The legislation would adjust the rights of independent, flexible workers. The House of Representatives is considering the Worker Flexibility and Choice Act to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act…
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Labor Department Recovers Wages for Franchise Employees
$608,272 in back wages returned to 33 workers in pizza company. The Department of Labor has finalized its investigation into the operators of Mountain Mike’s Pizza in northern…
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Unemployment Claims Increase as Layoffs Rise
The number has reached the highest since November of last year. On Thursday, the Labor Department released its weekly report on the job market. For the week ending…
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Senators Write Secretary Buttigieg about Airline Issues
They suggest better utilization of “existing licensing and rulemaking.” This past week, Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Alex Padilla of California wrote a letter to Transportation Secretary…
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Poultry Processors Settle Claims with Justice Department
Three companies agree to pay workers $84 million in restitution Major poultry processors Cargill, Sanderson Farms, and Wayne Farms settled a lawsuit with the Department of Justice on…
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Administration Seeks to Redefine Recession
Senator Wicker says that changing the definition doesn’t change the pain. On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Commerce will release its second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) reading, a…
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Senator Graham Proposes Raising Pilot Retirement Age
The move is an attempt to address the commercial pilot shortage. A group led by Senator Lindsay Graham of South Carolina proposed legislation to raise the mandatory retirement…
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Congressional Employees Move to Unionize
85 congressional workers file for representation This week, 85 congressional staffers from eight representatives’ offices filed petitions for representation with the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, formally beginning…
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Unemployment Claims Reach Eight-Month High
Federal Reserve rate hikes may be causing the labor market to slow down. The number of new applications for unemployment benefits increased by 7,000 last week to 251,000,…
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President Appoints Presidential Emergency Board
Executive board to assist in negotiations between freight rail carriers and unions. President Joe Biden issued an executive order appointing a Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) to aid in…
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