Ministry of Labour

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding Celebrates Apprentice Graduates

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Saturday, March 16, 2024
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PASCAGOULA, Miss., March 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division hosted their apprentice graduation today, celebrating 99 graduates during a ceremony at the shipyard.

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  • PASCAGOULA, Miss., March 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division hosted their apprentice graduation today, celebrating 99 graduates during a ceremony at the shipyard.
  • Each of these apprentice graduates have invested time in the classroom and shipyard to prepare them for a shipbuilding career with the company.
  • Kari Wilkinson, president of Ingalls Shipbuilding, addressed the graduates providing words of encouragement for these new first-class shipbuilders.
  • “Each of our graduates has a role to play and an important job to get done on behalf of millions of Americans,” Wilkinson said.

Jackson’s Joe Caruso Receives Insured Retirement Institute’s Inaugural Rising Star Award

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Thursday, April 4, 2024
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company ® (Jackson®), the main operating subsidiary of Jackson Financial Inc.1 (NYSE: JXN), today announced that Joe Caruso, J.D., LL.M, Assistant Vice President, Government Relations and Public Policy, received the Insured Retirement Institute’s (IRI’s) 2024 Rising Star Award.

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  • Jackson National Life Insurance Company ® (Jackson®), the main operating subsidiary of Jackson Financial Inc.1 (NYSE: JXN), today announced that Joe Caruso, J.D., LL.M, Assistant Vice President, Government Relations and Public Policy, received the Insured Retirement Institute’s (IRI’s) 2024 Rising Star Award.
  • “We are pleased to present this award to Joe in recognition of his leadership and work to advance IRI’s mission and vision,” said Wayne Chopus, President and CEO, Insured Retirement Institute.
  • He is also a participant in several other committees including State Affairs, Standard of Conduct and Retirement Plans and Tax.
  • IRI's rising star award recognizes an emerging leader who shows exemplary service to their profession, colleagues and the insured retirement industry.

Mercury Insurance Shares 4 Ways to Achieve Financial Empowerment in 2024

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Friday, March 29, 2024
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LOS ANGELES, March 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Finances are consistently a top concern for many Americans, with "saving money" among the top 10 most common New Year's resolutions. This year, Americans are more concerned than ever due to the uncertainty created by high inflation, rising interest rates, lack of income growth and dwindling savings. According to investment research site YCharts, the U.S. personal savings rate for January 2024 was 3.8% versus 19.3% in January 2021, a 15.5% drop in just three years. 

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  • "Saving money is more than just putting spare change into a coffee can, or simply ordering takeout less often," said Sam Jarman, Financial Expert and Mercury Content Partner.
  • It's vitally important to make sure you have the right amount of auto insurance coverage to protect against unforeseen events."
  • "Often, regional insurers like Mercury Insurance are more attuned to their policyholders' needs and can offer better rates," Jarman added.
  • The most effective way to make sure your finances are minimally impacted by insurance costs in 2024 is to speak to an independent insurance agent.

SureCo Helps Large Employers Adopt New Benefits Model With First-Ever ICHRA Compliance eBook

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
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With the release of its ebook, "ICHRA Compliance: The Definitive Guide for Large Employers," SureCo aims to empower businesses with over 150 employees with the knowledge and tools they need to understand the ACA's Employer Mandate and avoid common compliance pitfalls that can trigger millions of dollars worth of penalty fines from the IRS.

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  • With the release of its ebook, "ICHRA Compliance: The Definitive Guide for Large Employers," SureCo aims to empower businesses with over 150 employees with the knowledge and tools they need to understand the ACA's Employer Mandate and avoid common compliance pitfalls that can trigger millions of dollars worth of penalty fines from the IRS.
  • This free resource is the first of its kind, offering comprehensive guidance on Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement (ICHRA) compliance.
  • "The health insurance market is shifting, and we're at an inflection point for ICHRA adoption," says SureCo CEO and Co-Founder Matthew Kim.
  • The eBook concludes with a 2024 ICHRA Compliance Checklist, providing employers with a practical tool for ongoing compliance.

Planetary Lifeguard™ Likes Biden's $8 Billion Funding for 'American Climate Corps' Despite Guard's Creator Being a Lifelong Republican

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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"But now that I'm into having planetary lifeguard™ save our environment by blowing the whistle on what's causing so much havoc, climate change, I feel compelled to support whatever promotes, protects or proliferates the solution--green energy," he said.

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  • In his State of the Union address last week, Biden pledged to triple the number of workers from its current 20,000.
  • The budget request seeking $125 million for 2025 through the Labor Department, sets a goal of hiring 50,000 new workers annually by 2031.
  • Madden, sees Planetary Lifeguard ™ as a modern day Rosie the Riveter uniting populations against climate change.
  • "Over the decades, there have been many symbolic motivators urging us to do what's right for ourselves and our country," he said.

Interplay Learning Partners with Pryor High School Innovation Center to Launch HVAC Pre-Apprenticeship Program

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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AUSTIN, Texas, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Interplay Learning , the leading provider of immersive skilled trades training, announced today that Oklahoma-based Pryor High School Innovation Center is using Interplay's training platform to power its cutting-edge HVAC pre-apprenticeship program.

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  • AUSTIN, Texas, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Interplay Learning , the leading provider of immersive skilled trades training, announced today that Oklahoma-based Pryor High School Innovation Center is using Interplay's training platform to power its cutting-edge HVAC pre-apprenticeship program.
  • The Pryor High School Innovation Center and Interplay Learning are spearheading the initiative to offer a pre-apprenticeship program for two high school seniors each semester.
  • It's allowing us to create custom learning paths to meet the needs of our students, and they love it because it's presented in a format they want to use," said David Day, Innovation Center Director at Pryor High School.
  • "We are delighted to collaborate with Pryor High School Innovation Center to empower students with the knowledge and skills they need to excel in the HVAC and electrical trades," said Doug Donovan, CEO and founder of Interplay Learning.

IRS and Leading Payroll Experts to Discuss Artificial Intelligence, Student Loan Repayments, and Other Payroll Issues

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Monday, March 11, 2024
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The two-day conference will be held at the Hilton Arlington National Landing Hotel in Arlington, VA, March 11 – 12.

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  • The two-day conference will be held at the Hilton Arlington National Landing Hotel in Arlington, VA, March 11 – 12.
  • "Capital Summit is an opportunity for payroll professionals to gain firsthand insights on late-breaking and critical legislative and regulatory updates directly from government insiders and subject matter experts," said Dan Maddux, executive director at PayrollOrg.
  • "In today's evolving regulatory environment, staying up to date is paramount to ensuring compliance and mitigating risk."
  • Presenters will provide updates on the latest and still-developing news impacting payroll operations.

Strategic Organizing Center Releases Investor Presentation Highlighting Why Board Change is Needed Now in Order to Brew a Better Starbucks

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
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The Strategic Organizing Center (the “SOC”), a shareholder of Starbucks Corporation (Nasdaq: SBUX) (“Starbucks” or the “Company”), today announced the release of an investor presentation detailing the urgent need for change at the Company.

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  • The Strategic Organizing Center (the “SOC”), a shareholder of Starbucks Corporation (Nasdaq: SBUX) (“Starbucks” or the “Company”), today announced the release of an investor presentation detailing the urgent need for change at the Company.
  • The presentation – titled “Brew a Better Starbucks” – is available at www.BrewABetterStarbucks.com .
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240220437846/en/
    The SOC stated: “Starbucks is an iconic company that has lost its way.
  • Most importantly, these nominees possess expertise sorely lacking on the current Board.

Strategic Organizing Center Submits Letter to SEC Calling on Starbucks to Properly Disclose True Cost of Anti-Union Campaign

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Friday, February 16, 2024
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In the letter, the SOC requests that the SEC require Starbucks to fully disclose to shareholders the costs and liabilities associated with its anti-union efforts.

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  • In the letter, the SOC requests that the SEC require Starbucks to fully disclose to shareholders the costs and liabilities associated with its anti-union efforts.
  • The SOC believes Starbucks’ lack of disclosure and the exorbitant cost to shareholders represent just the latest examples of the current Board’s lack of oversight, counterproductive approach to labor issues and flawed allocation of resources.
  • Maria Echaveste, a former senior White House official, senior Department of Labor appointee and corporate attorney with significant international relations and public company board experience.
  • Estimated liabilities for store closings includes: (1) estimated wage liabilities, (2) estimated shutdown costs, (3) estimated net lost revenue and (4) estimated reopening costs.

A forward-looking tracker of negotiated wages in the euro area

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Saturday, February 10, 2024
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