November 2007

• Missouri Workplace Injury and Illness Case and Demographic Data Released

October 2007

• Workers' Compensation Administrative Tax and Workers' Compensation Administrative Surcharge 1%; Second Injury Fund Surcharge 3%
• Missouri's Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Decrease Significantly in 2006
• Artisan Contracting Inc. Wins Prestigious Honor
• The Builders' Association Honors Contractors for Safety Excellence 
• *Notice: Missouri's Minimum Wage will be $6.65 effective January 1, 2008 
• Changes to Minimum Wage Law Effective January 1, 2008
• Missouri Department of Labor Extends Time to Receive Public Comments on Rules for Occupational Titles

September 2007

• Administrative Law Judge Suzette Carlisle Receives Missouri Bar Honor
• Missouri Department of Labor Honors Working Women During World War II
• Mid-Continent Public Library Pays $45,500 to Settle Racial Harassment Case
• Commission on Human Rights Orders City to Pay over $16,000 in Disability Case
• Missouri Department of Labor Gives Public the Opportunity to Comment on Rules for Occupational Titles

August 2007

• Missouri's Fatal Workplace Injuries Decrease Slightly in 2006
• Deadline in File Disaster Unemployment Assistance in Clinton County is August 25
• Prevailing Wage Rates Set for Missouri State Highways and Transportation Construction Projects

July 2007

• PricewaterhouseCoopers Study on Second Injury Fund Delivered to the Governor
• Second Injury Fund Actuarial Study Available August 1
• Jeff Buker Named Workers' Compensation Director
• Blunt Announces Disaster Unemployment Assistance Available in Clinton County
• Director's Column - A Short History of the Second Injury Fund
• Blunt Administration Intercepts $5 Million to Benefit Missouri Children
• Deadline to File Disaster Unemployment Assistance in 17 Counties is Drawing Near
• Missouri Department of Labor Mails Tort Victims Checks Worth $470,000

June 2007

• Missouri Department of Labor Honors Working Women During World War II
• Director's Column - Is Your Business Prepared for a Disaster?
• Blunt Announces Disaster Unemployment Assistance Available in Seventeen Missouri Counties
• Commission on Human Rights Orders School to Pay $10,000 in Disability Case

May 2007

• Gov. Blunt's Economic Policies Result in Early Pay Off of Inherited Federal Debt
• Missouri Prevailing Wage Rates Set
• Director's Column - Governor Blunt Proclaims May "Safe Jobs for Youth" Month
• Governor Blunt's Pro-Jobs Policies Pay Off; Decrease in Unemployment Claims Filed
• "Safe Jobs for Youth" Campaign Kickoff Announced

April 2007

• Students Honored for Fair Housing Poster and Journalism Contests
• Three Convicted of Unemployment Insurance Fraud; $10,000 in Restitution Ordered
• Governor and Labor Recognize Crime Victims' Rights
• Governor to Issue Proclamation in Remembrance of Workers Who Lost Their Lives in Workplace Accidents
• Director's Column - Governor Honors Ordnance Workers
• Southeast Missouri Mining Companies Earn Safety Awards

March 2007

• Missouri Department of Labor Honors Working Women During World War II
• Missouri Below National Average on Unemployment Weeks Claimed
• Missouri Department of Labor Sets Prevailing Wage Rates for Upcoming Year
• Notice of Open Meeting - March 16th - MO Commission on Human Rights

February 2007

• Missouri Below National Average on Unemployment Weeks Claimed
• Missouri's Unemployment Insurance Program Collects Over $6.2 Million in Delinquent Taxes, Penalties and Overpayments

January 2007

• Missouri Unemployment Claims Follow Seasonal Pattern
• National Directory of New Hires Proving A Useful Tool in Fraud Detection
• Missouri Department of Labor Supports Governor's Blunt's 2007 Priorities
• Fourth Quarter Contribution and Wage Reports Deadline Extended for Missouri Employers
• Missouri's Unemployment Insurance Program Collects Over $2.1 Million in Delinquent Taxes, Penalties and Overpayments
• Seventeen Convicted of Unemployment Insurance Fraud; Over $79,250 in Restitution Ordered