United States Department of Labor

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Trump-Appointed Labor Secretary Halts Anti-Discrimination Enforcement

The Trump administration continues to reverse decades of civil rights and equity work,” a legislative researcher said.

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Donald Trump hobbles anti-discrimination, labor boards with unprecedented Democrat-firing

The unprecedented moves leave the agencies unable to conduct even routine business and are likely to spur legal challenges.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Trump Hobbles US Anti-Discrimination Agency by Firing Democrats

U.S. President Donald Trump has fired at least two Democratic members of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which enforces federal laws banning workplace discrimination, in an unprecedented move likely to spur legal challenges.

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Trump paralyzes US labor board by firing Democratic member

U.S. President Donald Trump has fired two Democratic officials at the National Labor Relations Board, a major shakeup that will bring hundreds of cases accusing companies of unlawful labor practices to a standstill and paves the way for Republican control of the agency.

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Fewer Americans apply for jobless benefits last week as labor market shows continued strength

The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits fell last week in a sign that the labor market remains strong.

Department of Labor's Independent Watchdog Fired by White House

The US Department of Labor’s Inspector General Larry Turner was part of a spate of firings by President Donald Trump, the ...

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Federal Court Decision Strikes Down the Department of Labor’s Increase in Salary Thresholds for Exempt Employees

On November 15, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, in State of Texas v. Plano Chamber ...

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Meatpacking giants to pay $8 million for child labor violations

JBS USA and Perdue Farms will each pay $4 million for employing children through third-party staffing agencies, officials announced this week.

US labor union membership slips in 2024 to record low

U.S. union membership levels declined slightly to record lows last year, a government report said on Tuesday, and now ...

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Study: Wisconsin one of the best states in the nation with unemployment decreases

In a new study from WalletHub, each of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia were ranked based on unemployment ...

For real or political posturing? Florida illegal labor crackdown might be a Trump preview

A state law promising to crackdown on employers' use of undocumented labor has produced no business citations.

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Meatpacking Companies to Pay $8 Million for U.S. Child Labor Violations

Perdue Farms and JBS have settled with the Labor Department after relying on migrant children to do dangerous work in their ...

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JBS USA Food agrees to help the Labor Department crack down on child labor

JBS USA Food Co., one of the nation's largest meatpacking processors and slaughterhouses, has agreed to a joint initiative ...

Western Slope farmers fear impact of mass deportations and labor market changes

Pena argues that shocks to the labor market from mass deportations, the pressures of tariffs on incoming foodstuffs, the ...

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Perspective: Future of farm labor in the U.S. — ‘We just don’t know’

The impact of the Trump administration's mass deportation policies on the agricultural industry is multifaceted, with both ...

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The US economy just had another robust year

Another year of robust economic growth is in the books, underscoring how the Biden administration handed President Donald Trump what many consider a solid economy.

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