Sean Higgins

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Vice President Joe Biden is set to join New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo at an event Thursday announcing the governor's proposal to raise the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour.Â (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden to endorse $15 minimum wage

Sean Higgins · September 10, 2015 3:25 pm

Fifty-eight percent of millennials said they disagree with the Hobby Lobby decision, in a survey released Friday. (AP Photo)

Labor board judge slaps down Hobby Lobby’s arbitration agreements

Sean Higgins · September 10, 2015 12:00 am

The board has a complaint pending against McDonald's Corp., arguing that it is a joint employer with its franchisees, even thought an estimated 90 percent of the restaurants are privately owned. (AP)

GOP announces bill to rein in labor agency

Sean Higgins · September 9, 2015 9:04 pm

President Obama's executive order will affect only businesses that work on federally-funded projects. (AP Photo)

Obama’s symbolic end-run around Congress

Sean Higgins · September 7, 2015 2:01 pm

The U.S. government issues the August jobs report on Friday. (Dave Kettering/Telegraph Herald via AP)Â

Alternate math puts unemployment at 10.3 percent

Sean Higgins · September 4, 2015 3:39 pm

The Labor Department on Friday will end a 60-day period to accept public comments on its proposed rule to force businesses to pay workers more overtime.Â (AP Photo/Max Becherer)

Obama administration gives businesses less time to respond to new rules

Sean Higgins · September 4, 2015 4:01 am

Planning a "day of action" to encourage Congress to repeal Obamacare. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Fight against Obamacare largely over, Chamber says

Sean Higgins · September 3, 2015 5:48 pm

Uber is twice as fast as taxi service and about half the cost of a regular taxi, according to a new study of the company's ride-sharing app conducted in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Judge grants class-action status in Uber case

Sean Higgins · September 1, 2015 10:37 pm

Hillary Clinton stands with various union members at an American Federation of Teachers Union rally in Cincinnati in October 2008. (AP Photo/Tom Uhlman)

Emails show Clinton’s close ties to teachers union

Sean Higgins · September 1, 2015 10:35 pm

Biden to join labor boss at Labor Day event

Sean Higgins · September 1, 2015 10:23 pm

National Security

Hillary Clinton email: ‘Well, that is certainly worthy of being top secret’

Sean Higgins · September 1, 2015 6:15 pm

Another labor board ruling on the issue is expected later this year in a case involving McDonald's Corp. on whether franchiser companies are legal responsible for violations by franchises. (AP Photo)

Businesses lobby Democrats to clamp down on labor board

Sean Higgins · August 31, 2015 11:03 pm