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NCL to teens: avoid these five worst summer jobs
July 10, 2008
One teen American is injured on the job every two minutes, and one dies from a workplace injury every five days. NCL is warning parents and teens to be smart this summer and protect themselves from workplace hazards.
Save the planet! (And some money)
July 1, 2008
NCL's 2008 Consumer Calendar: July tips help Consumers be good, smart global citizens.
Event celebrates 100-year landmark case laying groundwork for workplace protections
June 24, 2008
NCL will mark the 100th Anniversary of Muller vs. Oregon, the first Supreme Court decision to uphold limits on the hours women workers could be forced to toil in factories and laundries with a historic gathering of feminist scholars of the Progressive Era, labor activists, and leading gender discrimination lawyers at Georgetown Law Center. Experts gathered will also discuss the priority issues for labor and working families as Americans look toward new leadership in the White House.
Read more: Event celebrates 100-year landmark case laying groundwork for workplace protections
Bad advice from retailers on DTV conversion could cost consumers millions
June 17, 2008
An informal survey of Washington, DC-area major television retailers conducted by NCL staff to test whether consumers inquiring about the DTV conversion were being given the right advice has turned up cause for alarm. NCL is calling on retailers to improve communications regarding the upcoming digital TV transition.
Read more: Bad advice from retailers on DTV conversion could cost consumers millions
NCL to DOL: investigate allegations of child labor violations in Kosher slaughterhouse
June 4, 2008
NCL’s Reid Maki, Director of Social Responsibility and Fair Labor Standards and coordinator of the Child Labor Coalition, has written to Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, calling on the Department of Labor to investigate alleged child labor violations at the Agriprocessors kosher slaughterhouse in Postville, Iowa, which was raided by federal immigration officers on May 12.
Read more: NCL to DOL: investigate allegations of child labor violations in Kosher slaughterhouse
Knock-knock: don’t let deception in the door!
June 1, 2008
NCL's 2008 Consumer Calendar: June tips help consumers avoid unethical door-to-door salespeople.
Job-hunting teens: Is this summer job right for you?
May 22, 2008
NCL has teamed up with the Direct Selling Education Foundation to offer advice to young workers considering door-to-door sales jobs.
Read more: Job-hunting teens: Is this summer job right for you?
Sally Greenberg selected for FDA Risk Communication Advisory Committee
May 19, 2008
Sally Greenberg, Executive Director of the National Consumers League, has been appointed to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Risk Communication Advisory Committee, charged with advising FDA on communicating the risks and benefits of FDA-regulated products to the public, in order to enhance consumers’ use of these products.
Read more: Sally Greenberg selected for FDA Risk Communication Advisory Committee
Don't fall for the pitch! Avoid investment scams
May 1, 2008
NCL's 2008 Consumer Calendar: May tips help consumers spot and avoid high-pressure tactics by con artists posing as investment opportunities.
Don't fall for the pitch! Avoid investment scams
May 1, 2008
NCL's 2008 Consumer Calendar: May tips help consumers spot and avoid high-pressure tactics by con artists posing as investment opportunities.
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