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Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report

In the week ending January 4, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 330,000, a decrease of 15,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 345,000. The 4-week moving average was 349,000, a decrease of 9,750 from the previous week’s revised average of 358,750. Source

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OSHA will hold live Web chat on its proposed silica rule [01/08/2014]

OSHA News Release: [01/08/2014] Contact Name: Lauren North Phone Number: (202) 693-4655 Email: north.lauren.a@dol.gov Release Number: 14-0019-NAT OSHA will hold live Web chat on its proposed silica rule WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration will host a live Web chat to

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OSHA will hold live Web chat on its proposed silica rule

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration will host a live Web chat to discuss the agency’s proposed rule on occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica from 1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. EST, Tuesday, Jan. 14. Visit http://www.osha.gov/silica/webchat.html to participate. Source Link

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Additional funding awarded to Mississippi to assist ongoing cleanup and recovery efforts from severe storms, tornadoes and flooding [01/07/2014]

ETA News Release: [01/07/2014] Contact Name: Michael DAquino or Jason Kuruvilla Phone Number: (404) 562-2076 or (202) 693-6587 Email: D’Aquino.Michael@dol.gov or Kuruvilla.Jason@dol.gov Release Number: 14-0017-NAT Additional funding awarded to Mississippi to assist ongoing cleanup and recovery efforts from severe storms, tornadoes and flooding WASHINGTON — The

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