Tag: Thomas Perez

Labor Secretary Tom Perez has applauded the efforts to raise it to that level in speeches, often appearing at events hosted by activists and politicians. (AP Photo)Â

Obama prohibits ‘pay secrecy’ rules among federal contractors

Sean Higgins · September 10, 2015 9:18 pm

Labor Secretary Tom Perez has applauded the efforts to raise it to that level in speeches, often appearing at events hosted by activists and politicians. (AP Photo)Â

Labor’s stealth push for a $15 minimum wage

Sean Higgins · August 12, 2015 4:01 am

Labor Secretary Tom Perez justified the proposed rule in testimony before the Senate Health Education and Labor Committee Tuesday, citing an analysis by the Council of Economic Advisers that found "this kind of conflicted advice" costs IRA investors about $17 billion every year.Â (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Scholars: Labor Dept. misstated studies to justify new investment rule

Sean Higgins · July 23, 2015 4:01 am

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)

Perez defends plan to crack down on investment advice

Sean Higgins · July 21, 2015 11:19 pm

Perez on Tuesday forcefully pushed back on the idea that the rule would limit the options available to small businesses and their employees. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Labor secretary: ‘Stakes could not be higher’ in retirement rule fight

Joseph Lawler · June 23, 2015 9:38 pm

Labor Secretary Thomas Perez said the new proposed rule was made after "extensive research, study and careful analysis." (AP Photo)Â

White House readies new rules on overtime

Sean Higgins · May 5, 2015 8:01 pm

U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez (C) talks with Shake Shack employee Jamelle Bland (R) while making a milkshake during a tour of the restaurant with Shake Shack CEO Randy Garutti (L) March 21, 2014 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Bipartisan support for a pension alternative

Jason Russell · April 29, 2015 8:50 pm

Labor Secretary Thomas Perez said the new proposed rule was made after "extensive research, study and careful analysis." (AP Photo)Â

Labor Dept. to stop kickbacks for investment advisers

Joseph Lawler · April 14, 2015 8:24 pm

Labor Secretary Tom Perez told a House panel Wednesday that the White House's proposed new overtime rule would be released sometime in the next few months. (AP Photo)

New overtime rule in next few months, Labor secretary says

Sean Higgins · March 18, 2015 4:17 pm

Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor Thomas Perez speaks to business and community leaders at a Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce event, in Los Angeles on Aug. 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

‘We suck. We really do,’ Labor secretary says about minimum wage

Joseph Lawler · October 23, 2014 5:54 pm

FILE - In this June 4, 2014, file photo Labor Secretary Thomas Perez speaks in Washington. Perez sought Monday, Oct. 20 to re-energize President Barack Obama's stalled push for raising the minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 an hour and for making paid leave for mothers of newborns more widely available. Speaking at the National Press Club, Perez also suggested that many U.S. workers have failed to benefit from the nation's economic recovery. (AP Photo/Connor Radnovich, File)

Labor Secretary Perez pushes Obama jobs proposals

Tom Raum · October 20, 2014 10:26 pm

Minimum wage fight moves from Capitol Hill to state and local ballots

Minimum wage fight moves from Capitol Hill to state and local ballots

Joseph Lawler · October 16, 2014 9:00 am