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GRAPHIC: What's Made Using Child Or Slave Labor?

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Slave Labor, India, Video, US Department of Labor, Apple, Child Labor, Brazil, Microsoft, Foxconn, National Post, Forced Labor, China, Business News

It's hard to believe, but true: Still today, many everyday products from around the globe are the result of child and slave labor, according to a 2011...

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Health Care Jobs: There's Something for Everyone

Jim Gibbons | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Health Care Jobs, Online Tool, Health Care Occupations, Goodwill Industries, Health Care Workers, Goodwill, U.S. Department of Labor, Virtual Career Network, Hilda L. Solis, Impact News

Despite the high demand, most job seekers who may want jobs in health care don't know where to begin.

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Howard Stern Wanted How Much In Stock Awards?

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Lloyd Blankfein, Overtime Pay, Joel Hyatt, The Smoking Gun, Video, Siriusxm, Novartis, Howie Mandel, Howard Stern, Jamie Dimon, Compensation, Al Gore, Keith Olbermann, Stock Awards, U.S. Department of Labor, Business News

In the words of his America’s Got Talent co-judge Howie Mandel, radio personality Howard Stern’s lawsuit against SiriusXM is a decisive “no deal...

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Equal Pay Apps: Knowledge To Fight The Wage Gap At Your Fingertips

Elianne Ramos | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Minority Wage Gap, Wage Gap, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, US Department of Labor, Equal Pay Day, Equal Pay, Latino Voices News

What do you think about these new Equal Pay apps? Do you think they will help women as they fight for Equal Pay?

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It's Cold Outside... and I'm Thinking of Summer (Jobs)

Sec. Hilda Solis | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Internships, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, Summer-Jobs-Initiative, Jobs, Summer Jobs, Recovery Act, U.S. Department of Labor, Teen Employment, Youth Summer Jobs, Youth Employment, Teen Summer Jobs, Business News

My parents were first-generation Latino immigrants. I had six siblings. My family didn't have a lot of money. So to get ahead, we had to work twice as hard. And to find a summer job, we sometimes had to look twice as hard.

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Universal Rights Extend to Alabama

Sec. Hilda Solis | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Fair Labor Standards Act, Minimum Wage, Alabama, Human Rights, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Illegal Immigrants, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, U.S. Department of Labor, Immigration Reform, Latino Voices News

The Department of Labor will vigorously protect the right of all workers in Alabama to have their federal right to a legal wage protected.

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Celebrating the Voice of Workers

Sec. Hilda Solis | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Department of Labor, Collective Bargaining, Workers, Unions, Secretary Hilda Solis, Ohio, U.S. Department of Labor, Politics News

Ohio has made it clear: these dedicated public servants still need a seat at the table to demand fairness, dignity and respect -- especially in tough economic times. Through their unions, they have a voice in their workplace, in their future and, most importantly, in our future.

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Jobs Increase In April, But The Employment Picture Isn't All Bright

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 07.06.2011

Read More: Workers, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Jobs, Jobless, Job Growth, Joblessness, Mcdonalds, Unemployment Numbers, Unemployment, Work, Hyperlocal News, Hiring, Private Sector Job Growth, Job Creation, Local News, Patch, U.S. Department of Labor, Business News

This story was reported and written in collaboration with our partners at Patch.com. If you're among the millions of Americans who don't have a job...

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LA's Working Seniors Hit Hard By Obama's Budget Bill

AP | By SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJER | Posted 06.17.2011

Read More: US Department of Labor, Senior Citizens, La Impact, Senior Community Service Employment Program, Obama Budget Cuts, Obama Budget, National-Council-on-Aging, Obama Budget 2011, Para Los Ninos, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES -- For $700 a month, 65-year-old Esmeralda Calderon cares for children part-time through a federal community service job that's in jeopard...

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As Food Prices Rise, Many Go Hungry

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Starvation, Community Market Food Bank, Food Research and Action Center, Hunger, Poverty, Food Price Index, Food Banks, Rising Food Prices, U.S. Department of Labor, Impact News

"Global food prices continue to rise," begins a recent report by the World Bank. Between October 2010 and January 2011, the Bank's food price index i...

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Gagging Workers Is Un-American

Gerald McEntee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Rights, Collective Bargaining, Public Employee Gag Law, Columbus, Wages, Governor John Kasich, Jobs, USA, Right to Work, Indianapolis, US Department of Labor, Wisconsin, Egypt, Ceo, Governor Rick Scott, Madison, Tallahassee, Politics News

At the same time the world watches the people of Egypt take to the streets, plans are being put into place to silence workers in the USA. And it is happening at a breakneck pace.

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Open Letter to IRS: End Employee Misclassification Now

Louis Provenzano | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Treasury Department, Uncollected Taxes, Employees, Workers, Language Interpretation Industry, Irs, Social Security, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Worker Misclassification, Department of Labor, Obama Administration, Obama, Employee Misclassification, Misclassification, Justice Department, Minnesota, Misclassification Law, Politics, Language, Dol, Language Interpretation, Federal Government, Maine, Workers Compensation, Breaking Politics News, Payroll, Payroll Costs, U.S. Department of Labor, Politics News

It's time for the IRS to get serious about the practice of employee misclassification, which will continue to add billions in tax losses if left unchecked.

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Doing Right by Those Hit Hardest by the Recession

Sec. Hilda Solis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hilda Solis, Unemployment Insurance, Department of Labor, Unemployment Benefits, Jobs, Job Training, Unemployment Extension, U.S. Department of Labor, Politics News

Later today, the President is expected to sign an extension of the unemployment benefits, providing a modest level of help to the 2.5 million Americans that lost income because of the GOP's obstruction.

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Workers Memorial Day

Sec. Hilda Solis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hilda Solis, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Work, Safety, Department of Labor, Mine Safety, U.S. Department of Labor, Workers Memorial Day, Workplace Taboos, Business News

Today we remember those killed on the job, recognize the tremendous pain left behind by their deaths, and we recommit ourselves to ensuring that future tragedies are prevented.

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Looking For A New Major? Try Counterterrorism

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Counterterrorism Major, US Department of Labor, Criminal Justice Department Umass Lowell, Eve Buzawa, Umass Lowell, Umass Lowell Domestic Terrorism, University of Massachusetts-Lowell, Umass Lowell Counterterrorism, Umass Lowell Terrorism Major, Security Management and Homeland Security, Terrorism Management Major, College News

At the University of Massachusetts-Lowell, students can prepare for careers in homeland security by taking classes titled "Threat Assessment and Risk ...

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Colorado City Had Nation's Highest Job Losses In 2009

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Grand Junction, Oil and Gas Industry, Unemployment, U.S. Department of Labor, Grand Junction Job Losses, Denver News

According to federal labor officials, the town of Grand Junction, Colorado led the nation in job losses in 2009. According to an AP report, the U.S. ...

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Colorado Unemployment Fund Expected Run Out Of Money In

Durango Herald | By Joe Hanel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Unemployment, Unemployment Taxes, U.S. Department of Labor, Colorado Department of Labor, Colorado Unemployment, Denver News

Colorado's unemployment trust fund will run out of money in the next few weeks, forcing the state to borrow from the federal government. It will no...

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Workers Pay the Price in an Era of Declining Job Quality

Janet Murguía | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Workforce, Safety Laws, Latinos, Wage Laws, Occupational Fatality Rate, Recession, Competition, Labor Protections, Labor Day, Employers, Labor Laws, Health Insurance, National Council of La Raza, Health Care, U.S. Department of Labor, Business News

When employers violate wage and occupational safety laws, they effectively devalue hard work and workers' lives. It is simply outrageous and unacceptable that a country like ours allows people to work to death.

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Too High a Price for High Octane

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 05.25.2011

The refineries in this country still using unnecessarily hazardous hydrofluoric acid must ensure their workers and the residents of their neighborhoods live to see Labor Day 2010.

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Workers Need a Robust OSHA for Their Survival

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arcelormittal, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Bush Administration, Ray Mine, Asarco LLC, Workers Memorial Day, Usw, OSHA Enhanced Enforcement Program, United Steelworkers, Occupational Safety and Health Act, Osha, U.S. Department of Labor, Business News

To reduce that daily toll, to make Workers Memorial Day less memorable, the U.S. Labor Department and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration must be properly funded and empowered.

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Immigration Reform is a Promise Waiting to be Filled

Marisa Treviño | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Congress, US Soldiers, Children, Department of Labor, Guantanamo, Immigration, Stimulus, State Children's Health Insurance Program, Obama Immigration Reform, Barack Obama, Muslim World, Iraq War, Immigration Reform, Economic Stimulus Package, Stimulus Package, Economic Stimulus, Medicare, US Soldiers Iraq, Iraq, Children's Health, Immigration Debate, Schip, U.S. Department of Labor, Republicans, Politics News

Some analysts are guessing that Obama, while he won't utter the words "immigration reform" in the same breath, might be more willing to tackle the issue one piece at a time.

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Green Edge 8 - Saving Lives on Farms in Latin America - Cultivar

John Tepper Marlin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Living, Farm Workers, Dominican Republic, Pesticides, Cultivar, Cdh, Del Monte, Cede, Green Edge, Mexico, Incap, Pase, Nicaragua, State Department, Haitians, Tesco, Chiquita, Dole, San Francisco Chronicle, Fertilizers, Honduras, sa8000, U.S. Department of Labor, Usaid, Green News

The safety of U.S. food depends starts with the farms where our food is grown. Last month, congressional hearings on America's largest salmonella out...

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