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Priya Dua suffers from epilepsy, but she considers herself a hard worker who has not allowed her condition to derail her career. But her last job as an account manager for a San Diego company tested her resolve.
Investigators trying to solve the mystery of a census taker found hanging from a tree with the word "fed" scrawled on his chest are examining whether he manipulated the scene in order to conceal a suicide and make a life insurance claim possible for his son, law enforcement officials told The Associated Press.
A part-time census taker died at the tree in a Kentucky forest where his body was found with a rope around his neck and the word "fed" scrawled on his chest, officials said Wednesday.
Farm equipment maker Deere & Co. said Wednesday it will recall most of the workers it laid off from an Iowa plant earlier this year to start production of the company's 2010 models.
Most of those who completed job retraining during the first 18 months of Michigan's No Worker Left Behind program either kept their jobs or gained new employment, according to a state review.
Toribio Jimenez says an asbestos removal company used a guest worker program to trap him in virtual servitude, then fired him when he complained, forcing him to work illegally. Robert Martin believes the same company kept him unemployed by hiring foreigners like Jimenez.
A member of the San Diego Chargers' game-day staff died 12 hours after falling out of the press box before the Denver Broncos played the San Diego Chargers on Monday night.
A worker at Qualcomm Stadium was taken to a hospital after falling out of the press box about three hours before the Denver Broncos played the San Diego Chargers on Monday night.
The manager of a part-time census taker who died under mysterious circumstances in southeastern Kentucky says other workers are requesting to visit houses in teams rather than alone.
Violence against census employees is rare, the Census Bureau said Thursday, but it nevertheless trains its canvassers in how to deal with angry or hostile citizens.
Authorities said a U.S. Census worker died by asphyxiation but were releasing few other details about the mysterious case nearly two weeks after Bill Sparkman's body — with the word "fed" scrawled on the chest — was found hanging from a tree near a family cemetery secluded by Appalachian forest.
Josh Sparkman lost the only family he ever really had when his census worker father was found hanging from a tree in rural Kentucky, his feet and hands duct-taped and the word "fed" scrawled on his chest.
When Bill Sparkman told retired trooper Gilbert Acciardo that he was going door-to-door collecting census data in rural Kentucky, the former cop drew on years of experience for a warning: "Be careful."
A former postal service employee has pleaded guilty to stealing more than 30,000 DVDs that moved through a western Massachusetts post office.
A prosecutor who had said two Massachusetts men "cooked" a man's body at a concrete company after killing him now says the remains were "incinerated" at an unknown location.
A worker at Comerica Park has been hit in the eye by a ball during batting practice before the Detroit Tigers' game against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Despite the nation's highest jobless rate in 26 years, American workers are seeing some encouraging trends this Labor Day, according to a report released Monday by Rutgers University.
A new survey finds 90 percent of employees plan to keep or increase work benefits as their company's open enrollment season approaches. It's surprising because many workers have cut back much of their personal spending.
The chairwoman of South Korea's Hyundai Group conglomerate will travel to Pyongyang on Monday to try to win the release of a detained employee and to discuss restarting joint projects in North Korea.
Police said a Wal-Mart employee was bitten while confronting a customer about shoplifting. Officers said a 44-year-old woman bit the employee on the arm while trying to leave the store's garden center Tuesday afternoon without paying for items in her purse.
While economic woes are forcing many states to lay off or furlough their workers, West Virginia's governor wants to give his a little something extra.
Australian police have arrested a postal worker who they say delivered thousands of customers' letters — to himself.
French factory workers angry over layoffs and cost cuts locked up their bosses at a Michelin tire plant and a U.S.-owned cigarette-paper mill in a new eruption of "bossnappings."
A New York City subway conductor has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for fatally stabbing a man he says he believed to be his attacker.
Police in northern New Jersey say a 28-year-old Manhattan chiropractor performed CPR to resuscitate a worker who suffered a severe electric shock.
Suicidal woman holds bank workers hostage in WinstedA Winsted resident was in psychiatric lock down Friday only hours after what police are describing as a suicidal attempt take a local bank branch hostage.
Man survives being harpooned by seven steel rodsTrain worker Zhao Weihua, 29, is counting himself rail lucky after he survived being harpooned by seven steel bars when they fell from a crane.
Boss shoots worker for using the management WCA FUMING boss allegedly SHOT one of his employees after he discovered they had used his private LOO. Police said the raging manager pulled out his gun and blasted the unlucky worker in the leg after hearing of his cheeky toilet trip.
Police: Census worker died of asphyxiation When Bill Sparkman told retired trooper Gilbert Acciardo that he was going door-to-door collecting census data in rural Kentucky, the former cop drew on years of experience for a warning: "Be careful."
Kansas Gov. Parkinson Refuses to Provide Financial & Email Records between SEIUThis is troubling news, relating to the SEIU labor union, and the proposed health care reforms. TRANSPARENCY is something that we should be striving for, aside from how we feel about these other issues.
Ind. Worker Killed In Wood Chipper Accident The Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department said a 37-year-old man has been killed after apparently being pulled into a wood chipper.
Wal-Mart worker accused of beating boss with batPolice in New Haven accused a Wal-Mart worker of beating an assistant manager in a store aisle with an aluminum baseball bat after getting reprimanded for the second time in a few days. Officer Joseph Avery said Tuesday that police are still looking for the 26-year-old suspect.
As some of you already know I got fired on Wednesday, and now I am pondering my options, I mean I have to, right, what would happen if I just sit on my butt and not do a thing, surely my rent will not get paid, or my groceries would not get bought, my daughter would not get her s …
Voters are sometimes faced with attempting to choose the "lesser of two evils" when voting for political candidates. The problem seems to stem from political "committees" choosing candidates which the public then gets to "choose from".
Wal-Mart rehires Muslim worker fired for prayingWal-Mart has rehired a Muslim employee from the Twin Cities who had been fired for praying in the workplace.
Factory Worker Dies After Falling Into ChocolateA 22-year-old factory worker died Wednesday after he fell into a vat of boiling chocolate at a manufacturing plant in New Jersey, police said.
Worker dies after fall into boiling chocolate Rescuers say a man died after falling into a vat of boiling chocolate inside a factory in Camden.
Construction worker saves woman in dramatic rescueJason Oglesbee, a construction worker who was working on a nearby project, helps pull Patricia Ralph-Neely from the Des Moines River on Tuesday near the Center Street Dam. He is hanging from a chain that is hooked to a construction crane.
Decades-Old Letter Found In Museum Wall - Construction Worker Find's Note Written In 1920s (Video)----Video: You will not hear the anchor talking in the beginning. When the anchor goes to the tape, then the audio kicks in.---- BOSTON -- There are an estimated 20,000 time capsules buried in the United States, but 90 percent of them are lost.
Worker Catches Boy After Fall From WindowA maintenance worker caught a 4-year-old boy who was dangling from a window of his second-floor apartment and fell Monday afternoon.
Run state like a business; kiss the good life goodbyeI'm Mark, and I'm a state worker.
The secrets of ant sleep revealed Deby Cassill of the University of South Florida in St Petersburg, US teamed with colleagues Skye Brown and Devon Swick of the same university, and George Yanev of the University of Texas in Arlington, US to study the sleeping patterns of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta.
Spain to punish 'barbaric bakery'A Spanish bakery accused of barbaric behaviour towards an illegal worker will face "the full weight of the law", the government has vowed. The statement comes amid shock over the case of a Bolivian worker whose arm was cut off in an accident at work.
Jobs: Looking at Symptoms, Not RealityAmericans continue to root for jobs as they polish their resumes. Many are begging for anything to put a few dollars in their pockets.
The Case for Kenosha - Tax payer money builds new auto factories in Mexico "......with the government preparing to spend billions of dollars to save the auto industry, Chrysler is preparing to abandon a high-performing US engine plant and move the work to another country. That's not just a betrayal of American autoworkers, says Drew.
(Since I asked Senator Hutchison to explain her reasoning as to why tax cuts were superior to job creation, I have not had an answer. This is the latest missive to the esteemed senator requesting an explanation of her reasoning.) Dear Senator Hutchison,
Robot attacked Swedish factory workerA Swedish company has been fined 25,000 kronor ($3,000) after a malfunctioning robot attacked and almost killed one of its workers at a factory north of Stockholm.
Car Crashes Through Baierl Showroom In The Town Of McCandless ; Worker pinned at her deskTOWN OF MCCANDLESS, Pa. -- A car crashed through a showroom window at Baierl Subaru on Monday afternoon. The accident happened just before 3 p.m. in the Town Of McCandless .
More unions favor legalizing workersThe dynamics of the farm labor population have changed since César Chávez and others began organizing workers in California's fields.
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