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Coping with Stress in the Workplace

April 29, 2012 by ·
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While a certain level of workplace stress is normal, excessive stress can take a dangerous toll on a workers’ health. Excessive workplace stress is often caused by a work-related injury or illness; fear of being laid off; working more overtime hours due to staff cutbacks; sexual harassment or workplace discrimination; pressure to perform to meet rising expectations but with no increase in job satisfaction; and pressure from employers to work at optimum levels at all times. Many of these … [Read more...]

Filed Under: L&I Attorney, Wage and Hour Violations, Worker Injury, workers compensation

Sanitation Workers Extend Strike to Seattle

April 1, 2012 by ·
worker strike

Disruptions In Trash and Recycling Pickups Predicted as Workers Strike Against Republic’s Labor Law Violations and Attacks on Health Care Workers at Republic Services/Allied Waste  – the second largest solid waste and recycling company in the U.S. – found picket lines outside the facilities when they arrived at work in Seattle, Bellevue, Lynnwood and Kent early on Friday morning. Striking members of Teamster Local Union 991 had traveled all the way from Mobile, AL t the Northwest to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Employment Attorney, Employment Discrimination, L&I, Worker Rights, Workers Compensation Attorney

Consumer Spending Provides More Good News for the Economy

April 1, 2012 by ·
consumer spending

Reports of an in increase in consumer spending provided more good news for the U.S. economy and boosted stocks on Friday as Wall Street closed its best first quarter since 1998.  In February, consumer spending rose by the highest rate in seven months – 0.8% – prompting economists to boost their growth forecasts for the first quarter.  This trend developed as demand rose sharply for long-lasting goods like cars. Economists also reported that spending in January was double the previously … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Department of Labor and Industries, Employment Attorney, Independent Medical Examination, L&I, L&I Attorney

Unemployment Continues to Drop

March 30, 2012 by ·
unemployment

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level in four years, strengthening evidence that our job market continues to improve.  The Department of Labor also confirmed that the U.S. economy grew by 3% in the fourth quarter of 2011. From December through February, businesses added an average of 245,000 jobs per month. This has caused the unemployment rate to drop to 8.3 percent, the lowest level in three years. According to the Labor Department the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Department of Labor, Department of Labor and Industries, Employment Attorney, Independent Medical Examination, L&I, L&I Attorney, Labor and Industries, Unemployment, Workers Compensation Attorney

OSHA Warns Workers of Hazards in Tornado Recovery Efforts

March 9, 2012 by ·
recovery worker

 As residents recover from storms that created havoc across the Midwest and South last week, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been on the scene to provide compliance assistance to cleanup and recovery workers who face multiple hazards in their activity. "The safety and health of these cleanup crews is our chief concern, and we are on the ground in affected areas providing compliance assistance," said Greg Baxter, OSHA's acting regional … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Department of Labor and Industries, Independent Medical Examination, L&I, L&I Attorney, Labor and Industries, Worker Injury, Workers Compensation Attorney
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