Sentences with phrase «time federal workers»

It was generous for full - career workers, but less so for short - and medium - term workers, and at the time federal workers did not have access to the portablee, progressive benefits offered by the Social Security program.

In Bring Back the Bureaucrats, I crudely calculated that we need about one million more full - time federal workers by 2035 in order to serve the public, stop draining its purse, start improving performance, and create an actual system of national public administration.

Spending on compensation, including benefits, for the typical full - time federal worker increased by an average 1.2 percent per year, from $ 106,097 in 2004 to $ 116,828 in 2012, according to the report.

Spending on compensation, including benefits, for the typical full - time federal worker increased by an average of 1.2 percent per year, from $ 106,097 in 2004 to $ 116,828 in 2012, according to the report.

Not exact matches

«Instead of pecking themselves to death trying to figure out how to comply with all the state and federal regulations,» says Breslin, «we help our clients get ahead of the legal issues — such as vacation time, workers compensation and insurance, and they can focus on what they do best.»

The stakes are high for this assessment, not only because it will be a primary determinant of the timing of Federal Reserve policy tightening; the more one believes that current high long - term unemployment is cyclically (demand) driven rather than structurally (mismatch and demographic) driven, the more one believes workers can be brought back into employment through monetary (or other) stimulus.»

According to a 2011 Institute for Women's Policy Research report, the gap for full time - workers was 23 %, compared to 11 % in the federal government, where pay is public.

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.

Under new rules just introduced by the Obama administration, companies contracting with the federal government are now obliged to allow both full and part - time workers to accrue paid leave which they can use for anything from preventative doctor's visits, to staying in bed and sipping chicken soup, to caring for an ill family member.

Roberta Casper Watson, who recently joined The Wagner Law Group as head of its welfare benefits department, noted that employers with 50 or more FTEs can be fined $ 2,000 per full - time employee, minus the first 30 workers, if the business doesn't offer coverage to most of its full - timers and even one worker receives a federal subsidy to buy coverage on an exchange.

Another way that the current crisis hurts those at the bottom of the economic ladder was revealed in a conversation with Lucy Luna, a United Food and Commercial Workers union organizer among immigrant farm workers in the Fraser Valley, who notes that the reduced value of the Canadian dollar means that the remittances sent home to Mexico by the «guest workers» shipped to Canada under a federal temporary work permit program are now nearly cut in half in value by the time they reach Mexico, where the economy is geared to the U.S. Workers union organizer among immigrant farm workers in the Fraser Valley, who notes that the reduced value of the Canadian dollar means that the remittances sent home to Mexico by the «guest workers» shipped to Canada under a federal temporary work permit program are now nearly cut in half in value by the time they reach Mexico, where the economy is geared to the U.S. workers in the Fraser Valley, who notes that the reduced value of the Canadian dollar means that the remittances sent home to Mexico by the «guest workers» shipped to Canada under a federal temporary work permit program are now nearly cut in half in value by the time they reach Mexico, where the economy is geared to the U.S. workers» shipped to Canada under a federal temporary work permit program are now nearly cut in half in value by the time they reach Mexico, where the economy is geared to the U.S. dollar.

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen may express great concern for the plight of families with breadwinners relegated to part - time and temporary employment in a lethargic recovery, but businesses seeking workers in many industries and occupations complain about shortages of qualified applicants.

In the article, the MSM propagandist states such things as: 2017 has seen, according to his one time Goldman Sachs source, a «dramatic crash in [physical gold coin] demand,» that interest in gold coins is linked to «political conservatism, or anarcho - libertarianism» and «end of the world right wing sentiments,» that gold has been implicated in a «conspiracy to commit money laundering,» that gold is «financed by people in the narcotics trade,» that it comes from «illegal mines and drug dealers in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador,» that «the federal authorities assume the NTR Metals [case] represented only a fraction of illegally sourced and financed gold,» that therefore the US attorney is broadly investigating the gold industry, that gold is «produced by exploited workers,» that «crude [gold] extraction techniques create serious and lasting environmental damage,» that gold plays an important part in «tax evasion,» that it is related to American gun sales, which the author abhors; that «drug dealers [use] gold imports as a way of laundering their proceeds,» and that «they came to realize that illegal gold [is] an intrinsically better business» than drug dealing; to name but a few of the aspersions cast against gold in the short article.

At the Tim Hortons in Corner Brook a long time mill worker simply asked that I work to get rid of a federal government that does not understand Newfoundland.

«If you're going to make it a federal holiday, that's basically forcing companies to give workers additional vacation time, so that's going to cost them money and productivity,» Swers said.»

As DavePhD's answer noted, making it a federal holiday would only affect federal workers, who are already ensured to have enough time to vote.

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.

Gillibrand, a Democrat, wants to make federal law the ability for workers to take extended time off for childbirth or to care for a sick family member.

The rally was timed to coincide with the state labor board's first meeting to discuss requiring all fast food companies to raise wages for workers, who typically earn close to the current federal minimum of $ 8.75 an hour.

WHEREAS the federal minimum wage would now be more than $ 10 if it had kept up with inflation, but Congress has tried to raise the minimum wage only three times in the last 30 years thereby leaving lowest - paid workers with just $ 7.25 an hour or about $ 15,000 annually for persons working full - time; and

Two months after safety breaches at federal labs first set off a public furor, top health officials are auditioning new checks on worker safety including specialized time - lapse cameras and digital worksheets to track crucial steps such as bacterium inactivation.

Finally, it has in place a permanent network of well - trained field - staff workers at the federal, state, and local levels ready for action whenever election time nears.

The new BRT service, funded in part by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), will cut commuting times roughly in half for riders on existing bus service and improve transit connections for thousands of active - duty military, hospitality workers, and tourists traveling to Cannery Row, the Monterey Bay Aquarium and other attractions.

In areas where there is a high demand for workers in certain areas, the federal government, state governments or even a private institution may give grants to go to college and / or loan forgiveness in exchange for working in a particular area for a predetermined amount of time.

Created in 2007, the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program allows for federal student loan forgiveness for teachers, nurses, firefighters, and other critical public and non-profit workers after ten years of on - time monthly payments.

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.

Trump and DeVos proposed ending the federal student loan forgiveness program for public sector and nonprofit workers, and lengthen the amount of time Americans will have to spend repaying their debts on income - based plans if they borrowed to get an advanced degree.

This study from researchers at the University of Alabama and Ohio State looks at data on full - time workers» finances from the Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances to assess how many people are adequately preparing for retirement as well as how accurate workers are in their perceptions of their preparedness.

«The action I'm taking today will eliminate federal overreach, restore economic freedom and allow our companies and our workers to thrive, compete and succeed on a level playing field for the first time in a long time.

a nation of remarkably productive, often well - paid workers who are becoming increasingly reluctant to pause from their labors and refresh their souls — a nation whose cash - drenched corporate employers typically don't pay for much time off (less than two weeks annually, on average), a nation whose globe - gripping federal government is the only one in the whole industrialized world not to legally require generous periods of paid kick - back - and - hang time — is a nation that's socially screwed up, particularly in comparison with European countries like France, which orders its citizens outside to play for the entire month of August and a few other weeks spread through the year.

Under Federal law, there is a minimum wage which workers must be paid and employers are required to maintain records of the time you worked.

Ms. Frese was admitted to the Louisiana State Bar in 2005 and since that time has practiced in both state and federal court in the area of insurance defense defending individuals, businesses, employers, insurance companies, and self - insured funds against property, personal injury, automobile, workers compensation, general commercial and employer's liability claims.

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.

For example, as of writing, applicants from Asia to the Federal Skilled Worker Program face the following processing times.

These days, many part - time workers at fast - food joints are pulling in pay that's above minimum wage; the federal minimum wage is $ 7.25 an hour.

GEICO also assists the Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund (FEEA) which helps federal workers who are in need of financial support in times of haFederal Employee Education and Assistance Fund (FEEA) which helps federal workers who are in need of financial support in times of hafederal workers who are in need of financial support in times of hardship.

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which is the governing Federal labor law for seasonal workers, does not define full - time employment or part - time employment.

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Higher minimum wages not enough: Despite minimum wages higher than the federal level in many states and jurisdictions, in only 12 counties nationwide can a full - time minimum - wage worker afford a modest one bedroom rental home.

In only 12 counties can a full - time worker earning the prevailing federal or state minimum wage afford a one - bedroom rental home.