Hang up and drive law comes Jan. 1
SALEM As of Jan. 1, you can get slapped with a $90 fine if you use a hand-held cell phone while driving in Oregon. Will that be enough to encourage motorists to keep their full attention on the road? And how well can the law be enforced? Orego...
 6.2K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 119.0 Seminar looks at generation gaps
The South Coast Employer Council is offering a seminar called Generations in the Workplace. It will look at the cultural differences between older and younger workers. The discussion will start with a continental breakfast at 7:30 a.m., Tuesday, No...
0.6K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 479.0 Lawyer: Nurse assistant denied care after attacks
LOS ANGELES A nurse assistant who is in a vegetative state after being attacked at a Pasadena hospital has been unfairly denied care by workers compensation and her health insurance, her attorney alleges. Amelia Mendoza, 52, was attacked twice in ...
3.0K - Oct. 20, 2009; scored 119.0 Report: Smoking bans protect nonsmokers' hearts
WASHINGTON A major report confirms what health officials long have believed: Bans on smoking in restaurants, bars and other gathering spots reduce the risk of heart attacks among nonsmokers. If you have heart disease, you really need to stay away f...
4.8K - Oct. 19, 2009; scored 239.0 Conflict resolution subject of seminar
The South Coast Employer Council is presenting a seminar on conflict resolution on Wednesday, Oct. 7. Confronting Conflict Constructively will be presented by Chelsea Martin of 4C Communications. This half-day workshop will focus on workplace relati...
0.6K - Oct. 3, 2009; scored 189.0 BOLI seminar looks at wage laws
The Bureau of Labor and Industries presents the Technical Assistance for Employers Program. The seminar will cover Oregon s wage and hour laws. Employers will receive an overview on the multitude of workplace policies and practices that comprise wage...
0.9K - Sep. 26, 2009; scored 119.0 Conflict resolution subject of seminar
The South Coast Employer Council is presenting a seminar on conflict resolution on Wednesday, Oct. 7. Confronting Conflict Constructively will be presented by Chelsea Martin of 4C Communications. This half-day workshop will focus on workplace relati...
0.5K - Sep. 26, 2009; scored 189.0 Ready, willing and able
Star of Hope is looking to place adults with developmental disabilities in the workforce. The organization will have a steep unemployment rate to contend with, but that may actually help. Since 2007, Star of Hope s labor force has provided services, ...
4.7K - Sep. 26, 2009; scored 239.0 Police: No romance between suspect and Yale student
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) The chief of police in New Haven, Conn., says there was no romantic relationship between a lab technician and the Yale graduate student he s accused of murdering. Raymond Clark III appeared in court and was charged with murde...
0.9K - Sep. 17, 2009; scored 119.0 State association honors CB woman
The president of the Coos Bay School District s classified union has seen a lot in the more than 30 years she s spent in the district. She s been a cook, a librarian, a bus driver, an educational assistant and a secretary. But while Linda Smith s job...
2.7K - Sep. 12, 2009; scored 119.0 Gates to air education message on cable TV
LOS ANGELES (AP) Students who might be too glued to their televisions to keep up with homework are going to find channels like MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon prodding them to get on task and graduate. The Bill Melinda Gates Foundation is par...
1.4K - Sep. 9, 2009; scored 119.0 Flash floods slam Istanbul
ISTANBUL (AP) Flash floods roared across a major highway and a commercial district in Istanbul today, killing at least 20 people and forcing dozens to scramble onto the roofs of cars and trucks. Some of the dead drowned inside their vehicles. Fuele...
4.7K - Sep. 9, 2009; scored 119.0 Obama may face challenges this fall
WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama confronts a tortuous September and it s not just the divisive political fight over health care. Back from his first presidential vacation, a break truncated by the death and remembrance of Sen. Edward M. Ken...
1.3K - Aug. 31, 2009; scored 119.0 State investigating death at Pacific Power
PENDLETON (AP) The state agency that enforces workplace safety rules is looking into the death of a journeyman lineman killed in an incident at Pacific Power in Pendleton. Power poles struck 48-year-old Gary W. Anderson on July 14 and he died 10 da...
0.5K - Aug. 19, 2009; scored 119.0 Conservation Corps benefits young people
PORTLAND (AP) Portland sYouth Conservation Corps is paying minimum wage this summer to 64 teenagers to remove ivy and other invasive species, maintain trails, restore natural areas and put mulch around newly planted trees in city parks and natura...
5.5K - Aug. 4, 2009; scored 119.0 North Korea's Kim Jong II has cancer
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has life-threatening pancreatic cancer, a news report said today, days after fresh images of him looking gaunt spurred speculation that his health was worsening following a reported stroke las...
5.1K - Jul. 13, 2009; scored 119.0 Suspended driver denies taking drug
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Jeremy Mayfield denied Thursday ever taking methamphetamines, doesn t know how he failed a random drug test and said his indefinite suspension from NASCAR has ruined his driving career. Mayfield s denial comes in an affidavit that w...
5.1K - Jun. 27, 2009; scored 119.0 Mental illness needn t rule out workplace success
NORTH BEND Working at the North Bend Senior Center is a dream job for Dora Short. She has friendly customers, a considerate boss and a flexible schedule. The job motivates her to get out of the house every morning, which wasn t always easy for her....
3.9K - Jun. 27, 2009; scored 119.0 Government files harassment suit against nursery
PORTLAND - A government lawsuit claims a Molalla nursery allowed female employees to be raped or sexually harassed then retaliated against them and male co-workers after they complained. The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed the l...
3.2K - Jun. 19, 2009; scored 119.0 Portland City Council settles sewer worker case
PORTLAND (AP) - The Portland City Council this week approved a settlement with a city sewer worker who said he had 150 gallons of human waste dumped on him in retaliation for his complaint about racial slurs. Charles Morgan, who is black, originally ...
0.7K - Jun. 11, 2009; scored 119.0 | 
