Labor Department Joins Franchise Fight
The Department of Labor is weighing taking steps to roll back an Obama-era policy that targeted franchise businesses.
Alexander Acosta
Albright: Trump Administration Is ‘All White Men’
Labor Sec Calls for Liberty Approach to Regs
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta said regulators must take liberty into consideration rather than the dollar figures associated with rule-making.
Labor Sec Says Red Tape Holds Back Apprentices
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta wants to increase the number of apprenticeship programs by curbing the department’s “cumbersome” approval process.
Labor Sec. Acosta Takes Aim at Occupational Licensing
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta encouraged state lawmakers to rescind occupational licensing requirements that have restricted the job market at the state level.
GOP Urges Acosta to Block Obama Retirement Rule
Congressional Republicans are asking newly minted Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta to roll back one of the Obama administration’s most controversial regulations.
Acosta Is New Secretary of Labor
Florida International University School of Law Dean Alexander Acosta will succeed Democratic Party boss Tom Perez as secretary of labor.
Labor Nominee Acosta Avoids Filibuster, Moves to Full Senate
Labor Secretary nominee Alexander Acosta will head to the full Senate floor after clearing a cloture vote to avoid filibuster on Wednesday.
Senate Poised to Confirm Acosta to Labor Department
The Senate is expected to confirm Alexander Acosta as the next Secretary of Labor by the end of the week.
Warren Angered that Cabinet Nominee Considers President His Boss
Sen. Elizabeth Warren attacked President Trump’s labor secretary nominee Alexander Acosta after he declined to say whether he would overturn several Obama administration regulations at his first confirmation hearing Wednesday.
