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Department Of Labor Investigating DeathThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 7:51AMThe Occupational Safety and Health division of the North Carolina Department of Labor is investigating the electrical shock incident that led to the death of a Mount Airy man.

The Gospel According to Paul: Louisville Magazine's inside look at U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul [News]Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 3:58PMThis article appeared in the September 2010 issue of Louisville Magazine . To subscribe, please visit loumag.com . It’s a story Ayn Rand could almost have written herself: The world economy is in shambles. The debt is ballooning. The government is out of control. It falls to one brilliant small-town doctor to save us. read more

Statement by DOL’s OSHA Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels on long work hours, fatigue and worker safety [09/02 ...Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:11PMThe U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been petitioned by Public Citizen, a national advocacy organization, as well as other groups and individuals, to issue regulations that would limit the work hours of resident physicians. In response to the request, the assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health, Dr. David Michaels, today issued ...

Houston Manufacturer Fined $1.2 Million for Hiding Work-related Injuries, IllnessesThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 9:54AM'Accurate workplace injury and illness records are vital tools for identifying hazards and protecting workers' health and safety,' said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis.

CAI Announces September Seminars And Training In RaleighTuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:11AMTriangle - RALEIGH, N.C. – Bruce Clarke, president and CEO of CAI, Inc. (http://www.capital.org), a human resource management firm that helps organizations maximize employee engagement while minimizing employer liability, has announced the company’s September schedule of training seminars.

Workplace safety ranked #1 labor standard [The Pump Handle]Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:04PMJust in time for the Labor Day holiday, the University of Chicago's National Opinion Research Center (NORC) released a study indicating 85 percent of workers rank safety on the job as their top labor standard. NORC's report, Public Attitudes towards and Experiences with Workplace Safety, assembled the results of dozens polls and surveys to assess public opinion about US labor standards and ...

Obama: GOP Holding Small Biz Bill HostageMonday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:34PMPresident Urges Congressional Republicans to "Drop the Blockade" Against Small Business Legislation

Books to Blogs Toss Legal Lifelines to Businesses on a BudgetMonday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:09AMWhen employers start to look for the best advice about following the law and the best avenues for taking care of employees, they soon realize there are lots of questions and lots of places to look.

Change at OSHA visible in news releases [The Pump Handle]Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 4:49PMA classic tool used in public relations is a news release. Companies and other organizations craft these statements to announce new products, activities or accomplishments. Well-written news releases offer the what, where, when, who and why , and are often used "as-is" in trade publications and other print media. A collection of an organization's news release might also reveal its state-of-mind ...