Tag: Labor

In this April 2, 2014, photo, President Barack Obama is silhouetted as he speaks at the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor, Mich., about his proposal to raise the national minimum wage. The roller coaster of health care enrollment behind him, Obama is using a lull between foreign travel to refocus on his economic agenda, using executive actions to push for greater gender pay equality and to promote better technical skills for U.S. students.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama actions test workplace ideas

Washington Examiner · April 6, 2014 4:00 am

Md. Senate advances minimum wage increase

Md. Senate advances minimum wage increase

Brian Witte · April 4, 2014 6:40 pm

Md. Senate advances minimum wage hike

Md. Senate advances minimum wage hike

Brian Witte · April 4, 2014 6:10 pm

Updated: Labor secretary inaccurately cites his department’s data in hearing

Beltway Confidential

Updated: Labor secretary inaccurately cites his department’s data in hearing

Sean Higgins · April 4, 2014 4:00 am

President Obama speaks about his proposal to raise the national minimum wage Wednesday at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)

Beltway Confidential

Obama spotlights minimum wage in university town

Michael Barone · April 4, 2014 4:00 am

Jimmetta Smith, right, the wife of a U.S. Marine veteran, holds her resume while talking with a senior recruiter for Delta Airlines at a job fair for veterans and their family members at the VFW Post 2681 on Nov. 14 in Marietta, Ga. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Good news regarding long-term unemployment in March

Joseph Lawler · April 4, 2014 4:00 am

U.S. private employment at a record high in March with modest jobs report

Joseph Lawler · April 4, 2014 4:00 am

Fruit of the Loom closing Jamestown plant

Fruit of the Loom closing Jamestown plant

Adam Beam · April 4, 2014 12:28 am

Nissan settles worker’s labor practice charge

Nissan settles worker’s labor practice charge

Jeff Amy · April 3, 2014 9:41 pm

Trader Michael Zicchinolfi, left, and specialist Frank Masiello work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, April 3, 2014. Stocks indexes are edging higher as investors become more optimistic about the outlook for the U.S. economy. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Stocks ease below record highs ahead of jobs news

Washington Examiner · April 3, 2014 8:11 pm

Jobless benefits bill set to pass Senate on Monday

Jobless benefits bill set to pass Senate on Monday

Washington Examiner · April 3, 2014 7:32 pm

FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2014, file photo, job seekers sign in before meeting prospective employers during a career fair at a hotel in Dallas. The Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, on Thursday, April 3, 2014. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Applications for US jobless aid up 16,000 to 326,000

Josh Boak · April 3, 2014 12:47 pm