Tag: Labor

Over the past three months, the U.S. economy has created an average of 176,000 new jobs. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Jobless claims rise to 251,000, up from 43-year low

Joseph Lawler · November 23, 2016 1:31 pm

A Texas judge on Tuesday threw out President Obama's new rule intended to force companies to pay workers more overtime. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Judge blocks Obama overtime rule

Sean Higgins · November 22, 2016 11:02 pm

Trumka, said Trump is "dangerous" and treats working-class voters like "second-class citizens." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Labor backs Pelosi to keep House Dem post

Sean Higgins · November 22, 2016 7:53 pm

The allegations against William C. Smith come just days after James Hoffa and Ken Hall won re-election to new five-year terms to lead the Teamsters (AP Photo)

Charges recommended against fourth top Teamster official

Sean Higgins · November 22, 2016 6:14 pm

Joe Biden will leave public office after 44 years to focus on cancer research. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Biden touts executive authority on workplace issues

Anna Giaritelli · November 21, 2016 12:00 pm

An apprentice watches the master of a craft, sees what can go wrong, how to fix it, and under that expert’s tutelage does the thing himself until he becomes a master. (AP Photo/Steve Aldridge)

Beltway Confidential

Was Trump on to something with apprenticeships?

Neal McCluskey · November 17, 2016 4:42 pm

Government officials and investors watch the jobless claims numbers closely because they offer a frequently-updated gauge of labor market health. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Jobless claims plunge to lowest level since 1973

Joseph Lawler · November 17, 2016 1:32 pm

The Labor Department's new "persuader rule" would have required most attorneys who advise businesses on labor-related issues to reveal all of the financial details of those arrangements. (www.dol.gov)

Judge strikes down Labor Dept.’s ‘persuader rule’

Sean Higgins · November 16, 2016 10:41 pm

President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly considering Victoria Lipnic, a commissioner at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, for labor secretary in his administration. (EEOC.gov)

‘Pragmatic conservative’ reportedly up for Labor Cabinet position

Sean Higgins · November 15, 2016 11:03 pm

President Obama's change would greatly expand the number of people who qualify for overtime pay. (iStock photo)

GOP to push back against Obama overtime rule

Sean Higgins · November 15, 2016 6:42 pm

Energy and Environment

Seven moves Obama could make on the way out the door

Sarah Bedford · November 15, 2016 5:01 am

Before they were on different debate stages during the GOP primary, Rick Santorum insists that the president-elect read his book. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Beltway Confidential

Trump’s unlikely allies in raising minimum wage

Philip Wegmann · November 15, 2016 12:43 am