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Tom Firey: A better way to help the working poor
President Obama and some lawmakers in Washington and Annapolis have called for increasing the minimum wage, saying it would help the working poor. So far, those calls have gained little support, even on the left: Legislation to raise Maryland’s...Tags: Annapolis, Personal Income, Labor Legislation, Barack Obama, U.S. Senate
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USMH students trained in advance for job fair
julieg@herald-mail.comUniversity System of Maryland at Hagerstown senior Samantha Sines is expecting to graduate this spring so she’s looking for a job. In preparation for job interviews, Sines participated last month in mock interviews with business people who gave her...Tags: Libraries, U.S. Navy, First Data Corporation, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Employment Opportunities
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Washington County unemployment rate drops to 8.8 percent in Feb.
dona@herald-mail.comThe unemployment rate in Washington County fell from 9.4 percent in January to 8.8 percent in February, and the number of people working and the total labor force also dropped, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the Maryland Department of...Tags: Labor Markets, Howard County, Worcester County, Employment Opportunities, Unemployment Rate
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BOE decides not to recommend nepotism policy
The Washington County Board of Education’s Human Resources Committee decided last month not to recommend creating a nepotism policy because the board’s ethics policy covers the matter, according to Board of Education member Wayne D. Ridenour,...Tags: Ethics, Values, Religion and Belief, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace
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Proposed Md. bill would make it a crime to interfere with reporting of child abuse
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comA bill introduced by two local legislators that could become law would make it a crime to interfere with the reporting of suspected child abuse or neglect. Current Maryland law requires teachers, counselors, social workers, caseworkers, and parole or...Tags: Child Abuse, Jerry Sandusky, Crime, Law and Justice, Abusive Behavior, Conservation
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Franklin County unemployment rate drops slightly
The opening of a new Norfolk Southern rail-truck terminal in Antrim Township, Pa., helped Franklin County’s unemployment rate improve in February. Franklin County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped nine-tenths of a percentage...Tags: Norfolk Southern Corporation, Labor Markets, Employment Opportunities, Unemployment Rate, Franklin County (Pennsylvania)
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School board decides against creating nepotism policy
The Washington County Board of Education’s Human Resources Committee decided last month not to recommend creating a nepotism policy because the board’s ethics policy covers the matter, according to Board of Education member Wayne Ridenour, who...
Tags: Ethics, Values, Religion and Belief, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace
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FedEx Ground package distribution center adds 'C' wing to building
arnoldp@herald-mail.comFrom a hill, it’s like a child’s sandbox dream to see the giant earth movers, smaller bulldozers and dump trucks moving earth and rock on the field next to the FedEx Ground package distribution center near Hagerstown. But to the several dozen...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Building Material, Unemployment, Labor Legislation, Manufacturing and Engineering
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City Hospital human resources manager recognized
Martha Gisriel recently was named City Hospital’s Quality Service Award winner for January. Each month, the hospital’s Service Award Committee selects an employee to receive the award. Gisriel, human resources manager, was nominated by a...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace
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Study: Health-care overhaul will raise claims costs by average of 32%
Associated PressMedical claims costs — the biggest driver of health insurance premiums — will jump an average 32 percent for Americans' individual policies under President Barack Obama's overhaul, according to a study by the nation's leading group of...Tags: Government Health Care, Insurance, Justice System, Personal Income, Barack Obama
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Washington County jobless rate jumped to 9.4% in Jan; labor force grew by 2,800
dona@herald-mail.comThe first unemployment report for Washington County in 2013 shows the jobless rate rose from 8.9 percent in December to 9.4 percent in January as the labor force added more than 2,800 people, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the...Tags: Labor Markets, Howard County, Worcester County, Employment Opportunities, Unemployment Rate
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Jobless rate rises in Franklin Co., drops in Fulton Co.
The unemployment rate in Franklin County, Pa., inched upward to 7.3 percent in January, but the county is facing sharper hikes because of sequestration. At Chambersburg’s Letterkenny Army Depot alone, at least 51 employees are facing job losses due...
Tags: Labor Markets, Employment Opportunities, Unemployment Rate, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Career and Workplace
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