Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services has backed off of its policy to demand that applicants and employees returning from leave reveal their facebeook ids and passwords. The American Civil Liberties Union got involved, and sent a letter a month ago to the Secretary of the Department, detailing the unwarranted privacy implications...
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The CBO Concludes that ARRA Increased Employment
The huge economic stimulus spending from the last two years has affected employment positively, according to aneconomic analysis by the Congressional Budgeting Office. The report notes that the conclusions can’t be tested against how the economy would have done without the stimulus, so the estimates are reported in rather wide ranges.
The report concludes...
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If You Have No Job, Don’t Apply
The EEOC held a meeting on Wednesday to determine if a trend among employers raises civil rights issues. The last year has been especially difficult for unemployed job seekers who report that many companies reject them without a first look because they are unemployed. Several people testified at the meeting that the practice has an...
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Contradictory News from the Labor Statistics
A new study reports that the labor market is “moving in two directions at the same time.” The latest figures on employment show that the labor force is smaller, and the participation rate is higher. So while unemployment rates have decreased, somehow a large number of workers (about 750,000) have disappeared. The demographic figures predicted...
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