Hopes to provide workers better understanding of their rights. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh announced last week the “Good Jobs” initiative. The initiative will provide information to workers,…
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Inflation Reaches Historic Levels
Highest amount since 1982. The Labor Department released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for December on Wednesday, reporting a 0.5% increase in pricing overall in the last month.…
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Labor Department Reports Increase in Jobless Claims
Omicron variant makes only slight impact The Labor Department published its final job report for 2021 on Thursday. Adjusting the data for temporary holiday jobs, unemployment applications rose…
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Administration Plans Boost to Truck Driver Workforce
Shortage seen as factor in supply chain woes. A number of new actions are being taken by the White House Thursday that are aimed at addressing supply chain bottlenecks…
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Consumer Price Inflation Up by Nearly 7%
Most single-year inflation since 1982. On Friday, the Labor Department released updated numbers for the Consumer Price Index which monitors the prices of goods that the average person…
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New Unemployment Claims at a 52-year low
The Labor Department says in their release of the November jobs report. The Department of Labor released its report on the state of the labor market at the…
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U.S. Experiences Slowdown in Hiring Rate
Gain was slowest since last December. The U.S. economy added 210,000 jobs in November, indicating a decrease in hiring as the year nears a close. However, the labor…
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Inflation Hits 31-Year High
The Consumer Price Index is up 6.2% over last October. The Department of Labor, which maintains data on the cost of living, has reported that the Consumer Price…
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New Unemployment Claims Lower than Anticipated
New jobless applications hit 52-year low, after seasonal adjustments. The Department of Labor reported the number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level since…
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OSHA Temporarily Stays Vaccine Mandate
Requirement for employers of 100+ workers paused by court order. On November 12, the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals granted a motion to stay the Occupational Safety…
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