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Getting Veterans Licensed to Work
As you begin to transition from service, you make a surprising discovery: Suddenly, it doesn’t matter that you were promoted three times, won service medals and logged hundreds of thousands of miles driving. Employers require you to re-certify and re-train for the very same work you performed in the military. Even though you’ve got the skills, it’s hard to get a foot in the door. For too many veterans, this is a real problem.
https://blog.dol.gov/2017/03/02/getting-veterans-licensed-work
RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR FORMER AMARILLO, TEXAS’ PANTEX PLANT WORKERS
WASHINGTON – Former Pantex plant workers in Amarillo, Texas, may qualify as part of a new worker Special Exposure Cohort class that will simplify filing of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act claims.
https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/owcp/owcp20170302
12 Stats About Working Women
This Women’s History Month, we’re taking a look at women’s contributions to the U.S. labor force. Here are some noteworthy statistics we’ve rounded up!
https://blog.dol.gov/2017/03/01/12-stats-about-working-women
US LABOR DEPARTMENT PROPOSES DELAY TO BERYLLIUM RULE EFFECTIVE DATE
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a proposed delay in the effective date of the rule entitled Occupational Exposure to Beryllium, from March 21, 2017, to May 20, 2017.
The announcement follows a White House memorandum, entitled “Regulatory Freeze Pending Review,” issued Jan. 20, 2017, that directed the department to undertake a review of any new or pending regulations and temporarily postpone the date that they would take effect.
https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20170301
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WA DEPT. OF COMMERCE: Commerce grants $8.4 million to Washington State tribes for crime victim services Sixteen Washington State tribes awarded Federal Victims of Crime Act funds from the Office of Crime Victims Advocacy
OLYMPIA, WA – The Washington State Department of Commerce awarded $8,450,105 to 16 tribes to serve victims of crime. Funding for the grants comes from the U.S. Department of Justice, which administers the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Crime Victims Fund. The Office of Crime Victims Advocacy in the Department of Commerce administers VOCA funds in Washington State. VOCA is a major funding source for victim services throughout Washington.
Commerce set aside these funds to expand and enhance access to crime victim services in tribal communities, which are disproportionately affected by crime. A study funded by the National Institute of Justice found that American Indian and Alaska Native women and men suffer violence at an alarmingly high rate. More than 4 in 5 American Indian and Alaska Native women and men (84.3 percent and 81.6 percent, respectively) have experienced violence in their lifetime.
The programs supported by this funding focus on effective, accessible and culturally relevant victim services, such as traditional art therapy. These grants will enhance current services, improve coordination of child and youth programs, and add parenting support services. Services also will expand for elder and vulnerable adult victims of crime.
“This funding addresses critical needs in tribal communities and reflects significant progress in our combined efforts to improve coordination between tribes and state government,” said Commerce Director Brian Bonlender. “We were pleased that so many tribes applied for this funding.”
See more details: http://www.commerce.wa.gov/news-releases/community-grants/commerce-grants-8-4-million-washington-state-tribes-crime-victim-services/
