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Up for debate: Decouple health insurance from employment
Change of SubjectHere's another one: Our tax system greatly advantages employer-provided health-care coverage, and Obamacare places health-care provision obligations onto large employers. But with the other Obamacare reforms protecting those with existing conditions... -
It's A Gray Area: Government is meddling in health care
Since my last column about health care appeared in this space, the system has continued to gallop toward disaster. Today, under the federal government's "leadership," we often pay several times more in the United States for the same prescription drugs...Tags: Health Insurance, Government Health Care, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Politics, Health Insurance Cost
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Disneyland's Space Mountain temporarily closed amid safety review
Disneyland’s popular Space Mountain roller coaster and another ride are temporarily closed after the company received citations from state regulators last week that prompted a review of its employee safety protocols, a spokeswoman said Sunday....
Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Employees, Tourism and Leisure Industry, Career and Workplace, Space Mountain
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Health insurance options for same-sex couples
Health insurance for married individuals is complicated enough these days without the pitfalls faced by many same-sex couples nationwide. Silver Lake residents David Michael Barrett and husband Mark Peters were married in 2008 during the brief period in...
Tags: Health Insurance, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Same-Sex Marriage, Crime, Law and Justice, Gays and Lesbians
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Toxic waste in Severn wells investigated
Groundwater contamination from toxic waste dumped decades ago at a nearby factory in the Severn area has prompted widespread testing of residential wells and put eight homes on bottled water, state officials said. The eight households have been...
Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Politics, Science and Technology, Johns Hopkins University, Environmental Issues
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Washington County employee health benefits to cost slightly more
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comWith health care costs on the rise, Washington County employees will be paying about 10 percent more on average for their share, starting July 1, county officials said Tuesday. The county Board of Commissioners unanimously approved proposed health...Tags: Diabetes, Employees, Health Insurance Cost, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Career and Workplace
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Mich. unions remember workers killed on the job
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Union leaders, workers and lawmakers are calling for better protections to prevent workplace injuries and deaths in Michigan. Michigan State AFL-CIO President Karla Swift led the event at Wentworth Park on Monday for...Tags: Employees, Rick Snyder, Memorial Day, AFL-CIO, Career and Workplace
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Doran Street crossing upgrade coming
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has cobbled together $40 million to build either an underpass or overpass that would improve safety conditions at one of the most dangerous railroad crossings along the Glendale-Los Angeles...
Tags: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Transportation, Science and Technology, Railway Transportation, Google Inc.
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State Announces New System For Crash Reporting To Improve Traffic Safety
A new traffic safety initiative will allow the state to map data from crash reports, illustrating, for example, traffic trends to show where cyclists are most likely to get hit by a car or which areas have a high prevalence of drunk driving. Proponents...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Electronics, Science and Technology, Disasters and Accidents, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Steelworkers to vote on proposed 6-year contract with Caterpillar
— The United Steelworkers union will vote Tuesday on a proposed six-year contract with Caterpillar Inc. that would freeze wages, increase contributions to health care costs and offer senior employees fewer protections. The proposed agreement covers...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Unemployment, Wage Contract Issues, Politics, Bucyrus International Inc.
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Florida's taking a risky path, making environment vulnerable
On one point we can all agree — everyone wants a robust and stable economy that affords opportunities for jobs and economic prosperity. However, we won't achieve that objective by killing the goose that laid the golden egg. Florida's natural...Tags: Natural Resources, Environmental Politics, Environmental Pollution, Natural Resource Industry, Conservation
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Workers killed, injured on the job remembered at ceremony
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comLabor leaders from across the state gathered in Hagerstown on Monday to remember workers who have been killed or injured on the job. The annual event, known as Workers Memorial Day, was attended by about 40 people at the Central Maryland AFL-CIO Labor...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Roxbury, Memorial Day, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013), Mack Trucks, Inc.
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