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Class-action lawsuit aimed at Walmart
Inland Valley Daily BulletinWalmart can be sued for being negligent in hiring contractors that employ workers at their distribution centers, according to a federal ruling this week. Workers had filed the class-action lawsuit, Carrillo v. Schneider, in November that alleges they...Tags: Laws, Litigation, Judges, Work Rules Contract Issues, Labor Legislation
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Hiring subcontractors takes time, know-how
Carpenters used to handle almost every phase of home construction and renovation. That changed with the post-WWII building boom and housing mass production. Since then, building trades have become increasingly specialized. There may be a general...
Tags: House Building
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Company fined $1 million for illegally filling Hancock County wetlands
The Sun HeraldAn Alabama-based real estate investment company has agreed to pay a $1 million fine for damaging wetlands and polluting waters in a development project in Hancock County. Hancock County Land LLC, registered to do business in Mississippi, also has agreed...Tags: Environmental Politics, Court Preliminary, Fines, Trials, Lawyers
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Worker-rights group wants airport wages raised
The Philadelphia InquirerCommunity activists and an interfaith group want Philadelphia City Council to amend a lease agreement between the city and US Airways Group to boost the salary of 1,500 low-wage airport workers and require future hiring for ground-service jobs to come...Tags: American Airlines, Inc., Wage Contract Issues, Labor Legislation, Investments, Investment Service
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Judge defers decision on Banks super's claims he wasn't paid for labor
Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, Pa.A local magistrate deferred judgment on a lawsuit filed by a Banks Township supervisor who claims he was not paid for work he did in the township in 2012. District Judge Casimir Kosciolek of Lansford said he needs time to look at documents and paperwork...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Accounting and Auditing, Litigation, Judges, Justice System
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Work on Tuskegee Airmen tribute in Sewickley finally to begin in June
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewFunding and lack of a contractor delayed construction two years on the largest outdoor memorial in the country to Tuskegee Airmen, but those problems appear to be resolved, officials said. Tuskegee Airmen became the military's first black pilots...Tags: Pittsburgh, Culture, Ceremonies, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee Airmen
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VDOT reaches deal to repay some pothole claims
The Virginian-PilotThe state on Wednesday began advertising a $120 million interstate improvement project that the governor's office said will make large swaths of I-264 and I-64 "look like new." The work, split into three contracts, will cover 163 lane miles with several...Tags: Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, Government, Regional Authority, Hampton Roads, Executive Branch
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City of Williamsburg gets four additional Stryker plans
WILLIAMSBURG - The city received four new proposals and an amendment to the original unsolicited proposal for renovation/replacement of the Stryker Builidng before the 10 a.m. Wednesday deadline. The team of Henderson, Inc., contractor and Guernsey-...
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Radioactive device lost on Interstate 81, DEP says
The state Department of Environmental Protection says a radioactive device used in road construction was lost somewhere along Interstate 81 in West Virginia when it fell off a Pennsylvania contractor's truck. "As long as the device is not tampered with...Tags: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Bellevue gun shop cited, fined for lead-related safety violations
Seattle TimesThe state Department of Labor and Industries has cited a Bellevue firing range for 17 violations of health and safety rules in the wake of a lead-salvage and construction project that exposed dozens of workers to high levels of toxic lead. L&I fined...Tags: Lead Poisoning, Punishment, Fines, Health and Safety at Work, Symptoms
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Truck drivers sue over overtime, meal breaks
Two truck drivers have sued one of Southern California's largest trucking companies, alleging they were denied breaks, lunch hours and overtime because they were treated as independent contractors rather than employees of Harbor Express Inc. The lawsuit...
Tags: Laws, Port of Los Angeles, Employment Opportunities, Litigation, Labor Legislation
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Silence still on Hanover school janitors
The Evening Sun, Hanover, Pa.Members of the Hanover school board approved a preliminary budget for 2013-14 on Monday but officials won't say if it includes outsourcing the janitorial staff. "We cannot discuss that because we're still in negotiations," business manager Troy Wentz...Tags: Finance, Budgets and Budgeting
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