Return to Vegas, return to work: with an amendment to the ADA taking effect in a couple months and a changing regulatory landscape, legal issues and return-to-work will be the hottest session tracks in Las Vegas.
Summary * Seven sessions on return-to-work and safety. * Five sessions on legal and regulatory issues. ********** [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] There's much to discuss and learn at the 17th Annual National Workers' Compensation and Disability Conference[R] & Expo sponsored by...

A step backward; Don't strip workers of right to secret ballot.
COLUMN: IN OUR OPINION One of the worst ideas in U.S. labor history continues to percolate on Capitol Hill, and could come to the fore soon after President-elect Barack Obama takes office. The misnamed Employee Free Choice Act would take away workers' right to vote...

No freedom: slavery is illegal, so why are millions still held as slaves?
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hadijatou Mani was 12 years old when she was sold into slavery in Africa. Her mother was already a slave, and her mother's master sold the girl to a friend for $500. Mani spent the next 10 years cleaning her master's home and working his...

Words in the news.
Below are some key words used in this issue of Current Events. Term limits (page 2) Term Limits are promoted as a way to keep politicians answerable to the people and to prevent dictatorships. The U.S. Constitution did not address term Limits until the 22nd Amendment was...

Analyze the graph.
The International Labour Organization, part of the United Nations, surveyed 644 people who had been subjected to forced labor in Albania, Moldova, Romania, and Ukraine. This graph shows their responses when they were asked how they got away. The employer wanted me to go: 14.53% ...

$2M grant targets jobs; Mfg. training in region eyed.
Byline: Lisa Eckelbecker WORCESTER - The Central Massachusetts Regional Employment Board has obtained $2 million from the federal government for an initiative to train workers for manufacturing jobs. The U.S. Department of Labor award was among $10 million handed out to five entities across the...

auto fixture closes.
Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard JUNCTION CITY - Gibson Motor Co., which sold Model T's when it opened in 1921, has closed as the U.S. auto industry struggles with a prolonged downturn in the national economy. A sign taped to the door of the Ford...

CSC Establishes South Carolina's First Apprenticeship Program for Information Technology Sector.
FALLS CHURCH, Va., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- CSC announced today that its World Sourcing Services location in Blythewood, S.C., is sponsoring the state's first federally recognized apprenticeship program in the information technology field. In conjunction with Apprenticeship Carolina(TM), a division of the South Carolina Technical College System, CSC will...

Pace of job loss accelerates.
Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard Economists used words like unpleasant, stunning and extreme to describe the state's latest jobs report, and said it left little doubt that recession has tightened its grip on Oregon's economy. Oregon's jobless rate jumped from 6.4 percent in September to...

As Unemployment Rate Rises Money Mule Recruitment Climbs, According to PandaLabs.
Volume of Job Related Spam Grew 514 Percent between August and October 2008 GLENDALE, Calif., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- PandaLabs, Panda Security's malware analysis and detection laboratory, today issued a security alert that reveals the volume and effectiveness of money mule scams are increasing with the rising...