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#RestInPower: Alexis Herman, First Black Labor Secretary, Dies At 76
The talented leader served on Al Gore's transition team and later played key roles in John Kerry's and Barack Obama's ...
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Unemployment filings inch up as labor market remains strong despite downturn fears
U.S. applications for jobless benefits rose modestly last week as business continue to retain workers despite fears of a ...
Labor department tells staff not to speak to journalists
DeRemer’s chief of staff issued the warning as department employees have spoken to the news media about harms they see ...
Here’s All the Health and Human Services Data DOGE Has Access To
Elon Musk's DOGE has access to 19 sensitive systems at HHS. In at least one instance, it appears that access was granted ...
HR Dive7d
Federal contractor civil rights watchdog places staff on leave amid layoff threat
Civil rights advocacy groups and lawmakers characterized the U.S. Department of Labor’s OFCCP restructuring as a serious blow ...
Washington Examiner15d
Labor Department touts DOGE’s ‘incredible discovery’ of nearly $400 million in fraudulent unemployment payments
Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer confirmed Thursday that the Department of Government Efficiency uncovered hundreds of millions of dollars in fraudulent unemployment insurance ...
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US jobless benefit applications rise modestly as labor market remains largely unfazed by trade war
Jobless claim filings inched up by 4,000 to 223,000 for the week ending April 5, the Labor Department said Thursday. That’s less than the 225,000 new applications analysts forecast. Weekly ...
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US jobless benefit applications rise modestly as labor market remains largely unfazed by trade war
Jobless claim filings inched up by 4,000 to 223,000 for the week ending April 5, the Labor Department said Thursday. That’s less than the 225,000 new applications analysts forecast. Weekly ...
Wired16d
US DOGE Service Agreement With Department of Labor Shows $1.3 Million Fee—and Details Its Mission
The unsigned agreement between the US DOGE Service and the Department of Labor provides significant insight into DOGE’s work with federal agencies. An unsigned agreement between the US DOGE ...
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61 Employers Who Are So Awful They Should Probably Be Investigated By The Labor Department ASAP...If We Still Even Have That In The US
1.It takes true creativity to twist "employee appreciation" into "we force you to buy donuts and desserts on your own dime to feed your coworkers." 12.I'm starting to think jobs give their ...