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Staff ratios under review
South Bend TribunePLYMOUTH -- Indiana Department of Child Services officials report that they found inadequate staffing levels for children at the psychiatric facility Michiana Behavioral Health on March 20, following up on issues raised by former employees about...Tags: Corporate Officers, Medical Specialization, Behavioral Conditions, Mental Health, Retraining
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Mary Sanchez: Responsibility for Asian sweatshop safety lies with us, too
Another apparel factory has collapsed in a poor Asian country, killing three workers, and I fear I'm partly to blame. The evidence of my complicity sits idle on the landing, next to a tennis racquet. Asics shoes. My adored new pair, so light, makes it...Tags: Human Rights, Heavy Engineering, Bangladesh, Labor Legislation, Walmart
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Bangladesh and its workers
Another tragedy at a Bangladesh clothing factory, another announcement by Wal-Mart about additional steps it will take to beef up worker safety, this time by inspecting all of its suppliers' facilities itself. Not that the retailing giant hasn't made real...Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Bangladesh, Walmart, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
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Lifestyle change may ease heart risk from job stress
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Being under stress at work is tied to a higher risk of heart problems, new research confirms - but putting down the beer bottle and going for a walk may help. Researchers found that job strain - defined as having a lot of...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Health Organizations, Healthy Diet, Stress
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Idaho spud giant bets on biotech potatoes
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A dozen years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, an Idaho company aims to resurrect high-tech spuds. In May, tuber processing giant J.R. Simplot Co. asked the U.S. government to...Tags: Washington, DC, Food and Drug Administration, Science and Technology, Japan, ConAgra Foods Incorporated
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Wal-Mart, Gap skirt the issue
If the horrific garment factory collapse last month in Bangladesh has any silver lining, it is the response from more than 30 of the world's leading apparel companies — including Benetton, PVH, Abercrombie & Fitch, H&M, Inditex (Zara), Marks &...
Tags: Human Rights, Companies and Corporations, New York University, Walmart, Career and Workplace
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Will County Board tells state lawmakers to pass a concealed carry law
Will County Board members Thursday sent a message to state lawmakers—pass a concealed carry law before it automatically becomes law. Board members voted 15-6, with three members voting "present," supporting a resolution backing a concealed carry...
Tags: Firearms, Justice System, Frankfort, Elections, Wage Contract Issues
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HOW TO PLAY IT-Dodging companies before disaster strikes
ReutersBy David Randall NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - Socially responsible investing has long been associated with avoiding companies in "vice businesses" like alcohol, tobacco and weapons. Yet managers at socially conscious funds say screening companies...Tags: Stock Market, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Netherlands, Tiffany & Company, Microsoft Corporation
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Dodging companies before disaster strikes
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Socially responsible investing has long been associated with avoiding companies in "vice businesses" like alcohol, tobacco and weapons. Yet managers at socially conscious funds say screening companies based on how they treat...Tags: Stock Market, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Netherlands, Microsoft Corporation, S&P 500
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Emanuel to shift retired city workers to Obamacare
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel plans to start reducing health insurance coverage next year for more than 30,000 retired city workers and begin shifting them to President Barack Obama's new federal system. The move is aimed at saving the city money and comes as...Tags: Medicare, Government Health Care, Health Insurance, Career and Workplace, Civil and Public Service
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Jessamine County EMS uses grant to purchase AEDs
kmckinney@jessaminejournal.comSoon, those in certain areas of Jessamine County will have the power to save someone’s life if necessary — no training required. Jessamine County Emergency Medical Services has purchased seven automated external defibrillators (AEDs) it...Tags: Emergency Health Procedures, Science and Technology, Heart Failure, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Electronics
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WRAPUP 3-As some retailers back Bangladesh accord, U.S. group lashes out
ReutersBy Jessica Wohl May 15 (Reuters) - An accord designed to prevent another deadly disaster in Bangladesh's garment industry drew sharp criticism from a major U.S. retail trade group on Wednesday, which said it would constrain legal rights of U.S....Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Washington, DC, Work Rules Contract Issues, Companies and Corporations, Career and Workplace
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