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How We're Supporting the National Firefighter Registry On Thursday, April 13, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) announced the opening of the National Firefighter Registryfor Cancer  — the largest effort…
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Making Green: Good-Paying Jobs With an Environmental Focus For some workers, every day is Earth Day. Did you know studying how to protect the planet often leads to a good paycheck, too? Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show…
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Respecting and Enforcing Autism Benefits About 1 in 36 children in the U.S. has autismspectrum disorder (autism), a condition that lasts throughout a person’s life and can affect their behavior, communication, interactions, and learning.…
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Protecting the Rights of Working Parents Daryl Crawford with his daughterFor 30 years, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)has given working parents peace of mind as they’ve bonded with their newborn children. The law enables these…
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What Does the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Mean for Health Benefits? Over three years have passed since the start of the COVID-19 public health emergency in January of 2020. We have come a long way from the time of…
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Five Important Changes to Your Health Coverage Once the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Ends The COVID-19 public health emergency and national emergency are likely to end on May 11, 2023.This means some of the policies put in place to…
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Helping Employers and Workers Build Relationships and Reach Agreements One of the biggest challenges facing workers when they organize a union is reaching an initial collective bargaining agreement with their employer. New research…
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World Health Day: Celebrating Good Health and In-Demand Healthcare Jobs  Interested in working in health care? You will have many job opportunities since overall employment in healthcare occupationsis projected to grow 13% from 2021 to…
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Protecting Workers from Trenching Hazards En español On June 28, 2022, two workers, ages 20 and 39, were installing sewer lines in an underground trench more than two stories deep when a large section of the excavation collapsed, crushing…
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Yes, WIOA Can!...Unleash the Full Power of the Nation’s Workforce Development System As we continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, workers and businesses need different supports from the workforce system, and many workforce…
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