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...Russian law, Hansen would not have been able to adopt Artyom without making at least two trips abroad, first to meet the boy and then to pick him up. She would also have been required to complete a home study, in which a social worker would have entered her house and interviewed her extensively about her reasons for adopting and her preparations for parenthood. Social workers in these circumstances also typically educate would-be parents about the challenges that are likely to emerge post-adoption - all of which makes the notion that Hansen could have been blindsided...
...Create a Job" [March 29]: The government can help gin up jobs by reducing the 40-hour workweek, which was established in 1940. Since then, technology has increased worker productivity dramatically, resulting in fewer workers producing more. A 36-hour week would require the workforce to be increased to maintain today's total weekly man-hours...
Trumka’s emphasis on workplace safety came in the wake of a mine collapse on Monday in West Virginia, which killed 25 workers. Trumka, a former miner and former president of the United Mine Workers, said that the tragedy should encourage the strengthening of worker safety laws...
Despite the U.S. industry's good record, last week's disaster in West Virginia served as a wake-up call that it's not just Chinese operations that may be putting the bottom line before the worker safety. The number of government citations and orders issued for the Upper Big Branch mine more than doubled last year to 515, according to the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration. But the mine continued to operate, raising questions about the quality of government supervision and Massey's commitment to safety. Congressman Nick J. Rahall, whose district includes the mine, has called...
Councillor Marjorie C. Decker, who pushed for the passage of both these resolutions, said during the meeting that while the City Council is pro-business, in order to be pro-business, they have to be pro-worker first...