US weekly jobless claims post largest gain in five months; weather blamed
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits posted the largest increase in five months last ...
US judge in San Francisco will hear request by unions to halt mass firings of probationary workers
Labor unions are asking a federal judge in San Francisco on Thursday for an emergency injunction blocking the mass firings of ...
Second estimate of US growth confirms a 2.3% annual pace expansion in fourth quarter
The American economy grew at a solid 2.3% annual rate the last three months of 2024, supported by a burst of year-end ...
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Trump’s New Labor Secretary Is a Fig Leaf For His War on Workers
On Thursday, the same Senate committee where the bill repeatedly died—Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP)—voted to ...
Trump's No. 2 at Labor Promises Review of Enforcement Capacity
Keith Sonderling, President Donald Trump’s pick to serve as deputy secretary of labor, vowed a wholesale review of every US ...
Trump’s labor secretary pick Lori Chavez-DeRemer clears committee in bipartisan vote
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s pick to lead the Labor Department easily cleared Senate committee vetting in a bipartisan vote ...
Lori Chavez-DeRemer advances toward becoming labor secretary with support of some Democrats
The Republican from Oregon won yes votes from three Democrats on the committee and was rejected by one Republican on the panel.
Here's why dozens of lawsuits seeking to quash Trump's early actions as president are failing
The Trump administration has been targeted by more than 80 lawsuits requesting emergency relief to stall the president's ...
US Initial Jobless Claims Rise to Highest Level This Year
Applications for US unemployment benefits rose to the highest level this year, amid an increase in job-cuts announcements at ...
Number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rises to 242,000, highest level in 3 months
Applications for U.S. jobless benefits rose to a three-month high last week but remained within the same healthy range of the ...
Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Trump's pick for labor secretary, on track to clear Senate committee with Democratic help
Washington — Former GOP Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer's nomination to lead the Labor Department under President Trump is all but certain to be advanced Thursday with the help of Democrats. The Senate ...
US regulator will probe DEI through new labor task force
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will look into potential corporate collusion on diversity, equity and inclusion targets as ...