Federal watchdog officials are asking Congress to extend the statute of limitations to prosecute COVID-19 pandemic-era unemployment fraud cases. During a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on Wednesday, Department of Labor Inspector General (DOL) Larry Turner testified (pdf) that he expects his department to be busy investigating pandemic-related fraud through at least September 2026…
More Time Needed to Prosecute Pandemic Unemployment Fraud, Government Watchdogs Tell Congress
February 10, 2023
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New DOL Rule Allows Retirement Money to Finance ESG Agenda
February 1, 2023
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U.S. lawmakers are fighting back against a new Biden administration rule that allows retirement money to be invested according to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria. Every GOP senator, plus West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin, signed on to a disapproval resolution this week in protest of a Department of Labor (DOL) directive which went into…
Texas Restaurant Owner Sues US Department of Labor Over Compensation Rule
Texas restaurateur Robert Mayfield is suing the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to halt a rule that restricts his ability to offer his managers the compensation packages he believes are appropriate. The legal complaint (pdf) in the case, Mayfield v. U.S. Department of Labor, court file 1:22-cv-00792, was filed in U.S. District Court for the…
Texas Restaurant Owner Sues US Labor Dept. Over Compensation Rule
Texas restaurateur Robert Mayfield is suing the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to halt a rule that restricts his ability to offer his managers compensation packages that he believes are appropriate. The legal complaint (pdf) in the case, Mayfield v. U.S. Department of Labor, court file 1:22-cv-00792, was filed in U.S. District Court for the Western…
Unemployment Claims Rise More Than Expected as US Sinks into Recession
July 29, 2022
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Unemployment claims registered a fall for the most recent week, but still remained higher than expected, according to data from the U.S. Department of Labor (DoL). “In the week ended July 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 256,000, a decrease of 5,000 from the previous week’s revised level,” a July 28…
California’s Labor Shortages Persist Amid Dropping Unemployment Rate
April 19, 2022
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California’s unemployment rates decreased substantially over the past year according to the latest data from the U.S. Department of Labor, but businesses still face worker shortages. Employment rates have increased in 49 states in the nation, according to an April 15 report (pdf) released by the labor department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, with California accounting…
Unemployment Claims Rise From Omicron, Experts Say It Is a Temporary Hike in Tight Job Market
January 6, 2022
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Americans filing for unemployment benefits increased in the week ending Jan. 1, running contradictory to analyst expectations, and may be a precursor to the coming weeks where more workers are expected to get laid off with one of the main reasons being Omicron-related business continuity issues. “[T]he advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was…
US Department of Labor Accuses Dollar General of Putting Its Workers at Risk, Proposing More Than $300,000 in Penalties
By Chloe Arrojado A press release from the U.S. Department of Labor announced a scathing accusation against Dollar General. On Monday, the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed $321,827 in penalties for the nation’s largest discount retailer after finding three repeat violations. “Dollar General has a long history of disregarding safety measures to prevent…
Tour Operator Sues Biden Administration for Applying Minimum Wage Hike to Noncontractors
A Colorado-based adventure tour operator is suing the Biden administration for trying to force his company to pay its employees $15 per hour starting next month, a rate of compensation that the company’s founder says would drive his business into bankruptcy. Entrepreneur Duke Bradford founded Arkansas Valley Adventures (AVA) in 1998. Currently, the company has…
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