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Department of Labor
Biden Set to Nominate Julie Su to Be Next Labor Secretary
NOW FOR THE VOTEShe faces an uphill battle in the almost evenly divided Senate, and was approved to be deputy labor secretary by a 50-47 vote in 2021.
Inside the Intense Jockeying to Be the Next Labor Secretary
WHO WILL IT BE?It’s a Rolodex of names for Biden’s consideration. And each in the eyes of top Democrats would have big shoes to fill.
Feds: 31 Kids Found Working Graveyard Hours on ‘Kill Floors’
‘HARM’S WAY’One child worker, a 14-year-old middle school student, was injured while working from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. five or six days a week, officials said.
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U.S. Payrolls Defy Fears and Jump by 261,000 in October
HARD WORKThe stronger-than-expected job numbers reported Friday came despite interest rate hikes.
U.S. Job Numbers Spiked in July, Defying Gloomy Predictions
WORK IN PROGRESSSome 528,000 jobs were added last month, the Labor Department said.
U.S. Nearly Triples Job Numbers to 531K Ahead of Holidays
BACK TO WORKThe unemployment rate also dropped from 4.8 percent to 4.6 percent.
George Shultz, Longtime GOP Cabinet Secretary, Dead at 100
RIPShultz served as Secretary of State, Treasury and Labor at different points during his long career.
Coal Exec Who Fought Black Lung Rule Asks for Black Lung Aid
ABOUT FACEBob Murray, who gave $1 million to Trump’s super PAC, said in 2019 his lung disease was unrelated to his work in the mines. He has since filed for black lung benefits.
We’ll Be Lucky If Unemployment Stops at 20 Percent
Best-Case Scenario?Get ready for factories testing workers for fevers as they show up, restaurants with tables far apart, colleges with rolling groups of students, and more.
The U.S. Shed Over 700,000 Jobs in March: Labor Department
GOOD TIMES GONENine years of continuous growth in U.S. employment came to a very abrupt end last month.