Archive for the 'Employment News' Category

As unemployment rates and jobless claims rise across the U.S. many economists expect that the employment outlook for Americans will likely get worse. The travel nurse employment market is one of the few industries that has not been affected however, says leading travel nursing agency Procare USA.

Source:Travel Nursing Employment Remains Stable as Unemployment Rates Rise (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

AbilityOne, a program that creates employment opportunities that enable people who are blind or have other severe disabilities, today commemorated the 20th anniversary of National Disability Employment Awareness Month at the Metcalfe Federal Building in downtown Chicago.

Source:AbilityOne Program Celebrates 20th Anniversary of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

A Quaker church-formed social justice group can’t rely on a “ministerial exception” to avoid an employment bias suit because its jobs are not “pastoral or ministerial,” a federal judge has ruled. Jerry Leaphart, an attorney and Quaker representing himself, claims he was passed over for several jobs because he is black. In court papers, Leaphart said a “spiritual transformation” resulted in his …

Source:Judge Rules That Lawyer Can Pursue Employment Bias Suit Against Quaker Group (Law.com)

The Osseo School Board took another step toward removing funding for other post employment benefits from the district’s general fund. The move will eventually shift payment for those obligations through an additional property tax levy.

Source:Dist. 279 approves trust to fund post employment benefits; Property taxes to increase as a result (Osseo-Maple Grove Press)

New Business Secretary Peter Mandelson was embroiled in controversy on two fronts last night over the future of the Royal Mail and whether planned employment rights, including family-friendly reforms, will go ahead.

Source:Mandelson faces employment rights and Royal Mail battles (The Herald)

ROUND LAKE — A candidate’s bid for the District 26 state Senate seat hit a snag this week after a suburban newspaper caught him in a lie about his employment status.

Source:Gentes calls lie about employment record 'a mistake' (Northwest Herald)

Continental Airlines has about the most stable employment among the major U.S. carriers, according to numbers out Tuesday that show the industry eliminating jobs as fuel costs bite into earnings.

Source:Continental employment most stable of U.S. airlines (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)

ROUND LAKE — A candidate’s bid for the District 26 state Senate seat hit a snag this week after a suburban newspaper caught him in a lie about his employment status.

Source:Gentes calls lie about employment record 'a mistake' (Northwest Herald)