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Labor Nominee Scalia Moves Close to Confirmation
A Senate committee advanced the nomination of President Trump's labor secretary in a party-line vote Tuesday morning. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) voted 12-11...
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A Month After Getting Trump Official Fired, Bloomberg Apologizes For Hit Piece
Bloomberg Law finally apologized and retracted a September article that falsely accused Department of Labor appointee Leif Olson of anti-Semitism. In September, Bloomberg Law unearthed social media...
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In Oracle Lawsuit, Labor Department Defends Agency Trump Admin Tried to Shut...
A lawsuit now unfolding in a Washington, D.C., federal court is putting the Trump administration in an awkward position, forcing government lawyers to defend an agency the White House has tried to...
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Job Growth Accelerates in June
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. economy created jobs at a record clip in June as more restaurants and bars resumed operations, further evidence that the COVID-19 recession was...
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Biden Labor Candidate Oversaw Fraudulent Payments to California Prison Inmates
A frontrunner to be president-elect Joe Biden's labor secretary oversaw the payment of nearly $1 billion in fraudulent benefits to California prison inmates. Julie Su is the secretary of California's...
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Labor Nominee Dismisses Job Losses from Biden’s Economic Plan
President Biden's nominee for labor secretary dismissed concerns about job losses brought on by the president's executive actions during his confirmation hearing Thursday. Boston mayor Marty Walsh said...
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Dem Attorney Accuses Biden Labor Secretary of Coverup in Abuse Scandal
A Democratic lawyer accused Labor Secretary Marty Walsh of either lying or gross incompetence during his time as Boston's mayor. Suffolk County district attorney Rachael Rollins is widely seen as a...
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Biden Issues Vaccine Mandate for Private and Federal Employees
By Jeff Mason, David Shepardson, and Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Joe Biden will require all federal employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19, and the U.S. Department of Labor...
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Poll: Voters Oppose Biden’s Vaccine Mandate
A majority of voters oppose President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate on private businesses, a poll found Monday. The poll, which was conducted by Convention of States Action and the Trafalgar Group, found...
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Labor Dept Reports 30,000 More Jobless Claims Than Expected
Initial jobless claims hit their highest point since August, tallying tens of thousands of more filings than expected, the Labor Department reported Thursday. First-time claims climbed up to a...
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Business Group Sues Biden Over Vaccine Mandates
A small-business advocacy group is suing the Biden administration over the president's vaccine mandate. The Job Creators Network on Thursday filed a lawsuit to block the mandate, which the Occupational...
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US Jobless Claims Spike to 286,000, Highest Since October
WASHINGTON (Reuters)—The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, likely as a winter wave of COVID-19 infections disrupted business activity, which...
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Biden Labor Secretary Grins for Trucker Photo-Op While Pushing Nominee...
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh posed for a photo-op with truckers in Pennsylvania Tuesday to promote his department's efforts to "strengthen our workforce." But the livelihood of truckers nationwide could...
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Dems in Actual Disarray: How Senate Democrats Fumbled Confirmation of a Top...
President Joe Biden's first nominee to fail on the Senate floor is the result of Democratic leadership's disorganization and inability to manage the legislative calendar, according to multiple...
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Biden Labor Secretary Covered for Police Union That Enabled a Convicted Child...
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh protected records that show the Boston police union knew about sexual crimes committed by a top official who this week was convicted for raping six children. The Monday...
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Unemployment Benefit Claims Tick Up in New Sign of Shaky Economy, Labor...
Unemployment benefit claims increased last week, according to a Department of Labor report released Thursday. The report shows that 260,000 individuals signed up for unemployment benefits during the...
View ArticleChinese Hackers Stole Millions From US COVID Relief Benefits, Secret Service...
Hackers with ties to the Chinese government stole at least $20 million from U.S. taxpayer-funded COVID-19 relief benefits in more than a dozen states, the Secret Service reports. The hacking group...
View Article'He Claims To Be Pro-Labor But He’s Not': Buttigieg's Focus On Midterms...
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was a no-show in negotiations with the rail works union at a key inflection point, opting instead to hit the campaign trail for Democrats ahead of the midterms...
View ArticleFreights for Skates? Labor Sec Considers Leaving Biden Admin for NHL
Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh may flee the Biden administration to run the National Hockey League players' union, Politico reported Thursday. Sources told Politico that "Walsh is a strong contender"...
View ArticleLabor Secretary Skates to the Exit
Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh is officially leaving the Biden administration to run the National Hockey League players' union, Politico reported Tuesday. Sources told Politico that Walsh and the NHL...
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