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Man Injured While Working On Busway
The Hartford CourantA construction worker was injured Wednesday morning when he fell about 10 feet and hit his head, fire officials said. The man was working on the Hartford-New Britain busway, which is known officially as CTfastrak. The accident happened about 7 a.m. near...Tags: New Britain, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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US Senate confirms Tavenner as Medicare/Medicaid chief
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Marilyn Tavenner, a former nurse and hospital company executive, as the first full-fledged administrator for the Medicare and Medicaid healthcare programs since 2006. In a rare show of...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Government Health Care, Kathleen Sebelius, Crime, Law and Justice, Washington, DC
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Shuster: Time to repeal Obamacare
As we approach the summer months, we get closer and closer to 2014 and the dreaded launch of Obamacare. We still face major uncertainty in how this massive takeover of health care will actually work. Families and small businesses in the 9th District don'...Tags: Government Health Care, Lawyers, Medicare, Barack Obama, Crime, Law and Justice
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WRAPUP 4-U.S., European groups divided on how to improve Bangladesh factories
ReutersBy Jessica Wohl and Nivedita Bhattacharjee May 15 (Reuters) - A trans-Atlantic divide between European and U.S. retailers over how best to respond to fatal disasters in Bangladesh textile factories split wide open on Wednesday, with U.S. retailers...Tags: Gap Inc., Hennes & Mauritz AB, National Government, Unions, Tommy Hilfiger
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York School Board weighs teacher cuts, health benefits
YORK — Plans for how the York County School Board is going to cut $1.74 million from its proposed 2014 budget are taking shape, with the board eyeing a reduction of six teachers and a switch to a cheaper health insurance plan. The School Board...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Employees, Health Insurance, Prices, Teaching and Learning
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Burbank employee raises to save city money via higher pension contributions
Roughly 100 Burbank employees are slated to receive raises this coming fiscal year after a city-commissioned survey showed their salaries were well below average when compared to those in a dozen other local cities, officials said. Officials say the move...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Interior Policy, Google Inc., Politics
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Mary Sanchez: Responsibility for Asian sweatshop safety lies with us, too
Another apparel factory has collapsed in a poor Asian country, killing three workers, and I fear I'm partly to blame. The evidence of my complicity sits idle on the landing, next to a tennis racquet. Asics shoes. My adored new pair, so light, makes it...Tags: Walmart, Manufacturing and Engineering, Heavy Engineering, Consumers, Labor Legislation
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Texas firefighters focused concern on toxic gases
WEST, Texas (AP) — When they saw 30-foot flames licking the sky inside a massive fertilizer plant, firefighters in this tiny Texas town rushed to evacuate nearby buildings and raced to spray water on tanks of chemicals, hoping to prevent a...
Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Crime, Law and Justice, Chemical Industry, Companies and Corporations, Fertilizer
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WRAPUP 2-Wal-Mart checks Bangladesh factories; retailer accord elusive
ReutersBy Jessica Wohl May 15 (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc stepped up Bangladesh factory inspections while U.S. and European retailers pursued separate accords to try to prevent another disaster in a garment industry where more than 1,200 workers have died...Tags: Gap Inc., Hennes & Mauritz AB, Consumer Goods Industries, Companies and Corporations, Career and Workplace
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For Wal-Mart, should healthcare be a cost of doing business?
Big employers beware -- some California lawmakers want to pressure you to extend health insurance to virtually everyone who lands on your payroll, even part-timers who work less than two hours a day. That's one of the effects that a bill by...
Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Government Health Care, Employment, Crime, Law and Justice, Personal Income
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More than a dozen retailers sign on to safety pact; most US brands look for alternatives
AP Retail WriterNEW YORK (AP) — While several more global clothing chains on Tuesday were announcing that they agreed to a historic pact to improve factory conditions in Bangladesh, U.S. retailers were scrambling to come up with their own safety plans. A total...Tags: Gap Inc., Tesco plc, Personal Service, Hennes & Mauritz AB, Crime, Law and Justice
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Dangers on the job have one group taking action
selzie@kspr.comBRANSON, Mo. - For some workers taking extreme risks is all a part of the job but sometimes it can lead to injuries or even death. According to the Safety Council of the Ozarks working in construction poses one of the biggest safety threats, but even...Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, Labor Legislation, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Career and Workplace
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