Admin. Announces Additional 30K Temporary Work Visas
The Trump administration will issue an additional 30,000 temporary work visas in FY 2019, acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan announced Monday.
Department of Labor
White House Unveils Outline of Plan to Merge Labor, Education Departments
The White House on Thursday announced its plan to merge the Departments of Labor and Education into a single Cabinet agency in order to reduce unnecessary bureaucracy and streamline overlapping regulations and department functions.
McCarthy Pushes Back Against Boehner’s Criticism of GOP: The Party ‘Changed for the Better’
Pelosi Slams Jobs Report: ‘Strong Employment Numbers Mean Little’
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) came down hard on a positive U.S. jobs report on Friday, saying the good employment numbers didn’t matter to “families hit with soaring new costs” under Republican leadership.
U.S. Job Growth Rebounds; Unemployment Rate Falls to 3.9%
U.S. job growth increased less than expected in April and the unemployment rate dropped to near a 17-1/2-year low of 3.9 percent as some jobless Americans left the labor force.
Pritzker’s Investment Firm Bought Company Accused of Wage Theft
The investment firm of JB Pritzker, the Democratic nominee for governor of Illinois, purchased a company that eventually settled a lawsuit with the U.S. Department of Labor for failing to fully pay employees their wages and overtime pay.
Watchdog Calls for Investigation into Obama Labor Appointee
A national labor watchdog says the federal government’s top labor arbiter should launch an inquiry into allegations that an Obama appointee leaked the decision to vacate a ruling to labor lawyers ahead of its official release.
Business Groups Support Labor Rule Aiding Expansion of Association Health Plans
Business groups are voicing their support for the Department of Labor’s rule that aims to help Americans find coverage by expanding the use of Association Health Plans.
$1.6 Billion in Unemployment Insurance Benefits Paid to Individuals Who Did Not Seek Work
More than $1.6 billion in unemployment insurance benefits was paid to individuals who did not seek work in fiscal year 2016, according to an audit from the Government Accountability Office.
DOL Gives Boomers Reprieve on Retirement Reg
The Department of Labor has put one of the Obama administration’s most controversial regulations on hold.
