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Massachusetts workers killed, injured at facilities touted as 'Model Workplaces'

By Beverly Ford

May 18, 2012

Safety risks, injuries and even fatalities plague Mass. worksites touted by OSHA as among the nation's safest

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"… Center for Public Integrity. Following the report, the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Inspector General announced an upcoming audit of the program. …"

OSHA whistleblower wins court victory

By Jim Morris

May 31, 2012

A federal court found that Robert Whitmore, an OSHA economist, was fired for raising concerns about flawed injury and illness data.

OPINION: Insurance industry myths about the uninsured

By Wendell Potter

June 11, 2012

Insurers want us to believe the young were uninsured by choice, nothing could be further from the truth.

OSHA reforms Voluntary Protection Programs

By Alice Su

June 29, 2012

Labor Department official announces changes to a program that rewards supposedly safer-than-average workplaces

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"… heir VPP status. …"

"… e of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Jordan Barab, the Labor Department’s deputy assistant secretary for occupational safety and heal …"

New law gives US companies a break on pensions

By The Associated Press

July 9, 2012

Companies win cut in pension contributions; critics say saving pensions is even bigger concern

Health care options for young, healthy and broke

By The Associated Press

July 10, 2012

Insurance options for those with lots of health, little wealth: Is the cheapest choice best?

Fewer auto closings reduce US unemployment claims

By The Associated Press

July 12, 2012

US unemployment benefit applications fall to 350,000, lowest in 4 years; drop may be temporary

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"… promotions early, lifting sales at the end of the month. The Labor Department adjusts the number of applications for unemployment aid to acco …"

"… ink applications for unemployment aid could rise in coming weeks, once the Labor Department's seasonal adjustments no longer include the summer auto shutdo …"