Finding Federal Employment News
- Job access programs funded Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:33AMA $670,000 investment by the federal government is going to go a long way toward helping youth and the disabled find employment, district social service agencies say.
- Rutgers survey finds most Americans expect economy to stay in recession or worsen Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:54PMPhoto by/Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesPeople wait in line to look for jobs at the FtLauderdaleHires.com job fair on August 2, 2010 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Most Americans believe the nation’s economy has undergone a lasting change for the worse, according to...
- Fired Delray cancer patient wins $8.1 million from Michaels Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:17PMKara Jorud hopes her dual battle inspires people to stand up and fight back A federal jury on Wednesday awarded a 47-year-old Delray Beach woman $8.1 million in a lawsuit in which she claimed Michaels Stores, Inc. violated federal employment law for repeatedly criticizing her work performance, then firing her while she was suffering from cancer and undergoing chemotherapy.
- Interior Department still has a way to go on the diversity front Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 10:00PMWhen Interior Secretary Ken Salazar issued an "Inclusive Workplace Statement" to his employees last week, there was little indication of the pressure his department has been under on the diversity front.
- Interior Department still has a way to go on the diversity front Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 10:00PMWhen Interior Secretary Ken Salazar issued an "Inclusive Workplace Statement" to his employees last week, there was little indication of the pressure his department has been under on the diversity front. United States - Business - Work - Workplace Discrimination - Diversity
- Dollar’s Safe Haven Status at Risk Exposing Failing Growth, Rates Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 8:36PMOver the past two to five years, the dollar has always had some fundamental foundation for which it could fall back on to establish at least a meaningful level of support. In currency market conditions, however, it is difficult to number relative growth and interest rate forecasts as elements of strength.
- Food Bank Serving More Now Than Ever Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 12:31PMMore Texomans are in need of food assistance than ever before. Since the start of the recession, each month, the Wichita Falls Area Food Bank has distributed more food to more families.
- Drug courts offer new angle at solving old problem: Symposium lays out entire program which takes from 18 to 30 months Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 7:14AMAdult drug courts can be effective tools for communities in helping to steer addicts toward productive lives while easing overcrowded jails, a national expert said Wednesday.
- This is a Backgrounder On Health Care Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 3:50PMAbstract: Obamacare is on the march, and state policymakers must decide by 2014 how they will respond to this encroachment on states’ rights to control their own health insurance markets.
- Government jobs grow despite cuts Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 2:41PMGovernment jobs grow despite cuts
- The Government of Canada Helps Calgary Youth Reach Their Career Goals Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 10:08AMCALGARY, ALBERTA-- (Marketwire - Aug. 19, 2010) - Local youth who face significant barriers to employment will gain life and employability skills through return-to-school and return-to-work projects supported by the Government of Canada. The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment and Member of Parliament for Calgary Centre-North, made the announcement today on behalf of the ...
- Where Is the Economy Headed? Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 9:40AMAross the country, economists are being invited back to cocktail parties and summer barbecues. Even the dullest and most pedantic of my kind are finding themselves at the center of conversation. The pressing question to which we owe our elevated social status: Will we double dip? Reinforcing the importance of this inquiry, major stock indices fell sharply last week, sliding back from their ...
- Half a Million Initial Jobless Claims Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 9:32AMInitial Claims for Unemployment Insurance rose by 12,000 in the last week to 500,000. This is bad news.
- Education Management Corporation Reports Fiscal 2010 Fourth Quarter Results Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 2:16PMEducation Management Corporation , one of the largest providers of post-secondary education in North America, today reported its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2010.
- Akwesasne offers support for bridge Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 11:48AMCORNWALL -- Despite the lack of signatures on an official agreement, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne has thrown its support behind the construction of a new bridge between its district of Cornwall Island and the City of Cornwall.[...]
- Infrastructure, education investments, not tax incentives, best way to grow Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 11:36AMPROVIDENCE – New England states should focus economic development efforts on rebuilding infrastructure and improving education systems, not on tax credits and other government subsidies for business, a University of Massachusetts economist says in a report released Wednesday.
- Cheap Stock Picks to Profit from a Scary Economy Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 7:21AMWhat investors should do with the conflicting news about the economy and individual companies.
- Arizona real estate: East Valley housing more affordable Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 11:00AMYoung buyers finding prices have dipped enough to make homes in popular suburbs affordable.
- Why is the Journal Mystified that Some Employers Are Having Trouble Finding Workers? Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 2:00AMThe Wall Street Journal seems truly mystified that with headline unemployment at 9.5% and U6 at 16.5%, some employers are nevetheless having trouble filling jobs. But this shouldn’t seem all that strange when you consider that workers are not an undifferentiated mass, but have particular skills and experience, and live in particular places, and they [...]
- Future Feels Bleak for People Out of Work for Many Months Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 1:35AMWith long-term unemployment at record levels, about 1.4 million people were out of work for 99 weeks or more in June, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Education Stocks Sell Off After Lincoln Report Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 12:59PMLincoln Educational Services led a decline in for-profit education stocks on Thursday after the company cut its 2010 outlook.
- Judge Halts New York City From Using Exam Results to Hire Firefighters Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 10:52AMA federal judge has temporarily enjoined New York City from using its current examination for appointing entry-level firefighter candidates. Eastern District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis wrote that the exam is unable to distinguish between more and less qualified candidates, but instead screens and ranks applicants in a manner that "disproportionally excludes black and Hispanic applicants." The 37 ...
- Conference helps educators prepare students Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 9:42AMOpportunity abounds for students interested in technical education.
- Sri Lankan and Afghan Asylum seekers (Paper) Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 8:29AMMA (Cantab). MB (Cantab). MD (Lond). FRCP(Lond). FRACP
- New lab to aid job seekers Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 7:16AMELLENSBURG—The Ellensburg Public Library has a new tool to help local people find jobs.
- Court records dog some candidates Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 12:09PMIn political campaigns, there is rarely anything that can hurt a candidate more in the present than allegations about his or her past. Del. James King, R-Gambrills, who is running for state senate in District 33, is finding that out with anonymous fliers he said are distorting his legal record and a...
- This is a Testimony On Supreme Court Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 12:05PMMy name is Robert Alt. I am a Senior Legal Fellow in and Deputy Director of the Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation. The views I express in this testimony are my own, and should not be construed as representing any official position of The Heritage Foundation.
- Former Fort Ord Cleaning Brings Jobs Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:37AMCleaning up the former Fort Ord could lead to dozens of high-paying jobs for many Central Coast residents, but it takes training to get those jobs and the federal government is footing the bill.
- Immigration reform: Local supporters, opponents agree feds responsible for solution Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:13AMLocal activists and advocates on both sides of a controversial Arizona immigration law partially blocked Wednesday by a federal judge can agree on something
- Unemployment down, but local jobs outlook murky Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 11:07PMSeasonally adjusted unemployment in the St. Louis metropolitan area dropped to 9.6 percent in June, a one-tenth of a percentage point decrease from May.
