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Niagra Falls' Human Rights Group Calls for More Minority HiringRick Williams wasn't surprised when residents spoke out about the lack of minority hiring in Niagara Falls during a public forum last month. It's the same concern he's been trying to spotlight for years. While the lack of diversity is apparent in the city's workforce, especially among white-collar positions, the hiring of African Americans as the last two city administrators and promises made by current Mayor Paul Dyster makes Williams believe progress is being made. ...continue |
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Mass.' Payroll Burgeons as Nation's Belts TightenAt least 10 other states have frozen hiring in the face of a tanking economy, a fiscal watchdog group says -- a stark contrast to the Patrick administration's move to add almost 2,000 workers to the Massachusetts payroll over the past year. ...continue |
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Pa. Police Seek Local Recruits; Force Looks To Improve Its DiversityPennsylvania State police recruiters will make a stop in Lancaster next month in the hopes of improving the force's diversity. ...continue |
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Line Drawn on Sick Days in OhioCalling it "unworkable, unwieldy and ... detrimental to Ohio's economy," Gov. Ted Strickland said yesterday that he will not support a union-backed ballot initiative mandating that many companies offer paid sick days. The stance puts Strickland directly at odds with some of his major political supporters, including the Service Employees International Union, which has been at the forefront of a coalition pushing the issue. ...continue |
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Federal Investigation Reveals that Gov't Small Business Contracts went to Large FirmsWith the Small Business Act of 1953, the U.S. Congress established that as many Federal Government contracts as practical should be awarded to small businesses. Specifically, the federal marketplace has a mandated small business contracting goal of 23 percent. A recent report from the Department of the Interior's Office of Inspector General reveals that not only is that goal being missed, it's being done so to the benefit of large firms, including Fortune 500 companies. ...continue |
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Where the Heck is My Stimulus Check? An Update on Payments in ProgressA few weeks ago, HispanicBusiness.com outlined the government's plans to stimulate the stumbling economy by putting a little cash into our pockets and pocketbooks. The program's roll out seemed promising: the IRS got a full week's jump on the original schedule, and by May 2, more than 7.7 million people had received a combined $7.09 billion. The agency also released a fairly straightforward schedule, outlining when each taxpayer is due to collect. So . . . what happened? ...continue |
