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THE NEW FORTY WCCO Belting - two thumbs up!!!
Today I want to give a shout out to WCCO Belting in Wahpeton. I had never heard of WCCO Belting before today, but it only took one story in The Forum to put them on the top of my favorites list. The r...
Posted on 12/3/12 at 10:40 PM
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER State-private pay bill becomes a study
A proposal to require public employees to be paid equivalent to private workers was reduced to a study Wednesday. Rep. Keith Downey, R-Edina, originally wanted state law to change public pay packages...
Posted on 2/16/12 at 10:14 AM
GOOD PEOPLE, GOOD BUSINESS I Feel Your Pain
I feel your pain was a line often attributed to Bill Clinton during better economic times than we are now experiencing. Today, despite lower U.S. Initial Jobless Claims (Dept. of Labor), banks with so...
Posted on 8/9/11 at 11:05 AM
STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND N.D. Public Employees Association endorses candidates
The North Dakota Public Employees Association has issued its 2010 voter guide. What do you think of the picks? Federal and state races: Earl Pomeroy (U.S. House), Wayne Stenehjem (attorney general),...
Posted on 9/30/10 at 4:16 PM
Local, national health care providers crack down on employees refusing flu shots
Across the nation, some hospital employees who refused to be vaccinated against the flu have been fired, as health care providers move toward stricter policies aimed at ensuring patient safety.
By Pamela Knudson , January 28, 2013
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Grand Forks council members question raise 
Heated reaction to a raise received by a Grand Forks city employee this year will advance a review of city policy to next week’s City Council meeting for discussion.
By Brandi Jewett , September 24, 2012
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Some small companies working to make health pay
While 99 percent of U.S. companies with 200 or more employees offered health insurance in 2011, just 57 percent of those with fewer than 50 workers offered benefits, according to research from the Kaiser Family Foundation. But in certain industries, health insurance is already essential to attract good employees. That forces entrepreneurs to figure out ways to afford coverage.
By Jackie Crosby , March 05, 2012
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Coming under increasing scruitiny: Public employee retirement ages
With Americans increasingly likely to live well into their 80s, critics question whether paying lifetime pensions to retirees from age 55 or 60 is financially sustainable. Guaranteed pensions for relatively youthful government retirees — paid in similar fashion to millions nationwide — are contributing to nationwide friction with the public sector workers, most who no longer have access to such programs.
By Don Thompson and Julie Carr , December 10, 2011
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Survey: Employer-sponsored health insurance costs surge in 2011, may slow in '12
Annual premiums for family coverage climbed 9 percent and surpassed $15,000 for the first time, according to a report released today by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research and Educational Trust. Premiums for single coverage rose 8 percent compared to 2010.
By Tom Murphy , September 27, 2011
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Crackdown on misclassified employees coming in Minnesota
Minnesota is one of seven states that will team up with the U.S. Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue Service to crack down on employers that misclassify employees as independent contractors.
By Julie Forster , September 20, 2011
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ASK YOUR GOVERNMENT: Reader wonders aboout state health insurance costs
A Mooreton, N.D. reader wonders if state agencies are required to pay the "family rate" rather than the rate for single employees for the state health insurance plan.
July 31, 2011
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Employee benefits suffering in slow economic recovery
More than three-quarters of employers across the nation cut employee benefits this year as a result of the lagging economy, according to an annual report released Monday.
By Julie Forster , June 28, 2011
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Analysis of North Dakota, Minnesota public employee pay draws skepticism
Some experts in both states question the accuracy of a USA Today analysis because many public employees still report lower pay compared to the private sector.
By Kristen Daum , March 02, 2011
AROUND MINNESOTA: Gun laws effect on Voyageurs ... Scientists fight Asian carp ... Dems buck EPA ... more
A new federal law allowing guns in national parks will have a limited impact in Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota. The new law takes effect Monday. It allows people who can legally possess firearms under federal, state and local laws to possess them in Voyageurs National Park, but there’s a catch. It makes possession of firearms in national parks subject to the firearms laws of the states where the parks are located.
By Associated Press , February 28, 2010
Some taxpayers may owe money to IRS from stimulus cash
It was intended to be a short-term stream of cash added to paychecks, but now that tax season is here, the Making Work Pay tax credit has left some people with two jobs surprised at their smaller-than-expected refunds.
By Andy Greder , February 22, 2010
Central Boiler employees share more than $1.2 million
Central Boiler, which makes outdoor furnaces at its facility in Greenbush, Minn., said Wednesday that it will share $1.2 million with its 220 employees as part of its annual profit-sharing program.
By Herald Staff Report , January 13, 2010
Health care reform: It's now Democrat vs. Democrat
With just days remaining to prove that they can meet a self-imposed Christmas deadline and pass President Barack Obama's signature initiative through the Senate, Democrats seeking a rendezvous with history instead detoured to an intraparty brawl.
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar , December 18, 2009
HIGHER EDUCATION: Emerald and Ice Gala ... Career Fair Feb. 9 ... Driftskippers scholarship ... more
All benefited UND and related foundation employees and a guest are invited to the Emerald and Ice Gala from 7 p.m. to midnight Feb. 6 in the Alerus Center Ballroom. The event will feature a mock casino and silent auction, with proceeds used to fund scholarships given by the Staff Senate.
By Forum Communications/Associated Press , December 13, 2009
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