Posts Tagged ‘U.S. Department of Labor’

No full Mississippi jobs rebound until end of decade

by Ted Carter Published: November 9,2012

Tags: Institutions of Higher Learning, jobs reports, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Mississippi Department of Employment Security, U.S. Department of Labor

Mississippi will be nearing the end of this decade before job numbers in manufacturing, leisure & hospitality and several other sectors returns to the pre-recession levels of 2007, state economists say in a new report. The news is not entirely bad, however. The November issue of the Mississippi Economic Outlook reports that the leading indicators [...] [...]

Labor proposes new ag worker rule

by Wally Northway Published: February 11,2010

Tags: agriculture, jobs, migrant workers, U.S. Department of Labor

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis yesterday announced a new rule regarding the H-2A program. The Labor Department will publish in the Feb. 12 edition of the Federal Register, a final rule governing the labor certification process and enforcement mechanisms for the H-2A temporary agricultural worker program. The final rule is being [...] [...]

Judge rules against Bank of America

by Wally Northway Published: February 3,2010

Tags: banking and finance, discrimination, employment practices, job, U.S. Department of Labor

WASHINGTON — A protracted case that started with a U.S. Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) investigation has resulted in an administrative law judge’s (ALJ’s) recommended ruling that Bank of America discriminated against African-American job applicants for entry level positions in Charlotte, N.C., in 1993 and from 2002 to 2005. “The [...] [...]

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