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Immigration from Mexico to US at a standstill
KIAHYou know the economy is not in good shape when even undocumented immigrants leave town. Ay, caramba! The number of Mexican immigrants living illegally in the U.S. has dropped significantly for the first time in four decades as many Mexican workers...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Migration, Career and Workplace, Politics, Immigration
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High court appears to lean toward Arizona in immigration law dispute
CNNParts of Arizona's sweeping immigration law received a surprising amount of support from a short-handed Supreme Court Wednesday. States throughout the country considering their own tough immigration laws are closely following the proceedings over what...Tags: Justice and Rights, U.S. Department of Justice, Antonin Scalia, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elena Kagan
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Workplace pregnancy discrimination on the rise
KIAHHeads up employers - firing or not hiring a woman for being pregnant is illegal. Sounds obvious especially considering there are 2 laws about it, but it appears it’s still happening. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says women in the...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Hampshire, Discrimination, Career and Workplace, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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Obama backs off
KIAHAll that bitching over birth control worked. Republicans and the Catholic Church had a conniption fit when the Obama Administration announced that all employers--including religious ones--must cover birth control costs in their insurance plans. The...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Social Issues, Barack Obama, Career and Workplace, Health Treatments
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Cost of federal unemployment benefits so far: $434 billion
CNNJobless Americans have collected $434 billion in unemployment benefits over the past four years. Taxpayers have footed $184.7 billion of the tab incurred during the federal government's unparalleled response to the Great Recession, according to Labor...Tags: Democratic Party, Employment, Politics, Unemployment Benefits, Republican Party
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Postal Service pleads for help as losses continue
KIAHThe U.S. Postal Service renewed its pleas for congressional support Thursday as the floundering agency reported another massive quarterly loss. The Postal Service announced that it sustained a net loss of $3.3 billion in the last three months of 2011, as...Tags: FedEx Corporation, Career and Workplace, Health Insurance Cost, Mail Order Industry, Labor Legislation
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Workers find noose in the workplace
KIAHAfrican-American employees of Houston’s Jacintoport International (www.jacintoport.com) want to see some changes where they work after someone hung a noose from a top-loader in December. One of those workers, Jimmy Garrett, says he took pictures of...Tags: Employees, Economy, Business and Finance, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Companies and Corporations
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Steven Seagal hired to control U.S.-Mexico border
CNNSteven Seagal has once again been hired to serve and protect, except it doesn't sound like there will be any reality show cameras following him around this time. The "Above the Law" actor was sworn in this week as a deputy with the sheriff's office in...Tags: Television Industry, Employers, Career and Workplace, Mexico, Steven Seagal
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Human traffickers taking organs from refugees who can't pay
Bedouin smugglers involved in people trafficking are also believed to be stealing organs from refugees who are unable to pay their demands for large amounts of cash to take them into Israel. The New Generation Foundation for Human Rights and the EveryOne...Tags: Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Egypt, Crimes, Africa
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Postal Service deal clears Senate panel
CNNA Senate panel passed a bipartisan deal to save the U.S. Postal Service. The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 9-to-1 to pass the deal, which buys out some employees, cuts worker compensation benefits for some retirees and...Tags: National Security, Joe Lieberman, Scott P. Brown, Politics, U.S. Postal Service
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Postal Service reports massive $5 billion loss
CNNThe U.S. Postal Service released its annual financial results on Tuesday, and they're nothing to write home about. The agency reported an annual loss of $5.1 billion on Tuesday, as declining mail volumes and mounting benefit costs take their toll. The...Tags: Collective Contract, Earnings, Wage Contract Issues, Politics, U.S. Postal Service
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Norway Nut Job
KIAHAnders Breivik says he wanted to save Western Europe from a Muslim takeover. Breivik admitted to carrying out the mass shooting at a youth camp and bombing in Oslo, Norway that killed 76 people. He told a judge the attacks were necessary to prevent...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Europe, Coup d'Etat, Online Advertising, Norway
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