Tag: Labor

The D.C. hotel opened in September. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump’s DC hotel agrees to union

Sean Higgins · December 21, 2016 9:01 pm

Andy Puzder has real-world experience creating jobs, and he knows that American workers and business owners both need to thrive. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Time for new leadership and a new direction at the Labor Department

Rep. Virginia Foxx · December 20, 2016 5:05 am

President-elect Donald Trump's pick of CKE Restaurants chief executive Andrew Puzder to head the U.S. Department of Labor was a solid one. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News)

Andy Puzder: A wise choice for American workers

Heather Greenaway · December 19, 2016 5:03 am

President-elect Trump and Andrew Puzder, his choice for labor secretary, will be able to change a lot overnight. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Trump’s labor appointees can end Obama’s war on employers

Washington Examiner · December 19, 2016 5:01 am

Beltway Confidential

How Congress can fix labor and employment laws in 2017

daniel-cody, Trey Kovacs · December 18, 2016 12:00 am

President Obama declined Friday to endorse his labor secretary, Tom Perez, to head the Democratic National Committee. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obama declines to endorse his labor secretary for DNC chief

Sean Higgins · December 16, 2016 10:31 pm

President-elect Trump's daughter, Ivanka, is lobbying Congress ahead of her father's inauguration next month to start working on reforms to childcare policies. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Ivanka Trump calling lawmakers, urging action on childcare policy

Anna Giaritelli · December 15, 2016 10:31 pm

Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, before the House Financial Services Committee. Yellen said the financial health of the nation's banking system has strengthened considerably since the 2008 financial crisis, in part because of tougher regulations passed by Congress in 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Fed raises interest rates in first post-Trump meeting, sees more rate hikes in 2017

Joseph Lawler · December 14, 2016 7:00 pm

In a competitive labor market, companies will offer workers more and greater benefits. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Beltway Confidential

Ikea shows why we don’t need government-mandated paid leave

Hadley Heath Manning · December 13, 2016 11:10 pm

Texas court says Obama's expansion of a rule governing labor lawyers is unconstitutional. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Court scraps Labor Department’s ‘persuader’ rule

Sean Higgins · December 13, 2016 8:43 pm

"Andy Puzder and I had an excellent meeting this afternoon. I am impressed with his understanding of how excessive regulation can destroy jobs and make it harder for family incomes to rise. As an experienced and respected Tennessee business leader, Mr. Puzder will be a good partner in creating an environment to help grow jobs for American workers. The Senate labor committee will promptly consider his nomination in the next Congress," Alexander said. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Lamar Alexander meets with labor secretary pick Puzder

Sean Higgins · December 12, 2016 9:56 pm

Democrats Try to Run the Trump Strategy on Andy Puzder

Ethan Epstein · December 12, 2016 2:21 pm