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Marine Corps Veteran Gets Fresh Start with the Homeless Veteran Reintegration Program Carla GibsonCarla Gibson moved to Philadelphia in 2022 for a teaching job, and found herself in an unexpected and troubling situation. When her housing…
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The Exploitation of Garment Workers: Threading the Needle on Fast Fashion En EspañolWith L.A. Fashion Week just around the corner and spring designs filling the racks at your favorite stores, you will need more than cash in your wallet…
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Latest Worker Organizing Task Force Report Shows Continued Progress White House Task Force roundtable discussion with employers and unions at the White House on March 10. White House photo.On Friday, March 10, in former Secretary Marty…
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Equal Pay and Retirement Savings On average, women who work full-time year-round are paid 84 cents for every dollar a man makes, with the gap shifting based on age, race/ethnicity and other factors. The difference between women’s and…
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FMLA: Providing Flexibility for Changing Needs, Then and Now Anupa Iyer GeevargheseThis year marks 30 years since the signing of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), landmark legislation that today ensures millions of workers in…
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Beyond the Bargaining Table: Unions Fight Wage Theft Editor’s Note: This is part of a blog series by the Office of Labor-Management Standards on the various ways unions support workers. OLMS Director Jeffrey Freund introduced the…
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Working Together to Keep Railroad Workers Safe OSHA’s Cleveland area director and the agency’s Health Response Team at the site of the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health…
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Data Spotlight: Employment of Women with Disabilities in Skilled Trade Professions How many women with disabilities are working in skilled trade positions? As we’ve stated before, a core goal of the Biden Administration’s Good Jobs…
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Advancing Fairness for Federal Firefighters Sickened on the Job A 2022 policy change and the creation of a special claims unit have helped federal firefighters like Ben Elkind with their occupational disease claims. A wildland firefighter…
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Mandatory Arbitration Won’t Stop Us from Enforcing the Law   This week, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of the Solicitor filed a lawsuitasking a federal court to stop Advanced Care Staffing – a Brooklyn, New York, healthcare…
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