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WA agency fails to reinspect a third of ‘severe violator’ employers
Crosscut· 7 days agoA Labor and Industries program aims to monitor companies that are “resistant or indifferent” to...
'I could hear the crunch': Arizona prisoners have been seriously hurt while working jobs for local...
12 News KPNX· 4 days agoBlas Sanchez was nearing the end of a 20-year stretch in an Arizona prison when he was leased out to...
Decrying high costs, Mass. small businesses urge lawmakers to do more to help them
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo Finance· 5 days agoLegislators have filed a measure that would allow small businesses to form cooperatives to purchase...
New ride-hail company promises drivers higher wages than Uber — and other labor news
Minnesota Reformer via Yahoo News· 3 days agoTake a seat in the Break Room, our weekly round-up of labor news in Minnesota and beyond. This week:...
US prisoners are being assigned dangerous jobs. But what happens if they are hurt or killed?
KAAL Austin· 5 days agoBlas Sanchez was nearing the end of a 20-year stretch in an Arizona prison when he was leased out to...
For first time in decade, public state colleges including Worcester State see enrollment increase
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo News· 6 days agoA recent report about higher education investments emphasized that there is a shortage of workers...
New Pay Transparency and Wage History Requirements in Maryland and Washington, D.C.
The National Law Review· 3 days agoOn April 25, 2024, Maryland Gov. Moore signed Senate Bill 0525, which amends the existing...
US prisoners are being assigned dangerous jobs. But what happens if they are hurt or killed?
seattlepi.com· 4 days agoBlas Sanchez was nearing the end of a 20-year stretch in an Arizona prison when he was leased out to...
Seeing an Improved Commercial Insurance Marketplace in California, Farmers® to Resume Offering Key...
FOX 4 Kansas City· 6 days agoThis action follows the insurer group's recent decision to lift its temporary moratorium on writing new Commercial Automobile insurance policies in the state, effective July ...
Inside the brutal reality of prison labor
Fortune· 5 days ago“I could hear ‘crunch, crunch, crunch, crunch,’” Sanchez said. Nationwide, hundreds of thousands of prisoners are put to work every year, some of whom are seriously injured or killed after being ...