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House Ed and Labor Committee subpoenas agency amid probe of $127M paid to Teamsters’ pension fund with deceased participants

The House Education and Labor Committee on Tuesday subpoenaed federal agency heads for obstructing an investigation into $127 million in payments to the Teamsters pension system, which included deceased participants. House Education and Labor Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-North Carolina) criticized Gordon Hartgensis, director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. subpoena “Two requests for information […]

Labor Department Proposes New Fiduciary Rule to Protect Investors – The New York Times

This seems like an issue everyone can agree on. Financial professionals should be expected to treat retirement funds with the utmost care, putting investors’ interests first. However, there are tiers of this type of care, and determining exactly how far advisors should go is a matter of debate between financial industry stakeholders and the U.S. […]

Jobless Claims Crawl Along at 210,000, Defying Expectations for a Softer Labor Market

Thursday’s weekly report on jobless claims showed that employers’ appetite for workers remains undiminished. The number of people applying for unemployment benefits last week fell to 210,000, slightly lower than the previous week’s 212,000. By historical standards, this is a very low-level claim. The number of new unemployment insurance claims since the beginning of the […]

Illegal Migrant Child Labor Rampant in NYC Subways as Authorities Shrug

Child labor is now commonplace in New York City’s subways. But because child laborers are sacred illegal immigrants, once proudly progressive city and state officials now look the other way and declare, “It’s not my problem.” of new york times came out with report Wednesday brought about what every New Yorker already knows: the subways […]

Shock losses to LNP and Greens in Queensland elections sound warning for Labor ahead of October poll | Queensland politics

Queensland’s Labor government has been hit hard by two by-elections and is likely to lose the once-safe seat of West Ipswich, as well as Inara, previously held by former premier Annastacia Palaszczuk. is undergoing major changes. Queensland’s ruling party also shed left-wing votes in Saturday’s local government elections, with the Greens posting their best result […]

How to ease the labor shortage by fixing the social safety net

The United States is in the unenviable position of a labor shortage, with too few workers chasing too many jobs. Economists are full of speculation about solutions to this labor shortage. But one factor that could be helpful and is too often ignored is the way our country’s current safety net system prevents people from […]

Workers Seek $1 Million in Back Pay, Allege Labor Violations

A group of more than 100 Disney hotel employees has reportedly filed a class action lawsuit against the entertainment giant, seeking at least $1 million in back pay for labor law violations. Disney hotel maintenance workers are citing “deliberate” failure to provide proof of correct pay in a class action lawsuit, according to a report. […]

U.S. appeals court dismissed child labor case against major tech companies, including Apple and Google

A federal appeals court has dismissed a child labor lawsuit against major technology companies including Apple and Google. The judgment is Released on Tuesdayruled in favor of technology companies Google’s parent company Alphabet, Apple, Dell Technologies, Microsoft, and Tesla, dismissing the appeals of former child miners. Former child miners have claimed that major companies knowingly […]