Sentences with phrase «when federal workers»

While some are blaming that drop on the government shutdown, when federal workers were furloughed, the Bureau of Labor Statistics itself is not.

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By paying workers as independent contractors when they should be paid as employees, federal, state and local governments potentially miss out on tax revenue they would otherwise collect; this tax gap was the focus of a special report to Congress in 2011 and continues to be an area of focus today.

There are concerns that in some cases companies have little incentive to do so when they can access inexpensive labour through the federal Temporary Foreign Worker Program, which has expanded dramatically over the past few years.

When employers do allow short, non-meal breaks, they are required to pay workers for the time they take, which federal law states can range between 5 and 20 minutes per break.

The Department of Labor lawsuit, originally filed in 2012, alleged that the company flouted the federal Fair Labor Standards Act because its workers weren't making minimum wage ($ 7.25 an hour) when their bosses required them to take unpaid breaks, according to the Associated Press.

This crisis will not only impact retirees, but the next generation of workers, who will be left with the tab when federal, state, and local governments are forced to expand to help millions of additional elderly Americans who will be living in poverty.1

CBTU is campaigning to have the federal government introduce a Construction Mobility Tax Credit — a personal tax exemption on expenses construction workers typically incur when they temporarily relocate for work.

Few Glendal Foods employees had been members of the National Union of Workers (which covers some food manufacturing) until August, when a complaint was made to the union by Ms Nguyen, who also contacted the federal government's Fair Work Ombudsman, which in turn referred her to WorkSafe.

To make it easier for parents to bond with their new children, the federal Family and Medical Leave Act allows for twelve weeks of unpaid leave for certain workers when a child is born or adopted.

A central New York dairy farmer says seven federal immigration officers came onto his property without permission, arrested a Guatemalan worker without producing a warrant and handcuffed the farmer when he video - recorded their actions.

Employers added 235,000 workers to their payrolls in February — a hefty gain that clears the path for the Federal Reserve to raise its benchmark interest rate when it meets next week.

As training money from the federal stimulus package opens new possibilities for Mohawk Valley workers looking for the skills that will be in demand when the economy recovers, Mohawk Valley Community College is offering area residents an opportunity to learn about exciting programs that can be the first step in a new career.

Some argue a federal law would be a fairer road to travel down - at a time when women's issues are high on the politcal radar, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand says lack of paid leave in the United States hits low - income workers and women the hardest.

«When disasters occur, mental health professionals — community organizers, social workers, case managers and counselors — often work in partnership with local, state and federal organizations to respond,» said Jennifer First, doctoral candidate in the MU School of Social Work and disaster mental health program manager with the Disaster and Community Crisis Center.

«At face value, abolishing tipping and offering higher wages instead, sounds like a reasonable and necessary action, especially when you consider the federal minimum wage for nontipped workers is $ 7.25 and the federal subminimum wage for tipped workers is at a measly $ 2.13 per hour rate,» said McKenzie.

When the federal government needs to screen newly hired workers, it sends OPM to do the job.

When ozone exposure decreased by 10 parts per billion — and was at a level well below the federal air quality standard — the workers were 5.5 percent more productive.

President Woodrow Wilson demonstrated this during his tenure in the early 20th century, when he worked to remove blacks from important civil service posts in the federal bureaucracy, while Franklin Delano Roosevelt would deny jobs to black workers (at the behest of labor unions) with the passage of the Davis - Bacon Act two decades later.

That became crystal clear this past weekend, when the Federal Aviation Administration was forced to furlough roughly 4,000 workers...» — Nashua Telegraph, July 28, 2011 `

Federal government employees have one big advantage over private workers when attempting to qualify for unsecured personal loans.

Most workers will pay about that much on each dollar of income when all taxes — federal and state income taxes, sales taxes, taxes for benefit programs, etc. — are considered.

The couple had been in and out of work for three years and were struggling to pay their home loan on time, so when the Bank of America worker told them they qualified under a federal program to receive a loan modification, they finally saw a path to keeping their house.

Canada has no regulations stipulating how animals should be treated on farms outside of federal and provincial animal cruelty laws, and these are only used to prosecute livestock farmers in cases of egregious abuse, such as when animals are neglected to the point of starvation or farm workers are caught torturing animals.

Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act of 2013 - Title I: Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security - Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act -(Sec. 1002) Directs the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary), when practicable, to encourage the use of U.S. workers and equipment manufactured in the U.S. in all construction related to mineral resource development under this Act.

Some examples of personal injury cases involving a federal question are when a worker is injured offshore (Jones Act claims) or when a worker is injured while working for a railroad company (FELA claim).

And then there is the hassle of extra regulatory requirements imposed by the Department of Labour and the USCIS that the employer has to comply with and the «site inspections» when a federal agent happens to drop by your office unannounced to check on a visa worker — managing to freak out half the people in the office.

The Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) was established to protect railroad workers and provide compensation when injured on the job.

In the meantime qualified applicants can expect faster processing times of six months or less when invited to come to Canada in four key economic streams: the Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Skilled Trades Program, Canadian Experience Class, and a portion of the PNP.

When applying as a Federal Skilled Worker under Express Entry with a foreign educational credential, an original ECA report must be included in your application.

The Kenton County case brought by Gail Langendorf is seeking relief from Federal Court on the basis that the worker's basic constitutional right to political expression when off duty was violated.

The report recommends that when an unemployed worker faces a dire financial situation, the federal government take into account the worker's best 14 weeks in the last 52 weeks, to calculate the rate of benefits available.

While California and federal laws are in place to protect employees from workplace discrimination due to genetics, some employers may still unlawfully treat workers differently when presented with their genetic information.