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Labor Department
Meatpacking Crisis Shows Limits of Human Sacrifice As Recovery Plan Trump ordered plants to put maintaining the meat supply above keeping workers safe. But without better public-health policies, they can’t do either.
By Eric Levitz
Trump’s Labor Department Fights to Protect Workers From Benefits Eugene Scalia is working hard to shield Uber drivers from the threat of income support.
By Eric Levitz
Trump to Propose Merging Labor and Education Departments, Rebranding Welfare Congress probably won’t reshape the federal government months before an election, but Trump can say he’s pursuing a longtime conservative goal.
By Margaret Hartmann
tip pooling
Mar. 22, 2018
Congress Just Introduced Legislation to Ensure Servers Get to Keep Their Tips A provision to the spending bill would clarify the Labor Department’s tip-pooling rule.
By Clint Rainey
cooked books
Feb. 1, 2018
By Clint Rainey
Trump’s Labor Department Wants to Legalize Tip-Pooling Again It would let owners distribute gratuities however they see fit.
By Clint Rainey
Judge Kills Obama Overtime Rule That Would Have Benefited 4 Million Workers The same Obama-appointed judge who froze implementation of a more generous rule for overtime pay last year struck it down for real today.
By Ed Kilgore
Trump Squandered His Opportunity With Union Voters As Trump’s approval rating in the Rust Belt dips, labor leaders work to help Democrats exploit an opening with working-class Trump voters.
By Eric Levitz
the chain gang
June 8, 2017
The Trump Administration Just Handed McDonald’s a Big Labor Win Bye-bye Obama ruling that interpreted fast-food companies as “joint employers” alongside franchisees.
By Clint Rainey
Trump Picks His First Latino Cabinet Member to Replace Puzder After a tough week, Trump plays it safe on a nominee who has been confirmed by the Senate multiple times before.
By Ed Kilgore
labor fights
Feb. 2, 2017
Senate Report Details Even More Worker Abuse at Carl’s Jr. Pages of new allegations about being forced to work without pay, endure harassment, and even cook while “puking.”
By Clint Rainey
workers’ rights
Jan. 25, 2017
Livid Carl’s Jr. Employees May Get to Testify at Puzder’s Confirmation Hearing Democrats say their complaints raise concerns about his “commitment to enforcing federal labor laws.”
By Clint Rainey
food politics
Jan. 23, 2017
Trump’s Secretary of Labor Pick Called Fast-Food Workers ‘the Best of the Worst’ A long-time employee said he’s “not the person to protect American workers’ rights.”
By Chris Crowley
tip sharing
Jan. 20, 2017
Restaurant Lobby Asks Supreme Court to Hear Case About Tip Sharing The NRA argues federal laws preventing kitchen staff from sharing in tips “trample on the rights of restaurant workers.”
By Clint Rainey
Trump’s Labor Pick Draws Breitbart Backlash The Labor Department enforces immigration law in the workplace — and Trump just picked a “pro-amnesty” business owner to lead that department.
By Eric Levitz
early and often
Nov. 22, 2016
Courts Block Obama’s Overtime-Pay Reform Another defeat for the president’s legacy.
By Charley Lanyon
Here’s How the GOP Will Swiftly Kill Obama’s Final Regulations A little-known law will allow Republicans to repeal Obama’s expansion of overtime pay with a simple majority vote in the House and Senate.
By Eric Levitz
The Trumps Are Already Monetizing the Presidency Ivanka leveraged her 60 Minutes appearance to hawk gold bracelets. But far more lucrative opportunities loom on the horizon.
By Eric Levitz
Obama’s New Overtime Rule Will Give 4 Million Americans Fatter Paychecks The administration just dramatically expanded workers’ eligibility for overtime, capping off a great two months for big-government tyranny.
By Eric Levitz
the vast left-wing conspiracy
Oct. 29, 2012
By Dan Amira
unemployment
Apr. 15, 2010
Easter to Blame for Unemployment Number of claims filed for jobless benefits increases for second straight week.
By Josh Duboff
the great recession
Feb. 5, 2010
By Jessica Pressler
