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Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online A zero-day flaw has been found in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 8 (IE8), a four year old version of their popular web browser. Security experts and Microsoft alike have pointed out this flaw which has been found to be used by Chinese hackers to target US nuclear researchers in watering-hole attacks. According to security experts at Invincea, the Department of Labor (DoL) was compromised on May 1 to redirect visitors to a website...
Organization That Wrote, Championed FMLA Urges Lawmakers to Expand It WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The first federal study in 13 years to examine the impact of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) finds that the law has had an overwhelmingly positive impact on workers, families and businesses. The FMLA is the only federal law ever to help workers meet the dual demands of job and family. The National Partnership for Women & Families wrote and...
On November 30, 2012, DOL filed an Amicus Brief in the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in support of plaintiff providers in an ERISA class-action: Aetna must comply with federal law ERISA for all post-payment overpayment demand due to ERISA plan coverage dispute. ERISAclaim.com offers webinars to assess the immediate impact of DOL action for all healthcare providers. Hanover Park, IL (PRWEB) December 07, 2012 On November 30, 2012, federal government, DOL (Department of Labor),...
Department Cites Declining UC Claims, Reduced Federal Funding HARRISBURG, Pa., July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Labor & Industry will close its Philadelphia Unemployment Compensation, or UC, Service Center on Aug. 15. Claimants will see no disruption in benefits and can continue to use online and phone services. The Philadelphia location is a telephone-based customer service office staffed by 75 department employees, permanent and intermittent,...
HARRISBURG, Pa., July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Labor & Industry-operated State Workers' Insurance Fund (SWIF) announced today that it is consolidating the SWIF Claims Division and Field Operations Division into the Claims Services Division. Employers will see no disruption in services. "This reorganization enables a more streamlined operation of SWIF, benefitting the more than 24,000 employers served by eliminating redundancies and making...
Agreement includes back wages and interest, some job offers, for 795 female and minority applicants denied positions at Fort Smith, Ark., facility WASHINGTON, June 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs today announced that Baldor Electric Co. has agreed to settle allegations of systemic discrimination stemming from the company's applicant screening process at its facility in Fort Smith, Ark. OFCCP...
WASHINGTON, June 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) announced today that People for People Inc., the innovative community service agency in North Philadelphia, will receive $1,499,989 for its "Project Restore" which has already helped train, educate and return to society over 8,000 Philadelphians including young adult ex-offenders. "This important grant from the Department of Labor will help People for People Inc. continue to rebuild the lives of...
HARRISBURG, Pa., June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor & Industry Julia Hearthway will lead a media webinar addressing Pennsylvania's newly enacted unemployment compensation, or UC, reform law at 3 p.m. (Eastern) today, Tuesday, June 12. Signed today by Gov. Tom Corbett, the new law makes possible the repayment of $3.9 billion in federal loans, modernizes the state's UC Law and restores the structural solvency of its Unemployment Compensation...
WASHINGTON, June 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today issued the following statement on data regarding forced child labor that have been issued by the International Labor Organization: "When Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation nearly 150 years ago, he underscored the commitment of the United States to the enduring cause of freedom. President Obama has called upon everyone to 'educate themselves about all forms of modern slavery...
HARRISBURG, Pa., March 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Labor & Industry's Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing will host a hearing loss expo in Butler County on Friday, March 30 featuring more than 50 organizations from across Pennsylvania, Labor & Industry Secretary Julia Hearthway announced today. "The expo is a great opportunity for citizens to learn about hearing loss, technology and the services Pennsylvania offers," Hearthway said. "It's also an...
