Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie Su introduces President Biden during a ceremony Monday at the Department of Labor. Biden signed a proclamation to establish the Frances Perkins National Monument in Maine. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle […]
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The Biden administration’s overtime rule would have expanded overtime protections to more than 4 million workers. A federal judge struck down the rule in November, finding the Labor Department had exceeded its authority. Mallivan hide caption toggle caption Mallivan Imagine
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Three years ago, councilmembers in Washington, D.C., approved a tax hike on the wealthy as a way to raise the wages of child care workers. It’s led to big gains for the city’s child care workforce. Source link Andrea Hsu
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Boniece Gillis, an assistant teacher at Educare DC in Washington, D.C., says the wage bump she receives through the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund has kept her on the job. Caroline Gutman for NPR hide caption toggle caption Caroline
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Rep. Lori Chavez-Deremer (R-OR) arrives to a meeting with House Republicans at the U.S. Capitol Building on October 19, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images North America President-elect Donald Trump
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SpaceX and Amazon are among the companies that have filed lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the National Labor Relations Board. NASA/Joseph Prezioso/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption NASA/Joseph Prezioso/Getty Images In the nearly four years that Joe Biden has been
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President-elect Trump shakes hands with Elon Musk at a campaign stop in Butler, Pa., on October 5, 2024. Trump has named Musk and former presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy co-leaders of a new commission called the “Department of Government Efficiency,” which
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The election has many federal workers on edge, as President-elect Trump has renewed his vows to rid Washington of “rogue bureaucrats” and to “dismantle the deep state.” How quickly could it happen? Source link Andrea Hsu
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Voters in a handful of states, including pro-business red states, approved ballot measures aimed at helping workers and their families. Source link Andrea Hsu
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