Tag: Labor

Lafe Solomon, the acting general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board, testifies during a U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform field hearing on an NLRB complaint against Boeing Co. on Friday, June 17, 2011, in North Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)

Supreme Court to review appointment of NLRB top lawyer

Sean Higgins · June 20, 2016 4:49 pm

The Malta-flagged cargo ship named Baroque, a post-Panamax vessel, navigates the Agua Clara locks during the first test of the newly expanded Panama Canal in Agua Clara, Panama, on June 9. (AP Photo)

How the Panama Canal could factor into the 2016 campaign

Sean Higgins · June 20, 2016 4:01 am

Lawmakers next week will try to override Obama's veto of legislation that would kill the Labor Department's so-called fiduciary rule, as well as vote on a package of healthcare bills. (AP Photo)

Week ahead: GOP looks to override Obama, find Zika deal

Susan Ferrechio · June 19, 2016 4:01 am

Massive underfunding could lead to bankruptcy for the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. (AP Photo/Bradley C Bower, File)

Federal report warns of looming pension insolvency

Sean Higgins · June 17, 2016 9:28 pm

The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers, and Grain Millers International Union pledged its support to Hillary Clinton soon after she scored the support of the AFL-CIO. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Clinton adds to her union endorsements

Ryan Lovelace · June 17, 2016 2:39 pm

Microsoft said that the government's recent expansion of the "joint employer standard" — when one businesses is equally liable for a related business' workplace violations — would create a legal minefield for corporate social responsibility programs. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg, File)

Microsoft joins in fight against NLRB’s ‘joint employer’ standard

Sean Higgins · June 16, 2016 5:09 pm

"Hillary Clinton is a proven leader who shares our values," said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)

AFL-CIO endorses Clinton

Sean Higgins · June 16, 2016 3:34 pm

First-time jobless claims, which are adjusted for seasonal variations, had spiked up near 300,000 in early May, but then drifted back down to historically low levels. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Jobless claims rise to 277,000, ending falling streak

Joseph Lawler · June 16, 2016 12:32 pm

The new minimum wage will increase prices, decrease employment and shrink the economy. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

The $15 minimum wage is destined to hurt Washington, D.C.

Heather Greenaway · June 16, 2016 4:02 am

The program is providing job training and education grants that range between $3 and $4 million to 14 different partnerships across the country. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Labor Department provides $54 million in grants to low-skilled workers

Gabriella Ciuffetelli · June 14, 2016 8:26 pm

The Labor updated rule is aimed at ensuring implementation with a White House executive order that ensures nondiscrimination on the basis of sex. (Wikimedia Commons)

Labor updates sex discrimination regs for federal contractors

Diana Stancy Correll · June 14, 2016 6:24 pm

Labor Department Secretary Tom Perez has sought to reinterpret old rules to expand its reach, an approach that allows it to bypass Congress. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

The Labor Department’s crusade against volunteering

Sean Higgins · June 13, 2016 4:01 am