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The Senate confirmed Keith Sonderling as secretary of labor Wednesday, formally installing President Donald Trump’s nominee after Sonderling had led the department in an acting capacity for months. The Senate voted 47-41 along party lines to confirm Sonderling, who has held several positions at the Department of Labor and Equal …

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer will step down from her post, the Trump administration announced Monday, following multiple reports alleging work misconduct including misuse of funds and more. Chavez-DeRemer, a Republican from Oregon who lost her U.S. House reelection bid in 2024, will take a role in the private sector, White …

Ariana Figueroa, Kentucky Lantern Children as young as 10 were found working past midnight at a McDonald’s restaurant in Louisville, the U.S. Department of Labor said in announcing numerous civil penalties levied on fast-food franchises. As part of an investigation into federal child labor law violations in the Southeast, the …

President Joe Biden is expected to issue his first veto after two Democrats—Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Jon Tester of Montana—partnered with the GOP on Wednesday to pass legislation that would block his administration’s rule allowing retirement plan managers to consider climate and other factors in investment decisions. …

President Joe Biden touted a surprisingly strong U.S. jobs report for January, declaring, “America’s job machine is going stronger than ever.” “Our country is taking everything that Covid has to throw at us and we’ve come back stronger,” Biden said, speaking from the White House. Pres. Biden on expectedly strong …

The Department of Labor announced Tuesday that it would withdraw its vaccine-or-test requirement for large private employers after the United States Supreme Court dealt the Biden administration’s coronavirus strategy and the rule itself a decisive blow when it blocked its enforcement earlier this month. Effective Wednesday, the temporary standard – …

The number of Americans filing new jobless claims for unemployment benefits fell last week to a near 52- year low, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped to a seasonally adjusted 198,000 for the week ended Dec. 25 from a revised 206,000 a week …