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The U.S. Labor Department says a British contractor has agreed to pay nearly $400,000 in back overtime wages.
The economy is still shedding jobs, but at a much slower pace than at the height of the financial crisis this year, according to government figures released Friday. That bolsters the view that the economy is making a slow but steady recovery from the worst downturn in decades.
The Dow Jones industrial average stormed to its highest level in more than a year Monday as a falling dollar boosted prices for commodities including gold and oil. Stocks also jumped as investors grew more confident that governments around the world will keep interest rates low to help the global economy. Energy and materials stocks led the market.
In an Oct. 4 story about good jobs going unfilled, The Associated Press reported erroneously the number of jobs the Labor Department says have been lost since the recession began in December 2007. The correct figure is 7.2 million, not 7.6 million. Also, the story incorrectly described a PricewaterhouseCoopers employee. Rod Adams is a leading recruiter, not the leading recruiter.
The Labor Department said Friday it was seeking an exemption to facilitate Chrysler's move under bankruptcy proceedings to transfer company securities into a new retiree health care trust.
Despite hopeful signs among this week's economic data, the recovery from the worst downturn in decades remains hostage to the high jobless rate. By msnbc.com's John W. Schoen.
The U.S. service sector grew in September for the first time in 13 months, an encouraging sign for the fledgling economic recovery, although jobs remain scarce.
The Labor Department said Thursday it was seeking an exemption for General Motors' new retiree health care plan that would carry out the automaker's plans to transfer company securities into the health care trust.
A new Labor Department report identifies more than 58 countries where child labor or forced labor is used to make hundreds of goods — from coffee grown in Colombia to Christmas decorations made in China — that often end up in the United States.
Better news on retail sales and manufacturing helped send stocks higher Tuesday, as did comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that the recession was probably over. The government reported that retail sales jumped in August by the biggest amount in three years. The Fed's index of manufacturing in the New York region rose to its best level since late 2007.
Job openings fell to the lowest level in nine years in July, according to a Labor Department report Wednesday, as businesses remain reluctant to hire despite signs the economy is improving.
The Labor Department is trying again to roll back Bush administration regulations that made it easier for farmers to hire temporary foreign farm workers.
Rising commodities prices and stirrings of corporate takeovers are making investors more optimistic about the economy. Stocks gained for the third straight day Tuesday as gold topped $1,000 an ounce for the first time since February and oil jumped more than $3 a barrel. The rising prices helped lift material and energy stocks. A takeover bid from Kraft Foods Inc. for rival Cadbury PLC — even though Cadbury rejected it — combined with a big phone deal in England lifted hopes that takeover activity could be picking up.
The U.S. manufacturing sector grew in August after shrinking for 18 straight months.
Workplace suicides surged 28 percent last year, the Labor Department said Thursday, as anxious workers dealt with a struggling economy and watched colleagues depart in a rash of layoffs.
Oil prices rebounded Tuesday with major European and Asian stock markets after a huge sell-off that began the week.
Major stock indexes barreled higher by more than 1 percent Friday after the government said the nation's unemployment rate unexpectedly fell in July for the first time in 15 months and that employers cut fewer jobs.
Convenience store operator QuikTrip Corp. is paying current and former employees in nine states nearly $750,000 in overtime back wages following an investigation by the Labor Department.
Unemployment topped 10 percent in 15 states and the District of Columbia last month, according to federal data released Friday. The rate in Michigan surpassed 15 percent, the first time any state hit that mark since 1984.
Americans lucky enough to still have a job are noticing something unpleasant in their paychecks: They're making less money.
Congressional investigators say the Labor Department has poorly managed a program that allows companies with good safety records to skip routine inspections — and mistakenly allowed some businesses with serious violations to participate in it.
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis said Friday she shares the concerns of lawmakers who want to apply federal wage and hour laws to an estimated 1.5 million home health-care workers.
Stocks extended their pullback Tuesday after news of a seventh straight monthly drop in industrial production overshadowed better-than-expected reports on home construction, building permits and inflation. Analysts say investors need more clear evidence of growth to restart the market's rally, which has stalled as investors grow worried that a weaker dollar, higher commodities prices and rising interest rates will hamper the economy's recovery.
Oil prices hovered above $72 a barrel Friday in Asia near an 8-month high as investors eyed signs a global recession may be easing.
The Labor Department on Friday suspended a regulation adopted shortly before President George W. Bush left office that would have made it easier for farmers to bring in foreign workers.
Broader Measure of U.S. Unemployment Stands at 17.5%For all the pain caused by the Great Recession, the job market still was not in as bad shape as it had been during the depths of the early 1980s recession - until now.
Without prior evidence of discrimination,6 the establishment of a voluntary affirmative action program is a risk employers should be hesitant to take. Management is urged to consult legal counsel before undertaking any such programs.
After years of hostility to immigrants, the AFL-CIO has flipped and now embraces immigrant workers as a potentially huge source of new members.
Today, the work world is changing. Employees come from increasingly diverse backgrounds. The booming economy of the last several years has emboldened workers in their dealings with employers. Now, as the economy slows, employees are developing new attitudes about their work.
In addition to promising greater job security and economic benefits through unionism, the union will claim it will be an effective voice in advocating the employee's point of view.
Recent statistics show that union workers earn 25 percent more than non-union workers.
A closer look at union membership reveals that in 2001, men were more likely to be unionized (15.1 percent) than women (11.7 percent).
As we have reported numerous times, President Obama continues to work diligently to reform the composition of the National Labor Relations Board by nominating as many pro-labor advocates as the law allows.
The GOP vs. Labor Law: Why the Republicans are Blocking the Nomination of Patricia SmithThe signature achievement of the late Republican ascendancy was government failure. Regulators scaled back enforcement. Agencies were filled with former lobbyists.
Job Openings Fell to Record Low in July Employers appear to be in no rush to hire back the millions who lost their jobs in the recession, despite signs of improvement in the economy.
What Rebound? Foreclosures Rise as Jobs and Income Drop: McClatchy Delinquency and foreclosure rates for U.S. mortgages continued to rise in the second quarter, with loans to the most qualified borrowers going bust at an unnerving clip, especially in hard-hit states such as Florida and California.
New Jobless Claims Rise Unexpectedly to 576K - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News - FOXNews.comThe number of first-time claims for unemployment benefits rose unexpectedly for the second straight week, a sign that jobs remain scarce even as other data show the economy is stabilizing.
Commercial construction industry loses 5,900 jobsEmployment in the non-residential building construction trades in the U.S. fell by 5,900 jobs in July, slightly better than the average of 6,200 jobs lost in each of the previous three months, according to a U.S. Labor Department report issued Friday.
Unemployment rate drops - UPI.comWASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. unemployment rate for July dropped slightly to 9.4 percent due to fewer job losses, the Labor Department said Friday.
Minimum Wage Rise: More Money Or Fewer Jobs? Weekend Edition Sunday, July 19, 2009 · This Friday, the federal minimum wage will rise to $7.25 an hour, up from $6.55.
Prosecutors say evangelist 'married' 8-year-oldEvangelist Tony Alamo preyed on his loyal followers' young daughters, once taking a girl as young as 8 as his bride and repeatedly sexually assaulting her, a federal prosecutor said Tuesday.
US government department routinely ignores labor law violations A report issued Wednesday by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) details how the Department of Labor routinely ignores low-wage workers who complain about the violation of federal minimum wage, overtime and child labor laws.
Labor Agency Failed WorkersThe federal agency charged with enforcing minimum wage, overtime and many other labor laws is failing in that role, leaving millions of workers vulnerable, Congressional auditors have found.
Solis expected to get committee vote this weekThe confirmation process for Labor Secretary nominee Hilda Solis is expected to move ahead this week after a delay prompted by Republicans who wanted time to review her responses to written questions.
Solis expected to get committee vote this weekThe confirmation process for Labor Secretary nominee Hilda Solis is expected to move ahead this week after a delay prompted by Republicans who wanted time to review her responses to written questions.
Caring for the Caregiversone of the fastest-growing areas within the health care field — home care for the elderly — also is one of the lowest paid and most exploitable. More Articles
Since the Labor Department has been under the power of the Bush administration for the past 8 years, numerous policies designed to protect workers have been reversed, weakened, or erased from the books in order to protect big business from being fined.
U.S. Jobless rate jumps to 7.2 percent in DecemberThe nation's unemployment rate bolted to 7.2 percent in December, the highest since early 1993, as nervous employers slashed 524,000 jobs.
Palin's Alternate Universe Of course he didn't know where to start because Ms. Palin's words don't mean anything. She's all punctuation.
Report Card: U.S. workers worse offThis article is based off of a "report card" that a Rudgers professor comes out with every year concerning the quality of life of American workers. The timing on this article, the fact that it came out on Labor Day, is a great example of timeliness.
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