July 2008

• Federal Minimum Wage Increases to $6.55 per Hour
• Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations: Watch Out for Unofficial Internet Sites Claiming to Help with Unemployment Insurance Claims
• Gov. Blunt Announces Disaster Unemployment Assistance Available for Ten Additional Counties
• Extended Unemployment Benefits Program Now Taking Claims in Missouri
• Department of Labor Launches New Debit Card Program
• Gov. Blunt, Department of Labor Announce Flood-Relief Support for Employers in Affected Counties
• Unemployment Benefits Extended by 13 Weeks for Eligible Missourians

June 2008

• Gov. Blunt Announces Disaster Unemployment Assistance Available in Seven Missouri Counties
• Department Announces Plans to Close St. Louis Office, Consolidate Operations to Maintain Quality Customer Service Despite Federal Budget Cuts
• Deadline to File Disaster Unemployment Assistance in Three Missouri Counties Nearing
• Department of Labor and the IRS Partner to Improve Compliance with Employment Tax Laws

May 2008

• Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations' Fraud and Noncompliance Unit Wins Statewide Honor under Gov. Blunt's Leadership
• Gov. Blunt Announces Disaster Unemployment Assistance Available in Three Missouri Counties
• Missouri Prevailing Wage Rates Set
• Recognition Luncheon Planned to Honor Poster, Journalism Contest Winners
• Department of Labor Announces Annual "Safe Jobs for Youth" Campaign Kickoff

April 2008

• Unemployment Tax Deadline Extended for 35 Missouri Counties
• Department of Labor Replaces Paper Checks with Debit Cards
• Deadline to File Disaster Unemployment Assistance in 35 Counties Nearing
• Riceland Foods, Inc. to Pay $8,500 to Settle Retaliation Complaint
• Gov. Blunt Appoints James H. Buford to the Missouri Commission on Human Rights
• Missouri Department of Labor Applauds Supreme Court Ruling of Robert Salter for Failure to Maintain Workers' Compensation Insurance
• Missouri Department of Labor's Commission on Human Rights to Co-Sponsor Fair Housing Symposium
• Clark County Sheriff's Office to Pay $25,000 to Settle Sex Discrimination Case
• Gov. Blunt, Director of Labor and Industrial Relations Tour Emmaus Homes Adult Day Care Center During Capital for a Day
• Departments of Labor, Health Preventing Deceased Claimants from Collecting Benefits
• Jefferson City Mayor Landwehr to Present Fair Housing Month Proclamation
• The Missouri Department of Labor Announces Additional Counties Eligible for Disaster Unemployment Assistance
• The Missouri Department of Labor Announces Disaster Unemployment Assistance for 19 Flood-Impacted Counties

March 2008

• The Department of Labor's Missouri Commission on Human Rights Presents the Fifth Annual Poster and Journalism Contests
• The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Provides Information about Safe and Healthy Workplaces during Capital for a Day in Carthage
• Gov. Blunt, Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Warn of Possible Unemployment Insurance Scam
• Missouri Department of Labor Sets Prevailing Wage Rates and Associated Benefits for Upcoming Year

February 2008

• Dozens Convicted of Unemployment Insurance Fraud; More Than $180,000 in Restitution Ordered
• Gov. Blunt Highlights Report Showing High Performance in Missouri's Workforce Systems
• Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Director, Deputy Director Offer Personalized Access to State Government during Capital for a Day in Farmington

January 2008

• Alisa Warren Named Executive Director of the Missouri Commission on Human Rights
• Missouri Department of Labor Refers Nearly 200 Workers' Compensation Fraud and Noncompliance Cases for Prosecution in Calendar Year 2007
• Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Applauds Gov. Blunt's Crackdown on the Hiring of Illegal Workers, Improving State Services

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