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Workplace Bias Claims Second Highest Ever In '09: EEOC
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received 93,277 workplace discrimination claims in 2009, down 2.2% compared with the previous year, the agency said Wednesday.
The number of claims filed in 2009 was the second highest after 2008, the EEOC said, and monetary relief obtained for victims totaled more than $376 million, slightly lower than 2008's $376.6 million.
The number of charges alleging age-based discrimination in 2009 reached 22,772, the second highest ever after 2008. In 2009, monetary benefits awarded to victims from those charges reached $72 million, compared with nearly $83 million in 2008.
The most frequently filed discrimination allegations in 2009 were based on race (36%), retaliation (36%), and gender (30%), which the EEOC said followed recent trends. Some claims included allegations with two or more types of discrimination.
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Michigan Unemployment
and Job Growth Rates
October 2009
Michigan prepares to issue additional business tax credits, resuming its incentives program for economic development projects; unemployment is among highest in US; state receives $38 million from Department of Labor to retain workforce.
State job growth fell 6.3% in October 09 from a year ago; national job growth fell 3.9%
State unemployment averaged 14.3% in October 09; the national average was 9.8%
Unemployment Job Growth
Rate Rate
US 10.2% -3.9%
DETROIT 16.7% -7.2%
GR.RAPIDS 11.4% -3.8%
JACKSON 14.5% -5.8%
LANSING 10.6% -3.8%
MONROE 13.6% -8.1%
TRAV CITY 12.0% -5.1%
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Cell Phones, Texting and Driving
Texting while driving is dangerous, but soon it could also be illegal. This week the Michigan State Senate passed a bill banning texting while driving.
Many of us have seen people driving with one hand on their cell phone and texting while the other one is on the wheel. But soon that could be illegal and you could get a ticket. The State House has already passed a bill banning texting while driving.
On Tuesday, the Michigan Senate passed its version. Once the House and Senate agree on a final bill, it will be sent to Gov. Granholm's office. The governor has indicated she will sign the bill.
Under the potential law, police officers cannot stop you for texting while driving alone. You would have to be pulled over for another violation first. |
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