The Latest Breaking News from the Department of Labor

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

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

‘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

‘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

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%.

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

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.

Major brands should be held strictly liable for egregious labor violations in their supply chains–regardless of whether they knew about the violations.

The process can drag on for weeks, so getting started early is key.