FDA Warns GE over Lax Record Keeping

Federal regulators have warned General Electric Co. over lax quality control standards at a plant that makes computer software for medical imaging.

Report fails to identify firms with workers on Medicaid

Missouri's social services agency has failed to publish a list of employers who have significant numbers of workers on Medicaid - a violation of both a state law and a gubernatorial order.

Lawmakers OK bills, adjourn special session

Lawmakers have adjourned a special session after approving tax relief, health care and highway construction measures.

EEOC Annual Report on Federal Workforce

The EEOC yesterday released the federal work force report for 2007 . The press release highlights that federal complaints and processing times down and that government diversity has improved.

Politics on job calls for discretion

With both the Democratic and Republican conventions looming in the coming weeks, it's inevitable that discussions around the workplace water cooler may center more on politics.Cubicle walls may begin to sprout ...

States push laws to require paid sick days

For school bus driver Jamille Aine, a cold is more than an inconvenience. His employer does not offer paid sick days, so if he can't shake the bug, he may not be able to pay his bills.

EPA: Scott, Muscatine Counties Violate Air Standards

The Environmental Protection Agency has sent a letter to Gov. Chet Culver warning that two eastern Iowa counties are exceeding pollution standards.

Global warming threatens pika, lawsuit claims

Compared to the polar bear, the American pika is tiny. Weighing only 4 to 6 ounces, this rabbitlike mammal with thick brown hair, which lives on boulder-covered slopes in Western mountains, could represent the ...

EPA plans to cite 5 Midwest states for pollution

Federal officials accuse five Midwest states of violating a new pollution standard for tiny soot particles that can cause respiratory distress in children and the elderly.

Response to RBDA Claim Is Mixed

The Regional Bond Dealers Association is pushing state and federal regulators to force the major banks and broker-dealers that underwrote auction-rate securities to provide relief to all investors who purchased ...

"Nobody Gets a Pass" in Sec Ars Probe

A tough-sounding Chairman Cox says that "over a dozen pending investigations" should result in action "very, very quickly." Stephen Taub CFO.com US The Securities and Exchange Commission's investigation into ...

Financial Data on - Steroids'

The Securities and Exchange Commission plans in the coming months to require that all publicly traded U.S. companies and mutual funds prepare their financial filings using a new interactive system that allows ...