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Labor Department Official Warns That Staff Who Speak With Journalists Face “Serious Legal Consequences”
DeRemer’s chief of staff issued the warning as department employees have spoken to the news media about harms they see ...
Labor department tells staff not to speak to journalists
DeRemer’s chief of staff issued the warning as department employees have spoken to the news media about harms they see ...
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Alexis Herman, the first Black secretary of labor in U.S. history, dies at age 77
Civil rights groups, labor organizations and politicians praised Alexis Herman as a "trailblazer" who fought for the rights ...
US filings for jobless benefits inch up as labor market remains strong despite fears of downturn
U.S. applications for jobless benefits rose modestly last week as business continue to retain workers despite fears of a ...
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Federal judge blocks Labor Department from enforcing key part of Trump’s anti-DEI executive orders
The lawsuit is one of several challenging Trump’s executive orders targeting DEI programs in both the private and public ...
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Department of Labor reports notable drop in Florida’s new unemployment claims
The most recent fall in initial unemployment claims for Florida was in line with the national trend. There were 209,782 new ...
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Labor Department Official Warns That Staff Who Speak With Journalists Face “Serious Legal Consequences”
A top official in the Department of Labor this week informed all staff members that they could face criminal charges if they speak to journalists, former employees or others about agency business.
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Under Lori Chavez-DeRemer, U.S. Department of Labor threatens criminal charges for employees who talk to journalists
A top official in the U.S. Department of Labor informed all staff members this week that they could face criminal charges if they speak to journalists, former employees or others about agency ...
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DOGE Has Access to Sensitive Labor Department Data on Immigrants and Farm Workers
at the Department of Labor (DOL) have access to systems that house sensitive data pertaining to immigrants, sources tell WIRED. This access comes as President Donald Trump’s administration has ...