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Unemployment claims in Washington declined last week
Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Washington dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department ...
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Washington farmworkers call for better work conditions amid Trump deportation threats
More than 100 farmworkers and their supporters traveled to Olympia from the state’s rural counties Tuesday to lobby lawmakers ...
US Labor Department enters deal with JBS to assist those affected by child labor
The U.S. Department of Labor said it entered an agreement with JBS USA in which the meatpacker will provide $4 million to ...
Proposed ‘bill of rights’ would offer labor protections to WA nannies, housekeepers and gardeners
Senate Bill 5023 seeks to resolve longstanding discriminatory labor policies. Advocates note that nannies, housekeepers, ...
Trump names acting heads at Labor Department, NLRB, EEOC
U.S. President Donald Trump has installed new acting heads at three key federal labor agencies, the first step in what is ...
US weekly jobless claims rise slightly as labor market stays on solid ground
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits rose marginally last week, suggesting no ...
Child labor in slaughterhouses spotlighted by 3 settlements this week
JSB and Perdue Farms agreed to settlements of $4 million each, while QSA, which employed 54 children, will pay $400,000.
Dozens of Biden Policies Reversed in Trump’s Flurry of Moves (1)
President Donald Trump revoked dozens of executive orders put into place by his predecessor, Joe Biden, implemented a federal ...
US Bans Imports From 37 More Chinese Companies Over Uyghur Forced Labor, Including Huafu Fashion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has banned imports from another tranche of companies over alleged human rights ...
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US Labor Department enters deal with JBS to assist those affected by child labor
WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Labor said it entered ... providers of poultry catching operations across the United States. These investigations discovered that JBS' third ...