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Labor Bureau Releases Statistics Related To Employment Barriers For Persons With Disabilities

by Peggy Carter-Ward | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 5/3/2013

In light of a recent Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report, employers should review their internal policies regarding flexible work arrangements in order to recruit and retain qualified employees with disabilities. The BLS...more

Diversity: How Does the Legal Profession Measure Up?

by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/27/2013

Can the legal profession compete with other professions in the United States when it comes to diversity? According to the Current Population Survey (CPS), a survey of American households sponsored jointly by the U.S....more

Wal-Mart Rolls Out Hiring Plan To Aid Vets

by David B. Weisenfeld | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 1/18/2013

Wal-Mart has announced a plan to hire 100,000 veterans over the next five years. Under the program, the nation's largest retailer pledges to offer a job to any honorably discharged veteran within his or her first 12 months...more

Five Common Workplace Injuries

by Michael Barasch | Barasch McGarry Salzman & Penson PC on 1/18/2013

According the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were approximately three million nonfatal workplace injuries in 2011 ï¿½ representing 3.5 percent of all workers. Some industries, such as mining or logging, have a greater...more

Patton Boggs Insights - December 2012: Agencies: Fatalities, Injuries Decline In 2011

by Patton Boggs LLP on 12/19/2012

A total of 4,609 workers died on the job nationwide in 2011 compared to 4,690 in 2010, according to preliminary data released recently by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The equivalent rates were 3.5 and 3.6 per 100,000...more

Immigration Rules for Physical Therapists Need Updating

by Ronald Shapiro on 12/18/2012

Despite an aging U.S. population that is growing the need for physical therapists in this country, America still makes it difficult for foreign-born physical therapists to work here, according to a new report by the National...more

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