Tag: Labor

The State Department has put out an advertisement that says it wants to hire three interior designers. (iStock Photo)

State Dept. hiring interior designers, salaries up to $141,000

Pete Kasperowicz · March 29, 2016 1:15 pm

Jerry Brown's announcement pushes the state into unknown economic territory. (AP Photo)

Calif. to raise minimum wage to $15

Sean Higgins · March 28, 2016 8:46 pm

Court backs labor board on Jimmy John’s protests

bloomberg-bna, lawrence-dube · March 28, 2016 4:34 pm

Shipping department workers say Chanel has systematically failed to pay its employees overtime wages. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

Fashion giant Chanel fights employee OT lawsuit

the-fashion, julie-zerbo · March 28, 2016 10:00 am

The hike to $15 an hour would make it the highest state rate in the nation. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

Deal reached to raise California minimum wage to $15

Kelly Cohen · March 27, 2016 2:55 pm

A federal judge sentenced Brian Dutcher for his 2015 plan to shoot President Obama. (Drew Angerer/Bloomberg)

Wisconsin man sentenced for plot to kill Obama

Anna Giaritelli · March 26, 2016 1:41 am

If Lyft persuades a federal judge to approve the accord announced in January, the company will be a step ahead of its larger rival Uber Technologies Inc. (AP Photo)

Lyft peace pact could fail if judge heeds Teamsters

Joel Rosenblatt · March 25, 2016 4:28 pm

Watch: Elizabeth Warren talks ‘joint employers’

Washington Examiner · March 25, 2016 11:00 am

American Airlines gave in to pressure from employees and adopted a profit-sharing program, acknowledging the issue was thwarting efforts to improve labor relations and the carrier's performance. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Flight attendants at American Airlines win profit sharing

Mary Schlangenstein · March 24, 2016 4:38 pm

Private-sector economists had expected a slight uptick, to 268,000, according to a poll conducted by Bloomberg. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Jobless claims on longest hot streak since 1973

Joseph Lawler · March 24, 2016 12:32 pm

The Labor Dept. approved a $15 million grant for new temporary jobs in Flint due to the lead water crisis. (Rachel Woolf/The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP)

Energy and Environment

Feds approve $15 million to fund jobs for Flint residents

Kyle Feldscher · March 23, 2016 9:24 pm

"This rule will chill employer free speech and make it harder for small business owners to navigate a host of complex labor rules," said House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline, R-Minn., in a joint letter with Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Phil Roe, R-Tenn. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Republicans slam administration over labor ‘persuader’ rule

Sean Higgins · March 23, 2016 7:55 pm