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Tennessee / Mass layoff rapid response team axed
Tennessee labor officials are shutting down a federally funded rapid response team that had been used to provide quick assistance to employees caught in the midst of mass layoffs across the state. The elimination of the unit, which had been in operation for about a decade, comes despite the strong protest of some members of … Continue reading
Tennessee / State closing 34 career centers
About 125 employees of the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development have been told their jobs are being eliminated and career job services will no longer be provided at 34 locations across the state. Jeff Hentschel, spokesman for the agency, said most of the affected employees were told of the layoffs in a meeting … Continue reading
Tennessee / Access America Transport’s expansion will bring 550 jobs
The expansion of a Tennessee-based company will bring 550 jobs to the Volunteer State over the next four years. The state and company officials announced on Monday that Access America Transport will expand its Chattanooga and Knoxville facilities, adding 450 additional jobs in Chattanooga and 100 new jobs at the Knoxville facility. I want to … Continue reading
Briggs & Stratton | 460 jobs cut
Briggs & Stratton Corp. said Thursday that it plans to cut about 460 jobs and stop selling gardening products through big retailers as demand for its goods shrinks. The company, which is based in Milwaukee, is shifting some manufacturing work from an Alabama plant to another plant it has in China, or to contractors elsewhere … Continue reading
Tennessee | Drug Testing For Unemployment Dies
While a number of Tennessee lawmakers want to see drug testing for unemployment benefits the bill stalled in the House, even after a Congressional path was cleared for it. The controversial question of drug testing residents before handing out unemployment benefits has been a hot button topic in the legislative session. State Lawmakers got their … Continue reading
Tennesse | Unemployment reform efforts divide
Joseph Green wonders if he has a target on his back — and if it’s about to get bigger. The Springfield man said he sometimes feels as if he’s being labeled as a second-class citizen because he has been out of work for nearly two years. But with state legislators considering tougher rules and more … Continue reading
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