The Latest Breaking News from the Department of Labor

Thousands of furloughed federal workers are trying to navigate the unemployment system, in a sharp increase that is still a fraction of the 670,000 furloughed during the shutdown

Departments and staff are using out-of-office emails and websites to engage in partisan political activity

Donald Trump’s Labor Secretary lavished praise on her boss as she announced a banner featuring his ‘big, beautiful face’ now hangs from her departmental headquarters.

The U.S. labor market is showing its most significant signs of strain in nearly four years, with the number of Americans continuing to draw unemployment benefits climbing to its highest point since November 2021.

Many financial and political analysts are trying to assess the impact of President Donald Trump’s decision to fire U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer on Aug. 1, 2025, the same day that an unemployment report conveyed weakness in the job market. Some of the strongest criticism of this…

Joe and Russell Marino will finally get their day in court. The ruling represents a turning of the tide when it comes to the fairness of such proceedings, where agencies have long played both prosecutor and jury.

Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich is calling out the Trump administration over a sweeping deregulatory push at the Department of Labor. Reich says the move strips essential worker protections, even as President Donald Trump continues to brand himself as a champion of the American worker.

As cryptocurrency continues to mature as an asset class and Bitcoin reaching new highs, more retirees are considering whether digital currencies deserve a place in their retirement portfolios. The...

Sensitive data held by NASA, the Department of Labor, and other federal bodies could advantage Elon Musk’s business empire for ‘many years’, according to a new investigation