Trump’s Labor Department pick has union support. Worker advocates wonder how much power she’d have
Republicans have made inroads with working-class voters. Despite decades of labor unions siding with Democrats, and Trump’s ...
Trump's mass firing of probationary employees illegal, not performance-based, lawyers say
The lawyers for fired federal workers say the Trump administration didn't follow federal law in terminating probationary ...
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Pickets put Corrections Officers “at risk of termination,” labor lawyer says
In a day of rapid-fire developments governing the now four-day-long series of pickets being conducted statewide by ...
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Judge lets DOGE access sensitive records at Labor Department
Despite voicing skepticism about giving DOGE access to sensitive Labor data on millions of Americans, a judge denied unions’ ...
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Maryland Department of Labor Provides Guidance to Employers on Complying with Pay Transparency Laws
Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed a new law which increased the scope of the pay transparency laws currently in effect in ...
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Work Matters: 3 Employment Trends for Attorneys to be Aware of
If you’re an employment attorney, you’re likely following the litigation around the Federal Trade Commission’s final rule of ...
In the Trump administration, nearly every major department is an immigration agency
President Donald Trump’s sweeping promises have translated into a whole-of-government approach for immigration enforcement.
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Trump Department of Labor Signals Likely Retreat from Biden Era Independent Contractor Classification Rule
The Trump 2.0-era DOL had been slated to defend the Biden-era DOL Independent Contractor Rule (the “2024 Independent Contractor Rule”) in oral arguments before a federal appeals court in early ...
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Senators frame Trump’s Labor pick as bridge between employers, employees
Lori Chavez-DeRemer faced bipartisan scrutiny on the PRO Act, “right-to-work” laws, minimum wage policy, the joint employer rule, and more. Her nominated is supported by the Teamsters.
The Latest: Justice Department official urges quick dismissal of criminal case against NYC mayor
The Justice Department’s second-in-command demanded that a judge dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric ...
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Judge won’t block DOGE from accessing Labor Department systems
claims that giving Musk’s team access to the Labor Department systems violates federal privacy law and is without any legal authority. At a hearing earlier in the day, Bates voiced concerns ...