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OSHA accuses central Ill. contractor of violations
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration contends a central Illinois construction company violated safety rules at two work sites. The agency said Wednesday that Stark Excavating Inc. of Bloomington failed to provide protection against...Tags: Illinois
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Court dismisses lawsuit in teen worker's death
A company that violated child labor laws cannot be sued for the death of a 17-year-old Waukesha boy killed in a 2005 towing accident, an appeals court ruled Wednesday. Joshua Reif was a high school student working at Automotive & Truck Services, Inc. in...Tags: Court Administration, Local Authority, Justice System, People, Laws
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Soldiers sue KBR over exposure to chemical in Iraq
Associated Press WriterSixteen Indiana National Guard soldiers filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against a defense contractor they say knowingly allowed them to be exposed to a toxic chemical in Iraq. The suit filed against KBR Inc. in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis...Tags: Indiana, Cancer, Indianapolis, Trials, Diseases
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Alpha closing W.Va. mine; 329 jobs to be lost
AP Business WriterShares of Alpha Natural Resources dropped sharply Wednesday after the coal producer warned that the slowing economy could trim as much as $95 million from its expected 2008 profit. Alpha now expects earnings to range between $175 million and $185...Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Coal, Energy Resources, Metal and Mineral, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
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Wal-Mart worker died of asphyxiation, autopsy finds
laura.rivera@newsday.com; alfonso.castillo@newsday.comThe temporary employee who was barreled over in a Valley Stream Wal-Mart by a crush of Black Friday shoppers died of asphyxiation, preliminary autopsy results revealed yesterday. Nassau police released the findings at a news conference in which they also...Tags: Hempstead (Hempstead, New York), Sales, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Law Enforcement, Police
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West Palm Beach city worker rescued from hole
NewsChannel 5A West Palm Beach city worker escaped serious injury when a trench collapsed around him while he was trying to fix a leaking water main early this morning, SunSentinel partner News Channel 5 reports. Clarence Johnson was treated and released from JFK... -
Schwarzenegger declares fiscal emergency
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ordered the new Legislature in to work on its first day, declaring a fiscal emergency Monday in response to the state's deteriorating finances and urging lawmakers to "get off of their rigid ideologies."
But even as...Tags: Los Angeles, Local Elections, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Executive Branch, Darrell Steinberg
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Developer accused of violations in New Haven
A federal agency has cited a New York developer for 18 alleged violations of health and safety standards at a building site in New Haven. State Assets LLC of Brooklyn faces $48,100 in proposed fines following an inspection by the Occupational Safety and...Tags: Fires, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Employees
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Signs at Florida's Turnpike and Lyons Road construction are adequate, official says
THE PROBLEM Barbara Meyer, of Coral Springs, contacted the Sun Sentinel about a possible safety hazard near a construction project on the Florida's Turnpike underpass on Lyons Road between Atlantic Boulevard and McNab Road in Coconut Creek. THE BACK...Tags: Coral Springs, Florida's Turnpike, Coconut Creek, Transportation, Road Transportation
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Black Friday death ought to give shoppers pause
If you've ever shopped a Black Friday sale, you know the scene: Throngs of sleep-deprived shoppers standing in line for hours to compete for big-ticket items they may have little chance of getting.
At its best, Black Friday is a silly display of...Tags: Long Island, Emergency Planning, University of Michigan, Consumers, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
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We need to do more to help the unemployed
No longer is unemployment somebody else's problem. Chances are you know someone who has lost a job recently. Or you know somebody who knows somebody who has become unemployed through no fault of their own. Amid all the hustle and bustle to fix the...Tags: Unemployment, Bankruptcy, Ford Motor Co., Labor Legislation, Automotive Equipment
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AP Exclusive: DCFS suspends job seeker drug tests
AP Political WriterIllinois' child-welfare agency, looking for savings amid a budget crunch, has stopped a 10-month-old employee drug testing program officials say kept five dozen substance users from jobs that could have put them in contact with the state's most vulnerable...Tags: Child Abuse, Unions, Defense Equipment, Illinois, Rod Blagojevich
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