Tag: Labor

A sign for a McDonald's restaurant is seen in Times Square on June 9, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Is labor board pulling back on franchising standard?

Sean Higgins · May 21, 2015 9:00 am

Laphonza Butler, President of SEIU ULTCW, the United Long Term Care Workers' Union, far left, joins workers demanding the Los Angeles City Council to vote to raise the minimum wage Tuesday, May 19, 2015, in Los Angeles. The city council gave initial approval Tuesday to raising minimum pay in the nation's second-largest city to $15 an hour by 2020. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes )

Los Angeles raises minimum wage to $15

Kelly Cohen · May 20, 2015 3:02 pm

One of Warren's key pieces of evidence is that the Department of Labor has "accepted only five complaints against countries" since 2008. (Getty Image)

Smack! Elizabeth Warren gets it wrong, Obama’s trade rep says

Sean Higgins · May 20, 2015 9:00 am

Bill and Hillary Clinton Made Over $1 Million for Four Speeches in One Day

Jeryl Bier · May 19, 2015 8:31 pm

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has been one of the more outspoken Democratic critics of international trade deals and the report comes as the Senate prepares to vote on a bill that would give President Obama "fast track" authority to sign off on new trade deals. (Getty Image)

Warren strikes back at Obama with scathing report on trade deals

Susan Ferrechio · May 18, 2015 5:28 pm

US President Obama arrives to speak at Laborfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, September 1, 2014. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

Comrades in arms

Sean Higgins · May 18, 2015 9:00 am

A corporate recruiter speaks with job applicants during a National Career Fairs job fair in Chicago. The Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims on Thursday, May 14, 2015. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Jobless claims fall, pulling four-week average down to new 15-year low

Joseph Lawler · May 14, 2015 12:52 pm

Member of the SEIU Local 1021 protest outside of San Francisco General Hospital on March 21, 2012 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

The Obama administration stops at nothing to reward union bosses

Hector Barreto · May 14, 2015 9:00 am

Causation standards are needed to fix Illinois’ Workers’ Comp system, policy experts say

Amanda Robert · May 13, 2015 2:08 pm

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush set to announce his decision on June 15. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

How Hillary Clinton can outbid Jeb Bush on immigration

W. James Antle III · May 12, 2015 4:56 pm

Job openings and hires were flat in March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday.Â (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Job vacancies, hiring flat in March

Joseph Lawler · May 12, 2015 2:46 pm

Large numbers of Americans haven't lost their jobs under the Affordable Care Act. (iStock)

Obamacare’s small effect on jobs

Paige Winfield Cunningham · May 11, 2015 9:00 am