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White House Watch
It’s Official: Trump Will Nominate Gene Scalia, Son Of Late Justice, For Labor Secretary
The White House formally announced President Donald Trump’s intention to nominate Eugene Scalia for labor secretary Tuesday, over one month…
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US News
Top Labor Official Leaving Following Accusations He Misled White House Staff
A top official in the Department of Labor (DOL) is leaving after the White House investigated allegations he mistreated staff…
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Money & The Economy
Trump’s Labor Department Backtracks On Obama-Era Stance On Gig Businesses
The Department of Labor (DOL) issued an “opinion letter” Monday recognizing a gig business’s workers as contract labor, a favorable…
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US News
Trump’s Labor Department Rewrites Obama Rule On Guaranteed Overtime Pay
The Labor Department proposed a rule Thursday that would expand guaranteed overtime pay laws over roughly 1.1 million workers. The…
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Trump Speaks at Apprenticeship Initiative Kickoff [CANCELED]
President Donald Trump speaks at an Apprenticeship Initiative Kickoff at the Department of Labor. He was set to start at…
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In The News
Job Growth Accelerates in April
Job growth accelerated in April, reversing Marches downward move, according to a report from the Department of Labor released Friday.…
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In The News
First Trump Administration Jobs Report: 235,000 New Jobs, 4.7% Unemployment
President Trump has celebrated two blow-out jobs reports out earlier this week and today’s BLS report is no different. The…
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In The News
U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Jump More Than Expected
With layoffs at 45-year lows, more Americans filed initial jobless claims than analysts had expected. A Department of Labor report showed…
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Job Numbers: Real or Manipulated?
Did you hear about last month’s surprisingly positive jobs numbers? While an elated Team Obama cheered, the startling jump caused…
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First Time Unemployment Drops Again… But…
Like many I look forward to seeing the unemployment numbers released by the Department of Labor each Thursday morning. These…
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8.6% Unemployment is NOT Good News
To read the first paragraph of the Bureau of Labor statistics one might think that the jobs situation in the…
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Joblessness, Jobs Numbers, Unemployment and other Confusing Government Statistics
Even the vice president isn’t sure how or if the tragically high unemployment rates will come down. Remember in April…
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Jobless Situation Unchanged Since March – Real Analysis on the Unemployment Numbers
Oh the media. Every outlet has been totally abuzz about the drop in initial jobless claims reported by the Department…
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