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Obama to extend wage law to cover two million home care aides

May 23, 2019 at 4:19 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration said on Tuesday it will extend the protection of U.S. minimum wage and overtime law to almost two million home health workers who assist...

New U.S. labor chief urges immigration reform, wage increase

August 24, 2021 at 3:13 p.m.

(Reuters) - In his first major speech since being sworn in last week as the new U.S. labor secretary, Thomas Perez vowed on Tuesday to work with President Barack Obama...

BofA’s Merrill to settle racial bias suit for $160 million

November 2, 2021 at 11:24 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Brokerage firm Merrill Lynch has agreed to pay $160 million to settle a class-action race discrimination lawsuit brought by a longtime U.S. employee, an attorney for the...

BofA’s Merrill to settle racial bias suit for $160 million

December 24, 2018 at 4:00 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Brokerage firm Merrill Lynch has agreed to pay $160 million to settle a class-action race discrimination lawsuit brought by a longtime U.S. employee, an attorney for the...

Senate confirms full slate of labor board nominees

August 24, 2021 at 1:48 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm five nominees to the National Labor Relations Board, marking the first time in a decade that the bipartisan agency that...

Senate confirms full slate of labor board nominees

May 23, 2019 at 4:16 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm five nominees to the National Labor Relations Board, marking the first time in a decade that the bipartisan agency that...

Obama submits new labor board nominees to Senate

August 24, 2021 at 1:23 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As part of its bargain to avert a Senate battle over procedural rules, the White House on Tuesday nominated two labor lawyers for the National Labor Relations...

Obama submits new labor board nominees to Senate

May 23, 2019 at 4:16 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As part of its bargain to avert a Senate battle over procedural rules, the White House on Tuesday nominated two labor lawyers for the National Labor Relations...

Employment experts predict wave of lawsuits from unpaid interns

August 24, 2021 at 11:47 a.m.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - When two former interns at the New Yorker and W Magazine sued parent company Conde Nast Publications on Thursday, legal experts said it could be the...

Obama’s labor secretary pick defends his record at Justice Department

August 24, 2021 at 8:09 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Labor Secretary nominee Thomas Perez fielded tough questions from Senate Republicans during a confirmation hearing on Thursday about his role in the Justice Department's decision not to...

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