NTIA and RUS will be accepting applications for loans, grants and loan/grant
combinations to be awarded by each agency under a single application form. This
collaborative approach will ensure that the agencies' activities are
complementary and integrated, make the best use of taxpayer funds and make it
easier for applicants to apply for funding. This is the first of three rounds of
funding the Agriculture and Commerce Departments will provide.
Job Search Unemployment rate in March 2009 In March, the number of unemployed persons increased by 694,000 to 13.2 million, and the unemployment rate rose to 8.5 percent. Over the past 12 months, the number of unemployed persons has grown by about 5.3 million Apr 6, 2009 - 9:23:15 AM
DOL | Federal OSHA | Cal-OSHA Related Information Mass layoff events in November 2008 In November, employers took 2,328 mass layoff actions, seasonally adjusted, as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during the month. Each action involved at least 50 persons from a single employer; the number of workers involved totaled 224,079 on a seasonally adjusted basis. Dec 22, 2008 - 11:41:38 AM
DOL | Federal OSHA | Cal-OSHA Related Information Import prices down again in November 2008 Import prices fell 6.7 percent in November after decreases of 5.4 percent, 3.5 percent, and 3.1 percent in October, September, and August, respectively. The November decline was the largest one-month drop since the index was first published monthly in December 1988. Dec 12, 2008 - 10:59:35 AM
Mervyns employees with workers’ compensation claims for injuries received in the period February 1, 1990, through August 28, 2004, may now contact the Tristar Risk Management Senior Claims Supervisor Juliann Ginn for assistance at 925-339-8822 ext. 1876, or e-mail her at Julieann.ginn@tristargroup.net.
Nov 26, 2008 - 11:02:51 AM
DOL | Federal OSHA | Cal-OSHA Related Information Thanksgiving 2008: How Americans Spend Their Time Preparing and eating food and watching television are common activities on Thanksgiving and over the entire holiday weekend. On Thanksgiving holiday weekends between 2003 and 2007, Americans who prepared meals spent an average of 1.1 hours per day doing so, while eating and drinking occupied 1.2 hours per day. Those who watched television spent an average of 3.7 hours per day in front of the TV. Nov 10, 2008 - 9:44:59 AM
DOL | Federal OSHA | Cal-OSHA Related Information OSHA citations issued in connection with fatal NYC crane collapse The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued citations to three contractors with proposed penalties totaling $313,500 for alleged violations of safety standards after investigating the catastrophic March 15 collapse of a tower crane in New York City that killed seven people. The accident took place at 303 E. 51st St. in midtown Manhattan.
Sep 16, 2008 - 9:11:06 AM
DOL | Federal OSHA | Cal-OSHA Related Information Summer 2008 labor force participation of youth The labor force participation rate for 16- to 24-year-olds—the proportion of that population working or looking for work—was 65.1 percent in July 2008, essentially the same as in July 2007 and about 12 percentage points below its peak for that month in 1989 (77.5 percent). Sep 3, 2008 - 7:53:55 PM
DOL | Federal OSHA | Cal-OSHA Related Information New State Law Bans Needles, Syringes from Household Trash A new State law effective September 1 will make it illegal to dispose of home-generated hypodermic needles and other medical sharps waste in the trash, home recycling containers, or green waste containers. The number of sharps disposed of annually exceeds 300 million in California, and 3 billion nationwide. Sep 1, 2008 - 11:27:38 AM
DOL | Federal OSHA | Cal-OSHA Related Information OSHA QuickTips from QuickTakes A wide variety of American workplaces, including those in the construction, manufacturing, transportation and wholesale trade industries, benefit from the use of powered industrial trucks, also known as forklifts. Jul 27, 2008 - 8:03:43 PM
