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• Wednesday, May 01, 2013
  New OSHA initiative to protect temporary employees
  The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced an initiative to further protect temporary employees from workplace hazards.
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• Survey: Healthcare jobs declining with some exceptions; salaries flat
  America's changing healthcare industry is beginning to reshape the nonphysician healthcare workforce, with some jobs declining, others booming, and salaries flat.
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• Tuesday, April 30, 2013
  AmEx’s safety, health, and wellness programs earn top prize
  American Express took the top prize in the 2013 Corporate Health Achievement Awards for its strong commitment to employee safety and health.
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• Survey: Majority of business owners do not plan on hiring in the next 6 to 12 months
  A majority of business owners (70 percent) do not plan on hiring in the next 6 to 12 months, according to a recent survey. This is slightly up from last year’s results.
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• Acting Labor Secretary Harris on ‘100 years of U.S. labor and employment relations’
  Acting Secretary of Labor Seth D. Harris recently spoke at American University in Washington, DC, on “100 Years of U.S. labor and employment relations” as part of the celebration of the centennial of the Department of Labor.
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• FLSA: Supreme Court rules on class action cases
  The Supreme Court recently issued an important ruling regarding class action cases filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In class actions under FLSA, members who want to join the suit must opt in. By contrast, in civil rights class action suits, like the one against Walmart now referred to as Dukes, all similarly situated employees are included unless they choose to opt out.
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  By : Sumeet .L. Barla PGDM 2ND SEM