Hundreds of children, including two 10-year-olds, were found to be illegally working at multiple McDonald’s locations across Kentucky, according to the Department of Labor. In a May 2 news release, the department said investigators from its Wage and Hour Division found approximately 305 children were employed across Bauer Food LLC, Archways Richwood LLC, and Bell Restaurant Group I LLC—three separate franchisees that…
Hundreds of Minors Discovered Working Illegally at McDonald’s Restaurants Across Kentucky
May 3, 2023
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Senate Panel Advances Biden’s Labor Secretary Nominee Julie Su
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) on April 26 advanced President Joe Biden’s pick to head up the Department of Labor. The nominee, Julie Su, is currently serving as acting secretary of labor. Su served as the deputy secretary under former Secretary Marty Walsh before he resigned to take over as…
Biden Labor Nominee Grilled by Republicans Over ‘Rampant’ Pandemic Fraud While in Previous Post
President Joe Biden’s nominee for the Department of Labor was grilled by Senate Republicans over “rampant” fraud that took place under her watch in a previous post. Nominee Julie Su, who would replace retired Secretary Marty Walsh, appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on April 20 to testify on her confirmation. Su…
Senate Votes to Block Biden’s ESG Investment Rule, President Set to Veto Measure
The U.S. Senate has voted to block a Department of Labor (DOL) rule that allows retirement managers to consider environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors when determining where to invest funds. The March 1 vote fell largely along party lines, with most Democrats voting against the joint resolution disapproving of the rule, and Republicans voting…
Biden Introduces Julie Su as Nominee for Secretary of Labor
President Joe Biden called for the Senate on March 1 to quickly confirm Julie Su as the next secretary of labor. The president’s comments came during a White House ceremony at which he officially announced her nomination to replace Marty Welsh in the position. Biden said that with Su serving as labor secretary, he would be…
Biden Introduces Julie Su as His Nominee for Secretary of Labor
President Joe Biden called for the Senate on March 1 to quickly confirm Julie Su as the next Secretary of Labor. The president’s comments came during a White House ceremony where he officially announced her nomination to replace Marty Welsh in the position. With Su serving as labor secretary, Biden said during his introduction he…
Biden to Nominate Julie Su as Labor Secretary
President Joe Biden announced on Feb. 28 that he will nominate Julie Su as U.S. secretary of labor. If confirmed by the Senate, Su, who is currently deputy labor secretary, would succeed Marty Walsh, who will be departing to run the National Hockey League Players’ Association, the union for the league’s players. Su, 54, would…
Company Fined $1.5 Million for Hiring Minors in Hazardous Jobs at Meatpacking Plants
One of the nation’s largest food sanitation service providers has been fined $1.5 million for employing at least 102 minors in dangerous jobs cleaning meatpacking plants in several states, according to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). Packers Sanitation Services Inc. (PSSI) was found to have breached child labor regulations, with children as young as 13…
Government Watchdog Investigates ‘Conflicts of Interest’ in Lawsuit Against Labor Department
October 19, 2022
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A government watchdog group has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Labor over its alleged refusal to release documents that could potentially show “conflicts of interest” issues among the agency’s senior officials. Protect the Public’s Trust (PPT) filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Oct. 10….
IG Says DOL made $77.2 Billion in Improper Unemployment Insurance Payments in 2021
More than $77 billion of the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program’s total of $413 billion in payments in 2021 were made improperly, according to the Inspector General (IG) for the Department of Labor (DOL). The DOL “published an improper payment rate of 18.71 percent for the UI program, which resulted in an estimated $77.2 billion in…
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