Citations with the tag: UNITED States. Dept. of Labor
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- Labor Department Report.
// Congressional Digest; May89, Vol. 68 Issue 5, p133Gives excerpts from the US Department of Labor's most recent `Annual Report.' The Department of Labor was created in 1913 to foster, promote and develop the welfare of American wage earners.
- Labor markets.
// Economic Trends (07482922); Jan1996, p12Focuses on the performance of the labor market according to the United States (US) Department of labor. Employment sector with a decline; Where there was an increase in employment.
- Labor market trends.
// Economic Trends (07482922); Jan1996, p13Reports that the goods-producing sector has declined according to the United States (US) Department of Labor. Shifts in the labor market.
- Memo from Washington D.C.
Adams, M. // Good Housekeeping; May91, Vol. 212 Issue 5, pBIH12Reports on the work done by the Women's Bureau of the United States Department of Labor. New national director, Elsie Vartanian; What the bureau does for women.
- A warning.
Miller, William H. // Industry Week/IW; 10/18/93, Vol. 242 Issue 20, p76No abstract available.
- Minorities outnumber whites in New York's labor force.
Miller, William H. // Jet; 7/16/90, Vol. 78 Issue 14, p13Reports Labor Department statistics that show blacks and other minorities make up more than half of New York City's work force, but whites hold most higher-paying jobs.
- Labor Dept. starts program to advance minorities in the American workforce.
Miller, William H. // Jet; 9/2/91, Vol. 80 Issue 20, p24Reports on a Department of Labor program designed to promote a diverse workforce featuring advances for women and minorities. Results of year-long investigation of employment and promotion practice of several Fortune 500 companies; Details of program.
- Are your employee records adequate?
Miller, William H. // National Public Accountant; Jan/Feb97, Vol. 42 Issue 1, p60Presents a list of employee records required by the Department of Labor in the United States. Includes names as used for Social Security records; Home address; Date of birth for employees under age 19.
- Department of Labor.
Miller, William H. // United States Government Manual; 1996/1997, p366Presents information about the United States Department of Labor. Its officers, functions and duties; Duties of the office of the Secretary of Labor, Deputy Secretary and others; Analysis on its Employment and Training Administration, Office of the American Workplace; Pensions and Welfare...
- Department of Labor.
Miller, William H. // United States Government Manual; 1997/1998, p366Presents information about the United States Department of Labor. Its officers, functions and duties; Duties of the office of the Secretary of Labor, Deputy Secretary and others; Analysis on its Employment and Training Administration, Office of the American Workplace; Pensions and Welfare...
- Department of Labor.
Miller, William H. // United States Government Manual; 1999/2000, p360Presents information about the United States Department of Labor. Its officers, functions and duties; Duties of the office of the Secretary of Labor, Deputy Secretary and others; Analysis on its Employment and Training Administration, Office of the American Workplace; Pensions and Welfare...
- Department of Labor.
Miller, William H. // United States Government Manual; 2000/2001, p284Presents information about the United States Department of Labor. Its officers, functions and duties; Duties of the office of the Secretary of Labor, Deputy Secretary and others; Analysis on its Employment and Training Administration, Office of the American Workplace; Pensions and Welfare...
- Business barometer.
Miller, William H. // Drug Topics; 3/16/98, Vol. 142 Issue 6, p17Presents information on changes in consumer price indices by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Statistics. Information on the total retail trade sales of drugstores and proprietary stores; Details on consumer medicare component index; Information on prescription and...
- Publications.
Miller, William H. // Compensation & Working Conditions; Summer98, Vol. 3 Issue 2, p56Lists several publications on wages, employee benefits, working conditions and work-related injuries and illnesses by the Office of Compensation and Working Conditions magazine for the second quarter of 1998.
- Finally, Some Good News from the DOL.
Hersch, Warren S. // National Underwriter / Life & Health Financial Services; 11/7/2011, Vol. 115 Issue 21, p34A summary is presented of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) exemption rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), that will come into effect on December 27, 2011.
- OFCCP focuses on distribution of employment opportunities.
Murphy, B.S.; Barlow, W. // Personnel Journal; Aug90, Vol. 69 Issue 8, p26Reports the results of one of the largest Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) settlements in the history of the US Labor Dept. Culmination of negotiations by Dept. of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) with Precision Castparts in March 1987.
- Final polygraph act regulations issued.
Murphy, B.S.; Barlow, W. // Personnel Journal; May91, Vol. 70 Issue 5, p36Announces that the US Department of Labor (DOL) has issued final regulations implementing the Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 (EPPA) effective April 3, 1991. Gives details of the final rules of the Act.
- Fines for not filing Form 5500.
Laabs, Jennifer J. // Personnel Journal; Oct92, Vol. 71 Issue 10, p121States that as of October 1, 1992, the US Department of Labor (DOL) will assess penalties of from $300 to $1,000 a day, to the employers that haven't properly filled out or filed Form 5500--the annual report form for ERISA pension and welfare benefit plans. Fine information.
- Labor department's job-training and assistance programs.
Laabs, Jennifer J. // Personnel Journal; Jun93, Vol. 72 Issue 6, p116Reports on the announcement of the Department of Labor on its budget proposal for fiscal year 1994. Cut of overall expenditures by $4.5 billion, as reported by `The Wall Street Journal'; Budget of $7.5 billion for job-training and assistance programs; October 1 as the beginning of the proposal;...
- Don't duck an opportunity.
Laabs, Jennifer J. // Business Insurance; 05/26/97, Vol. 31 Issue 21, p8Opinion. Discusses how a proposal for the Labor Department to liaison with the business community could be viewed as an opportunity. Advantages of the proposal; Efforts of Labor Secretary, Alexis Heman; Objective of summit staged by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration;...
- Family leave arrives.
Laabs, Jennifer J. // American Nurseryman; 8/1/93, Vol. 178 Issue 3, p9Features rules issued by the United States Department of Labor regarding family leaves. Length and applicability of up to 12 weeks unpaid leave; Companies included; Qualifications for family leave.
- Following their homing instinct.
Bates, Steve // Nation's Business; Jun98, Vol. 86 Issue 6, p75Presents information on a study conducted by the United States Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics on self-employed, home- based workers. Why persons work from home; What is the major factor in the creation of home businesses; Inclusion of tips for persons who are thinking about...
- Making the most of employment and training.
Usher, C.L.; Koo, H.P. // Public Welfare; Spring91, Vol. 49 Issue 2, p27Promotes the use of food stamp allotment criterion for determining a household's need for the Employment and Training (ET) Program. New information about participation patterns in the Food Stamp Program; The Food Stamp Workfare Demonstration Project; The Food and Nutrition Service; Aid to...
- Labor and human resources employees signs up for continuing education.
Yu, Roger // Caribbean Business; 9/18/1997, Vol. 25 Issue 37, p25States that the United States Department of Labor and Human Resources has announced the forming of an alliance with Metropolitan University, Ana G. Mendez System in order to provide government employees with a continuing education program. Reasons why the alliance was designed; Where the...
- Booklet explains laws requiring small firms' compliance.
Warner, David // Nation's Business; Dec93, Vol. 81 Issue 12, p12Reports on the US Department of Labor's handbook detailing the principal laws with which small firms must comply. Statutes covered in the handbook; Basic provision of each law, penalties for noncompliance, relation to state and other federal laws, and other information; Contact information.
- Jobless Claims Rise 24,000 To 484,000 in April 10 Week.
Temple-West, Patrick // Investment Dealers' Digest; 4/16/2010, Vol. 76 Issue 14, p10The article reports on the increase of job market reports of the U.S. Department of Labor as of the end of April 10, 2010.
- Labor Department examines health insurers' discounting.
Larson, Laurie // AHA News; 1/8/96, Vol. 32 Issue 1, p5Reports that the United States Labor Department investigated complaints that self-insured companies' gave special discounts to hospitals for self-insured employers. Comments from Sherwin Kaplan, deputy associate solicitor of the Plan Benefits Security Division and Labor Department's attorney...
- Employment and Training Administration.
Larson, Laurie // FW; 10/25/94, Vol. 163 Issue 22, p52Looks at the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration. Cost of training programs; Amount requested for Job Training Partnership Act program for 1995; Doug Ross, political appointee as head of ETA; Percentage of ETA of the Department of Labor's budget; Responsibilities.
- Feds may simplify exemption process.
Limbacher, Patricia B. // Pensions & Investments; 12/11/1995, Vol. 23 Issue 25, p28Reports on a regulation proposal by Labor Department to give plan sponsors a quicker way to get approval on certain prohibited transactions. Time taken for prohibited transactions to be approved by Labor Department; Predicted time for approval using regulation; Information on the proposal;...
- Government rejects role in cleanup.
Limbacher, Patricia B. // Nation's Business; Feb91, Vol. 79 Issue 2, p35Reports that the Labor Department has rejected state requests for federal assistance in regulating self-funded multiple-employer welfare arrangements (MEWAs). Key problem facing state-run MEWAs, a source of health insurance for many small companies; Why the federal government has refused to...
- Electronic negotiation.
Pasternak, Ceel // HR Magazine; Apr94, Vol. 39 Issue 4, p18Reports that the United States Department of Labor will develop new regulations via computers. Sending of messages through the computers; Forums on computer bulletin boards.
- Labor Department's toll-free line gets an update.
Pasternak, Ceel // American Nurseryman; 2/1/96, Vol. 183 Issue 3, p8Reports on the upgrading of the toll free number used by injured workers calling the Department of Labor and Industries. What update allows; What callers obtain.
- Tighter job rules for minors.
McKee, B. // Nation's Business; Mar92, Vol. 80 Issue 3, p12States that the US Department of Labor has issued restrictions on three jobs by adding them to the list of hazardous occupations. Driving vehicles heavier than three tons; Power machinery restrictions; Impact on minors; Where to find further information.
- Rules and Regulations: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
McKee, B. // Federal Register; 4/18/2013, Vol. 78 Issue 75, p23134The article focuses on rules and regulations related to the U.S. Department of Labor.
- Initial Jobless Claims Rise To 465,000 in the Week.
Ackerman, Andrew // Investment Dealers' Digest; 9/24/2010, Vol. 76 Issue 35, p10The article reports that U.S. Department of Labor has announced the increase rate of initial jobless claims in the country from 453,000 to 465,000 as of September 18, 2010.
- Jobless Claims Up 32,000 to 346,000.
Vadum, Matthew // Bond Buyer; 02/02/2001, Vol. 335 Issue 31069, p2No abstract available.
- Jobless Claims Off 8,000 to 373,000.
Vadum, Matthew // Bond Buyer; 2/15/2002, Vol. 339 Issue 31326, p2Reports on the decrease in the applications for unemployment benefits in the week ended february 9, 2002 according to data released by the U.S. Labor Department. Comparison of the decrement level with the other week's level; Number of Continued benefits with the decrease in the level;...
- Feds to study pensions.
Vadum, Matthew // Business Insurance; 10/16/2000, Vol. 34 Issue 42, p64Reports that the United States Department of Labor will study trends in employer-sponsored retirement plan coverage.
- Top drug prices rise in third quarter.
Vadum, Matthew // Drug Store News; 1/8/96, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p10Reports that manufacturers' prices for the top 500 drugs which were dispensed by pharmacies rose during the third quarter of 1995. Statistics from the United States Labor Department; Views on the NACDS Prime Index.
- Short cuts draw fines for firms.
Vadum, Matthew // ENR: Engineering News-Record; 01/05/98, Vol. 240 Issue 1, p13Reports that in December 1997, the Department of Labor assessed three Washington state contractors and fined them for willful violations of asbestos handling regulations. Names of the contractors; Total amount of the fines; Claims of the state; Comments from Doug Gamble, business manager for...
- DOL counts every penny in cost of disclosure.
STEYER, ROBERT // Pensions & Investments; 12/13/2010, Vol. 38 Issue 25, p10The article presents the author's comments on the detailed description of costs associated with recently proposed regulations requiring more disclosure of target-date funds by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).
- DOL mulls change in electronic delivery rule.
Inklebarger, Timothy // Pensions & Investments; 4/4/2011, Vol. 39 Issue 7, p36The article reports that the defined contribution plan sponsors and service providers may get relief from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), on the cost of sending notifications to plan participants, as the DOL final rule noted that many stakeholders recommended updation of the electronic...
- No more H1-A visas for foreign RNs.
Ventura, Marissa // RN; Dec95, Vol. 58 Issue 12, p13Reports that despite a majority recommendation by an advisory committee for the Department of Labor to continue the program, the Immigration Nursing Relief Act has expired. When law was enacted; What the law enabled.
- As if the figures weren't bad enough already.
Ventura, Marissa // Supervisory Management; Oct93, Vol. 38 Issue 10, p4Presents the discrepancy of reporting the unemployment rate of California. Computer programming error; Reported value higher than true figure.
- Jobless Claims Up 20,000 to 303,000.
Floyd, Daniel F. // Bond Buyer; 05/05/2000, Vol. 332 Issue 30885, p2Focuses on the increased unemployment statistics in the United States for the week ended April 29, 2000 according to the US Department of Labor.
- Payrolls Up 151,000; Jobless Rate at 9.6%.
Ackerman, Andrew; Temple-West, Patrick // Bond Buyer; 11/8/2010, Vol. 374 Issue 33412, p31The article highlights the report from the U.S. Labor Department which shows that the nonfarm payrolls in Washington rose 151,000 in October 2010, while the unemployment rate remained at 9.6%.
- Focusing on retirement issues.
Limbacher, Patricia B. // Business Insurance; 9/18/95, Vol. 29 Issue 38, p48Reports on the cooperation between the US Department of Labor (DOL) and pension groups to educate the public on retirement issues. DOL's pamphlet on retirement; Use of the retirement campaign by two clearinghouses of information; Efforts of pension groups to educate congressional members and staff.
- High-growth firms sought.
Huber, Janean; Phillips, Debra // Entrepreneur; Jan1995, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p18Reports on the United States Labor Department's creation of a database identifying the best workplace practices. Project case studies; Database features; Accessibility; Contact information.
- Feds help fund summer jobs for local teens.
Huber, Janean; Phillips, Debra // Crain's Chicago Business; 06/22/98, Vol. 21 Issue 25, p25Reports in June 1998, that the United States Department of Labor will operate a jobs program for low income teens in Chicago, Illinois. Amount of money the United States Department of Labor has contributed through the Jobs Training Partnership Act; Age from which the teens will be employed from.
- Initial Claims Hit 471,000; Continuing Claims Fall.
Temple-West, Patrick // Investment Dealers' Digest; 5/21/2010, Vol. 76 Issue 19, p10The article reports on the increase of the initial jobless claims in the second week of May 2010 and the decrease of the continuing claims in the first week of May 2010 in the U.S., according to the Department of Labor.
