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United States Department of Labor sent this bulletin at 11/21/2012 07:04 PM EST

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Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report
11/21/2012 08:30 AM EST

In the week ending November 17, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 410,000, a decrease of 41,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 451,000. The 4-week moving average was 396,250, an increase of 9,500 from the previous week's revised average of 386,750.
Dos Taquitos Mexican Restaurant in Raleigh, NC, to pay more than $48,000 in back wages to 26 employees following DOL investigation
11/20/2012 04:00 PM EST

Dos Taquitos Mexican Restaurant in Raleigh has agreed to pay 26 employees $48,125 in back wages following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division that found violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s minimum wage, overtime, child labor and record-keeping provisions.