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The Latest Breaking News from the Department of Labor

When Will Texas Workers Finally Get Protections from Heat Exposure?

U.S. Representative Greg Casar discusses the timing and impact of a new federal workplace heat safety rule.

Texas Observer

Democrats alarmed at alleged warnings to employers of ‘surprise inspections’

House members write to labor department raising concerns about possible undermining of important labor safety tool

The Guardian - US

Trump claims he’s pro-worker. Project 2025 will gut labor rights

Far-right plan for a Republican presidency would undercut unions, strip child labor laws and boost corporate profits

The Guardian - US

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How Women Can Win the Retirement Savings Struggle

From caregiving demands to long life expectancies, retirement planning for women is tricky. Luckily, every challenge can be overcome with the right solution.

Kiplinger

Going Down?

Plus: Hunter Biden is guilty of crimes that shouldn't be crimes, North Dakota's voters take on gerontocracy, and more...

Reason

American Small Businesses Are Desperate for Foreign Workers

The number of job openings far exceeds the number of unemployed Americans. Seasonal businesses can't get the foreign labor they need.

Reason

US Tech Firm Pays $7500 Fine After Job Posting Looking For 'Whites Only Within Texas' Goes Viral

US tech firm settles for racist job ad, faces fines and reforms. On the other hand, job seekers face a double whammy: Bias and automation threats.

International Business Times UK

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Tech company fined by DOJ over ‘whites only’ job posting

In March 2023, a recruiter for Arthur Grand Technologies posted a job advertisement looking for ‘US Born Citizens [white] who are local within 60 miles from Dallas, TX [Don’t share with candidates]’

The Independent UK

More resources: Department of Labor expands Spanish-language video catalog for migrant workers

The DOL also added new content in 6 languages to its Migrant Worker website. It now includes Haitian Creole and Portuguese

Latin Times

Motorcycle Parts Supplier Fined $300,000 for Child Labor

After an investigation by the Department of Labor, parts supplier Tuff Torq was found to be using child labor and fined for its practices.

RideApart

Labor Department's New Regs Aim To Rescue Gig Workers From Their Own Preferences

Biden undid Trump-era rules for independent contractors, but the new rule will likely last only until another Republican is elected president. This is no way to regulate an economy.

Reason

UN decries Amazon, Walmart, DoorDash for ‘shameful’ wages and union-busting

Human rights expert says US companies trap workers in poverty, forcing them to rely on food stamps and Medicaid

The Guardian - US

Republicans continue effort to erode US child labor rules despite teen deaths

Violations have soared but legislative efforts to strengthen protection for young workers have received little support

The Guardian - US

Top US poultry producers face federal investigation over claims of child migrants cleaning slaughterhouses

‘We are long past the day when brands can say that they don’t know that they have child labor in their supply chain,’ the chief legal officer for the Labor Department said

The Independent UK

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‘The death of this economy was greatly exaggerated’: Initial jobless claims just fell to their lowest level since February, increasing the odds of a soft landing

Strong initial claims data is evidence that a recession in 2023 is looking less likely, many economists say.

Reason

Biden's New 'Prevailing Wage' Rule Will Cost Taxpayers, Benefit Unions, and Hike Inflation

The Labor Department is officially undoing changes made to help combat inflation in the 1980s.

Texas Observer

Fighting for Breaks on Multiple Fronts

Workers and activists implore Governor Greg Abbott to consider the dire need for protections in the record-breaking heat.

The Guardian - US

US labor department condemns surge in child labor after teen dies on the job

Duvan Tomas Perez killed at slaughterhouse while department found 4,474 children working illegally since start of fiscal year

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More white-collar worker may soon be eligible for overtime pay

The White House Office of Management and Budget will soon review the U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed changes to overtime eligibility.

The Guardian - US

‘Where is the money?’ US workers left unpaid after federal contractor wage theft

Workers have tried to recoup back pay since 2015 from contractor Consultis, but US agencies continue to kick the can down the road

The Independent UK

OceanGate employee feared CEO could ‘kill himself and others in quest to boost his ego’ with Titanic sub

‘I’m so worried he kills himself and others in the quest to boost his ego,’ a former OceanGate employee wrote in a 2018 email obtained by The New Yorker

The Independent UK

OceanGate employee feared CEO could ‘kill himself and others in quest to boost his ego’ with Titanic sub

‘I’m so worried he kills himself and others in the quest to boost his ego,’ a former OceanGate employee wrote in a 2018 email obtained by The New Yorker

USAFacts

Is child labor increasing in the US?

Cases of child labor violations have fallen since the early 2000s. But from 2015 to 2022, the number of minors employed in violation of child labor laws rose by 283%.

Salon

Private soldiers fight in America's name

While Putin embraces private contractors, the US seldom acknowledges its own version of the privatization of war

Tribune News Service

With workers scarce, some states seek to loosen child labor laws

NASHVILLE, Tennessee — In the past two years, lawmakers in at least 11 states have sought to loosen child labor laws to help employers fill empty jobs, even as federal officials and news investigations suggest that many minors working in manufacturing, meatpacking and construction jobs are being exploited or hurt.

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