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1010
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In an effort to improve workplace safety the Department of Labor is randomly inspecting cities for safety violations. Violators face heavy penalties.
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24258
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Tattoos have become more socially accepted in the workplace in the Triangle area, but tattoo artists struggle to find places to rent due to the stigma of their trade.
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Indy Week
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 32 Issue 39, September 2015,
p38-39, 41, il, por
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27209
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The federal H-2A program enables North Carolina farmers to bring in foreign laborers for seasonal work through the Farm Labor Organization Committee. But migrant workers, such as those working at the Jackson Farming Company in Autryville, face unsafe working and housing conditions, wage theft, discrimination, and sexual abuse. Workers filed a lawsuit against Jackson farm, an unusual step taken by workers in the program.
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On the heals of a fire at a poultry-processing plant in Hamlet, North Carolina, state Governor Jim Martin has announced a series of steps intended to increase workplace safety. Several initiatives provide additional contacts to report suspected hazards, additional safety inspectors, and the creation of a fire safety inspection division to combat issues in North Carolina's workplace safety.
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