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Legislation Seeking to Extend Unemployment Benefits.
CII InfoBlog By larryc on 9/21/2009 11:20 AM
Representative Jim McDermott (D-Wash) has offered a bill that would extend unemployment benefits for an additional 13 weeks.
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States Unemployment Systems in Danger.
CII InfoBlog By larryc on 9/9/2009 7:17 AM
With so many Americans still searching for work, certain states are already seeing their unemployment system hitting a danger zone.
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I.D. Theft and the Use of Common Sense.
CII InfoBlog By larryc on 9/4/2009 6:07 AM
With all the recent regulations in effect it is still up to companies who maintain highly confidential information to ensure proper maintenance and use common sense when dealing with consumers personal data.
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Cutting Health Care Costs by Legalizing Marijuana.
CII InfoBlog By larryc on 8/11/2009 1:10 PM
Thirteen states have legalized the selling of marijuana for medicinal purposes while other states are taking this legalization into consideration.
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Employee Free Choice Act
CII InfoBlog By larryc on 7/23/2009 8:42 AM
This legislation would change federal law with regards to the rights of workers to unionize.
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Can You be too Fat to be Appointed Surgeon General?
CII InfoBlog By larryc on 7/23/2009 8:10 AM
Much has been made in the media lately regarding President Obama’s pick for the next Surgeon General, Dr. Regina M. Benjamin, and whether it’s appropriate to nominate an overweight individual for this position. Research has shown that weight is not always a reliable barometer for health, and yet we seem to be obsessed with it...
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Felony Franks in Chicago Employs Ex-Offenders
CII InfoBlog By larryc on 7/21/2009 10:53 AM
ABC News ran a story this morning about a Chicago businessman named Jim Andrews who recently opened a hot-dog stand, “Felony Franks,” which employs rehabilitated ex-felons who are looking for an opportunity to improve their lives...
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Companies Showing an Increase in Data Theft
CII InfoBlog By larryc on 7/21/2009 7:16 AM
With the high number of layoffs that have occurred over the past year or two, companies are seeing a surge in data theft from their employees.
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Sun-Times Media Group Suspends Pension Plan Payments
CII InfoBlog By larryc on 7/20/2009 7:46 AM
Sun-Times Media Group, parent of the Chicago Sun-Times, filed for bankruptcy protection in March of this year and has since failed to make more than $800,000 in required payments to its five pension plans...
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Employers Oppose Health Care Mandates and Curbing Tax-Free Benefits
CII InfoBlog By larryc on 7/15/2009 6:37 AM
A recent survey showed that more than 60% of U.S. employers oppose capping the tax-favored status of employer-paid health care premiums as part of health care reform legislation. More than 50% of employers also oppose the proposed healthcare mandates. Despite employer opinions, both of these scenarios are likely to be included in any proposed health care reform legislation, as federal lawmakers are looking for ways to produce some revenue needed to provide health insurance premium subsidies for a portion of the country’s 46 million uninsured...
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