Woman Gets Probation, Jail for DUI

A woman arrested in February on suspicion of being drunk while driving a state ward to Lincoln has been sentenced to two years probation and at least a few days in jail.

State uniting social services at single sites

State officials say they are within weeks of starting the first 'one-stop shop' in Louisiana that would give residents a central location for assistance usually gathered from several separate state agencies.

Commonwealth faces $13.3b healthcare bill for retirees

The state must come up with about $200 million a year for the next 20 years to pay off an estimated $13.3 billion in looming healthcare costs for its retirees, according to a stark new report by a Beacon Hill ...

County's jobless rate held steady in June

About 10,000 of the county's 265,600-person labor force were out of work during the month, according to statistics from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry.

Firm pleads guilty to labor violations

A Peabody painting and roofing company pleaded guilty yesterday to violating state labor law and agreed to pay 69 workers thousands of dollars in back wages as part of a settlement reached with Attorney General ...

Poster Compliance Center Advises All U.S. Employers of Change in Mandatory Federal Labor Law Poster

The updated EEO poster has a revision date of August 2008 and must be posted by employers with 15 or more employees.

Feds say company to pay fine, fix Vegas-area dump

Southern Nevada's trash hauler has agreed to pay a $1 million civil fine and spend $36 million to properly close the former Sunrise landfill just outside Las Vegas.

Ethanol producers await EPA ruling on mandate

Ethanol producers in Iowa and elsewhere are awaiting a ruling at noon today, Iowa time, by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on a request from Gov.

Groups speak before S. Plainfield council on contaminant increase at Superfund site

Residents and borough officials learned more about new tests showing higher levels of a cancer-causing contaminant in the Bound Brook near the Cornell-Dubilier Superfund site on Monday, Aug.

Citi Pays to Settle Government Charges

In this May 9, 2008 file photo, a pedestrian walks past the Citigroup Center building in New York.... In this May 9, 2008 file photo, a pedestrian walks past the Citigroup Center building in New York.

Cistera Networks to Amend Historical Filings

Cistera Networks a leading provider of enterprise application platforms and engines for Internet Protocol Communications, today filed an 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission explaining the delay in ...

KSE demutualisation by Dec 31

KARACHI: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan and the Karachi Stock Exchange agreed on Wednesday to expedite the demutualisation and corporatisation process and complete it by December 31, 2008.