Tag: U.S. Department of Labor
Building Futures gets $3.7M in federal funding
PROVIDENCE – Building Futures, a nonprofit that works to leverage apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs as it expands pipelines to career opportunities for low-income communities...
Polaris MEP receives $1.5M federal grant to reduce recidivism
PROVIDENCE – Polaris MEP will receive $1.5 million in federal funds to help the manufacturing partnership and support organization help people reentering society and...
Lawmakers seek health care, retirement protections for Steward Health Care workers
BOSTON (AP) – A group of Democratic members of Congress, led by Sen. Edward Markey of Massachusetts, is seeking reassurances that workers at hospitals owned by...
These R.I. employers rallying the ex-troops
Gannon & Scott Inc. is a longtime Cranston-based company that specializes in recovering valuable metals from torpedo batteries, coatings used for stealth technology, and...
Costs of workplace violence too high to ignore
Violence and harassment on the job are all too common. More than 1 in 5 workers worldwide have experienced it, according to the International...
Conn. contractor faces $200K in fines for New Bedford dock collapse
PROVIDENCE – Federal safety inspectors are looking to fine a Connecticut contractor more than $200,000 for its responsibility in a dock collapse last October...
Retirement savings: When every dollar counts
Do you know how much you are paying for your 401(k) or 403(b) plan and investments? Paying too much in fees, even just 1%...
RIPEC: Legislative proposals could significantly worsen R.I.’s business tax climate
PROVIDENCE – While Rhode Island has marginally improved its national standing on the Tax Foundation’s Business Tax Climate, bills before the General Assembly could...
Dollar Tree and Family Dollar agree to take steps to improve...
NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. regulators on Wednesday announced a settlement with the company that runs Dollar Tree and Family Dollar aimed at improving...
WalletHub: R.I. ranks No. 15 in nation in changes in unemployment...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island was ranked No. 15 overall in terms of changes in the unemployment rate in the United States, according to a...
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