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Labor Takes Control of Education Department Job Training Funds
The US Labor Department will take over workforce development programs from the Department of Education, putting into action ...
After US Department of Labor inquiry, Hampden Sheriff’s Dept. paid $2M in back wages
A U.S. Department of Labor investigation of the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department found $2 million in unpaid wages and violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. That’s according to a settlement ...
US Labor Department targets worker protections, including safety regulations and rules protecting home health aides and farmworkers
The slashing of worker protections is aimed at increasing the rate of exploitation and boosting the profits of US ...
Taiwan is held up as a bastion of liberal values. But migrant workers report abuse, injury and death in its fishing industry
Silwanus Tangkotta was working aboard a Taiwanese fishing boat in the remote Pacific last year, when a heavy wave slammed a ...
Labor Department Relied More on Fuzzier Price Guesses in June Inflation Data
Economists’ anxiety about official U.S. inflation data is growing. One major issue: They don’t have the numbers they need to ...
US applications for jobless benefits fall to 227,000 last week, remain at historically healthy level
U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, remaining in the historically healthy range of the past couple ...