new study in the National Safety Council's Journal of Safety Research advances the field and effective use of behavioral safety by identifying key knowledge gaps that warrant additional research. The study, by Oliver Wirth, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and Sigurdur Oli Sigurdsson, pinpoints areas where increased data can enhance behavior-based injury-prevention interventions and improve occupational safety and health.
The chemical company said 2008 was the best year in its history for safety, with $83 million spent on EHS programs and an additional $57 million going to capital improvements related to EHS.
The "blog master," Neil Rankin, director of employer services at ARSI, will be posting regularly, the company says.
This interpretation reflects the agency's understanding that computers are more common in the workplace now than when most OSHA standards were written.
About 130,000 victims reported that they had been fired or asked to leave their job because of the stalking.
The sessions are intended to give the importing and filing community a basic understanding of how to fulfill the new requirements of the Importer Security Filing and Additional Carrier Requirements interim final rule.
"The need for educated and passionate new safety professionals is stronger than ever, since the majority of our experienced professionals are now phasing into retirement," said Chapter President Geri Cooley, MS, REM, CSP.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce denounced the votes, with Labor Policy VP Randy Johnson saying, "We're confident the Senate will recognize that these bills sweep much more broadly than their proponents contend and that this is nothing more than a giveaway to the trial bar."
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a ruling that found AT&T guilty of illegally firing two employees for attending a Jehovah’s Witness convention.
The Feb. 17-18 conference at the National Labor College will examine challenges of the nation's aging workforce and begin developing approaches to help workers maintain good health as they age. Construction workers and others who perform taxing physical labor are a special focus of the conference.
In fiscal year 2008, the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) won a record $67,510,982 in back pay, salary, and benefits for an unprecedented 24,508 American workers who had been subjected to unlawful employment discrimination.
The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered American Airlines Inc. to reimburse a pilot who was retaliated against for reporting that he was too sick to fly. American Airlines rejected medical documentation that the pilot provided in accordance with American's internal policy, and later deducted sick pay that had already been paid from the pilot's paycheck.
The House of Representatives votes this week on equal pay for women and reversing the U.S. Supreme Court's Ledbetter pay discrimination decision. Labor secretary-designate Hilda Solis, shown here, has a confirmation hearing Friday and "I'm sure she will be confirmed," U.S. Chamber of Commerce Labor Policy VP Randy Johnson said today.
The National Safety Council (NSC) is introducing two new versions of its OSHA Walkthrough for Industry training program. Like the original program, these versions are designed for educating new employees or refreshing the expertise of seasoned staff.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. have signed a Universal Agreement to Mediate (UAM) to informally resolve workplace disputes through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) prior to an EEOC investigation or potential litigation. The UAM applies to 56 Cracker Barrel establishments throughout Florida.