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Council votes to bid out employee benefits contract
The City Council voted Tuesday to invite brokerages that service city employees' medical benefits to bid for a contract with Laguna Beach. Representatives of two city employee associations convinced the City Council to reject a staff recommendation to...Tags: Politics, Insurance, Elections
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Disneyland's Space Mountain remains closed for safety repairs
Disneyland's Space Mountain remains closed for safety repair work, two weeks after state regulators cited the park for hazards to maintenance workers on the outside of the attraction. Disneyland officials, who said they have no estimate on when the ride...
Tags: Space Mountain, Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Trips and Vacations, Amusement and Theme Parks
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New Contract Gives Raises To 35 New Britain Employees
The Hartford CourantThe city approved a new contract Wednesday that gives 3 percent raises to 35 employees for this fiscal year and the next. The contract had already been approved by Local 1303, AFSME. Karen Levine, the city's personnel director, said the union represents...Tags: Employees, New Britain, Unions, Career and Workplace
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Explosion in West, Texas, causes few hard feelings
WEST, Texas — A week after a fertilizer plant explosion killed 14 residents, injured more than 150 others and leveled scores of homes, one emotion is notably absent here among citizens and officials alike: outrage. "Water under the bridge," said...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Disasters and Accidents, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013), Employment, Fines
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Salisbury Viaduct to undergo safety inspection
DAILY AMERICAN REPORTERFor the first time in 13 years the Salisbury Viaduct will undergo a safety inspection. The Somerset County commissioners unanimously approved a proposal for engineering services from The EADS Group of Somerset for $25,200 to inspect the 101-year-old...Tags: Prisons, Science and Technology, Voting, Technology, Friedens
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Man killed in Oklahoma industrial accident was from Springfield
cbrewer@schurz.comALTUS, Okla. - A worker killed in an industrial accident in Oklahoma has been identified as a man from Springfield. Authorities say 57-year old Mark Rooney died in the accident on Tuesday afternoon at the Planters Cooperative grain elevator in Altus....Tags: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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Speakers Explore Changing Roles, New Options For Small Businesses Wrestling With Health Reform
The Hartford CourantDr. Murray Buttner said America's health insurance system is treated as though it's prepaid health care. People expect to have all of their medical services covered by insurance, which is like expecting auto coverage to pay for oil changes or homeowner's...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Insurance, Medical Procedures and Tests, Employment, Internists
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Workers hope to win by losing
Being labeled the biggest loser in junior high is generally not a good thing. But for Ryan Martin, a teacher's aide at Glen Crest Middle School in Glen Ellyn, being the "Biggest Loser" is a great thing. Martin dropped 28 pounds over eight weeks to win...
Tags: Prices, Physical Fitness and Exercise, The Biggest Loser (tv program), Healthy Diet, Flu
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Time for public employee unions to pick up the tab
For more than half of my 38 years in the news business, I've been a member of a union, though I'm not currently. And my late father was a proud Teamster for decades. So I appreciate the goods that unions deliver to nearly 15 million members in the...
Tags: Politics, Layoffs and Downsizing, Public Employees, Government
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Employer health premiums rose 170% in California in last decade
Premiums for employer health insurance in California jumped 170% over the last decade, more than five times the 32% increase in the state's inflation rate. That escalation in premiums has taken a toll on employers' willingness to offer health benefits,...
Tags: Employees, Healthcare Laws, Employment Opportunities, Employment, Crime, Law and Justice
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OSHA: Metra owes employee in whistleblower case
Tribune reporterThe U.S. Labor Department says Metra violated federal law by retaliating against an employee who complained about safety and has ordered the commuter rail agency to give the whistle-blower $38,000 in overtime pay. The 22-year Metra employee,...Tags: Employees, Labor Legislation, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Career and Workplace, Metra
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Staying with meaningful stories
It has been more than two years since Declan Sullivan’s death made headlines, but the story has continued along surprising lines. It was a national story back in October 2010, as most stories involving the University of Notre Dame football team...
Tags: Chicago Tribune, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, University of Notre Dame, Health and Safety at School, Colleges and Universities
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