Sentences with phrase «state workers who»

From the Associated Press: «Alabama, pushed to second in national obesity rankings by deep - fried Southern favorites, is cracking down on state workers who are too fat.

There have been cases of veteran state workers who due to longevity are earning above the threshold but who clearly have no policy - making role; several members of that category have sought exemptions.

I almost forgot: we should execute mass firings of those state workers who work upstate.

So let me get this straight: the governor wants to cuts the deficit, so he's going to furlough state workers who keep the state running.

State workers who are still on the payroll also are being compensated under the settlement in the form of extra days of vacation or personal leave.

What about the female state workers who get paid less than the male staff.

Members of the New York State Laborers Organizing Fund on Wednesday blasted the hiring of out - of - state workers who were not paid a prevailing wage to construct a wind farm in Lewis County.

The Retired Public Employees Association called on Cuomo and legislative leaders to include retired state workers who are veterans in the proposal which is being developed regarding veteran credits.

Later, he announced he would move to increase the wage for state workers who fall under the executive branch to $ 15.

Today's Q poll offers some solace for state workers who are being targeted by Gov. David Paterson and Governor - elect Andrew Cuomo in the face of a looming $ 10 billion budget deficit.

Cuomo is corrupt, his oronies in ever state office have made it so unpleasant for workers, there is no 5 - 10 year plan for state workers who are leaving as quickly as possible not to have to deal with King Cuomo and his thugs.

The answer can't be we are going to employ state workers who literally have no function,» said Governor - elect Andrew Cuomo.

Rangel also gave a shout - out to organized labor — particularly the state workers who are under fire across the nation as cash - strapped governors struggle to make ends meet, saying:

Advocates seeking pension increases for roughly 3,000 non-union state workers who retired after 2009 didn't find success during the just - finished legislative session but said they will push ahead in their quest to garner benefits from delayed pay increases that made up for an earlier freeze.

Robinson said he wants to pursue programs and initiatives that will help those in similar situations to his own, like promoting homeownership for city and state workers who rent in Albany.

The number of state workers who earned a salary and a pension last year plummeted 44 percent, but there were still 48 people who raked in more than $ 200,000 from double dipping, state records show.

If the state workers who work for their paycheck have to take an unpaid furlough, why don't those who don't work and get paid?

Collins was referring to the allegations of Paula Jones, a former Arkansas state worker who claimed in 1994 that Bill Clinton made an unwanted sexual advance toward her.

Plaintiff Mark Janus, an Illinois state worker who declined to join the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, argues in his lawsuit that the payments he's compelled to pay the union violate his First Amendment rights.

ALBANY - A state worker who played a key role in a domestic violence scandal that engulfed the Paterson administration received raises during the probe of the incident, the Daily News has learned.

The whistle - blower, Jeffrey Monsour, is a state worker who has been an outspoken critic of his employer, the state Office for People With Developmental Disabilities, and the agency's handling of reports of abuse, neglect and a variety of other issues.

He recently lost his newly hired communications director, Allyson Gollust, and a top aide garnered unwanted national attention last week for reading from the personnel file of a fired state worker who claimed he was sacked after praising the administration in the media without direct permission to speak.

John Driscoll, a retired state worker who lives in Syracuse, said he is also very opposed to the tax bill and said he expected more from Katko.

Mr. Christie also told the story of a state worker who attended a candlelight vigil last month to mark her son's 10 1/2 months of sobriety.

Not exact matches

Called Companion, it's an app nurses, psychologists, and social workers can use to monitor the psychological states of their patients, who record and upload audio diaries.

A new study led by a Michigan State University business scholar suggests customer - service workers who fake smile throughout the day worsen their mood and withdraw from work, affecting productivity.

Research for the book led him to Vermont, a state teeming with entrepreneurs like Alan Newman, who believed that they had a better way to run a business — with emphasis on environmentally friendly materials, fair dealings with suppliers, and generous benefits for their own workers.

Facebook (fb), Boeing (ba), Microsoft (msft), and Amazon (amzn) all have offices in Vancouver, filling them partially with foreign workers on temporary visas who can then collaborate with colleagues in California and Washington State.

All individual authorities — the Labor Department, the IRS, the states — have their own particular mix of criteria, but each of them seeks to clarify two essential facts: whether the worker is under your control, and who has the most power in the relationship.

And the association has been joining hands with groups like Silicon Valley Leadership Group to show members of Congress how the economies of states like California are almost entirely dependent on foreign workers, from the people who grow and produce food there to the people who are creating high - tech jobs at startups in Silicon Valley, Regelbrugge says

One survey of U.S. workers indicated that 57 % of people have judged a colleague by looking at the state of their desk: a tidy one suggests a worker who is organized and accomplished.

The Jacobses anticipate critics will observe that life isn't so good for unemployed textile workers in the United States, but argue that they are providing jobs for people without a safety net who would otherwise be much worse off.

That raises doubts about a key argument for proponents of federal immigration reform: that companies need looser rules to import overseas workers because there aren't enough job candidates in the United States who can fill specialized skills, namely in science, technology and engineering.

But slicing the data shows that, at least in the United States, those who spend up to 20 percent of their time working remotely are the most engaged of all workers surveyed.

To reduce Social Security's projected funding shortfall, the commission would increase the taxable wage base by 2050 to include 90 percent of earnings, to increase the full - and early - retirement ages to 69 and 64 respectively by 2075, to cover newly hired state and local workers after 2020, and to create a hardship exemption allowing those who can not work past age 62 to receive benefits early.

Meanwhile, just last month the New York State Department of Labor announced that it had awarded unemployment benefits to two Uber drivers after finding that they were actually employees rather than independent workers, as all drivers who use the platform to find customers are classified.

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

What's going on is that thousands of oil workers are fleeing the state - run oil firm under the watch of its new military commander, who has quickly alienated the firm's embattled upper echelon and its rank - and - file, according to union leaders, a half - dozen current PDVSA workers, a dozen former PDVSA workers and a half - dozen executives at foreign companies operating in Venezuela.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program: This program is open to any worker who is employed by a federal, state, or local government.

Trump, who takes office on Friday, has repeatedly singled out and criticized U.S. companies across industries for not doing more to keep jobs in the United States and has put pressure on them to hire more U.S. workers.

Business owners, workers, and politicians rallied to hear from researcher and writer Vivian Krause, who outlined her work over the last eight years tracking funding for environmental activism in Canada back to the United States.

American steel companies are a key constituency for Mr. Trump, who won the support of some blue - collar workers by pledging to revive United States industry.

Larger companies employing many H - 1B workers in the United States will pay an extra fee of $ 4,000 for each new H - 1B visa — up from $ 2,000 — and another $ 4,000 to move an H - 1B immigrant who is already in the country to a new employer.

Under the Connecticut bill, employees who are at least 19, make at least $ 5,000 a year and work for companies that employ five or more workers and don't offer a retirement plan would automatically be enrolled in the state - run plan (a Roth IRA) at a default contribution rate of 3 %, according to the National Association of Plan Advisors, which cites the Connecticut Post.

The United States is turning into a nation of 1099 workers who eke out a living driving cars, renting rooms and running errands for people who apparently have better things to do with their time.

The order weighs how to make the country's immigration program «more merit based,» calls for site visits at companies that employ foreign workers, and tasks the Department of Homeland Security with producing a report twice a year on the total number of foreign - born people — not just nonimmigrant visa holders — who are authorized to work in the United States.

For our U.S. - based positions: We are only able to consider applicants who are United States citizens or who already possess a United States Worker Visa.

(Please Note: We are only able to consider applicants who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States, or who already possess a United States Worker Visa.

The U.S. government and major business leaders are renewing their call on the Thai government to crack down on slavery in its fishing fleets, and to punish people who force migrant workers to catch seafood that can end up in the United States.

I know lots of people who became unemployed this year — from 3 of my neighbors (one on either side of me and one 2 doors down) to a friend who is a State worker to several teachers.