Mass. Unemployment Insurance Fund Goes Into Red
The Massachusetts unemployment insurance fund is now borrowing money from the federal government to keep paying benefits.
So far, t … more…
Blinded From a Sniper Bullet and Shortchanged by the System
PHOENIX, Ariz. – While Iraqi interpreters served directly with U.S. troops, hundreds of other Iraqis have been injured or killed whil … more…
Injured Abroad, Neglected at Home: Labor Dept. Slow to Help War Zone Contractors
This story was co-published with Salon.
WASHINGTON–In her first public address after taking office, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis … more…
Labor Dept., Congress Plan Improvements to System to Care for Injured War Contractors
The Labor Department has launched a series of changes to improve the controversial federal system designed to provide medical care an … more…
Company That Probes War Contractor Injuries for AIG Is Itself Under Scrutiny
WASHINGTON — A company hired by insurance giant AIG to investigate federal contract workers injured in war zones is itself under scru … more…
Plan to Pay Sick Nuclear Workers Unfairly Rejects Many, Doctor Says
Carla McCabe spent a decade building nuclear bombs at the sprawling Rocky Flats complex near Denver. When she developed a brain tumor … more…
Congressional Hearing: Officials Admit Major Flaws in Program to Aid Wounded War-Zone Workers
June 19: This post has been updated.
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Washington — Lawmakers on Th … more…
Accounting Error Rolls Back Stimulus Spending Numbers
Remember how we said that, judging by Vice President Joe Biden’s first quarterly stimulus report (PDF), the government was going … more…
Pentagon’s IG to Examine AIG Insurance Provided to Private Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan
The Defense Department's inspector general is preparing a possible audit to examine allegations that inadequate oversight by federal … more…
‘Forgotten Warriors’: Explanation of Analysis
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The Los Angeles Times and ProPublica spent more than 18 months examining the hidden world of civilian c … more…
Quick Picks: Contractor Fraud Findings and Fuzzy Unemployment Stats
Defense Department spending on contractors surged during the Bush administration, but Pentagon inspectors sent 76 percent fewer contr … more…
New Hope for Cold War-Era Bomb-Makers
The nuclear bombs Charlie Wolf built helped win the Cold War. But his toughest battles came afterward, when he applied to a trou … more…
Quick Picks: Wage Mistakes and Tax Breaks
The Labor Department's Wage and Hour division mishandled 9 of ten complaints brought by GAO investigators posing as workers, accordin … more…
‘Abuse’ Raises Question About Law for Disabled Workers
A scandal rocking an Iowa town of barely 250 has ballooned into a statewide story. But it has national implications.
Last month, FB … more…
Unemployment Benefits Can Help—If You Can Get Them
The idea of unemployment benefits, like any form of insurance, is to have a safety net when disaster strikes.
But hundreds of th … more…
Midnight Reg Watch: More Conflicts for Investment Advisers
The Bush administration is rushing to pass a regulation that would relax the rules on when investment advisers can recommend products … more…
Can Obama Turn Back The Clock On Bush’s Midnight Rules?
This story was originally published in Politico.
Whether it’s relaxing pollution-control standards for power plants or allowing lo … more…
Will Congress Bail Out the Jobless?
While the bailout bill has been stuffed to the gills with tax breaks, one group not included in the list is nearly 800,000 laid-off U … more…
OSHA: The Incredible Shrinking Fines
What good is a big fine if it's never collected? That's what we asked the Occupational Safety and Health Administration after we look … more…
Acting Tough: When Cameras Leave, OSHA Penalties Wither
Editor's note: A shorter version of this story was originally published Tuesday on Salon.
After an explosion tore through a sugar r … more…
September 23, 2009
U.S. Warns BP of Safety Issues at Texas Refinery Sheila McNulty, Financial Times, September 23, 2009
August 31, 2009
$3.1 Billion Set Aside for Jobless Unclaimed Matt Kelley, USA Today, August 31, 2009
August 10, 2009
Fatal Sunshine: The Plight of California’s Farm Workers Kevin O'Leary, Time, August 10, 2009
July 15, 2009
Part-Time Workers Mask Unemployment Woes David Leonhardt, New York Times, July 15, 2009
June 25, 2009
Target-Date Mutual Funds May Miss Their Mark Leslie Wayne, New York Times, June 25, 2009
June 17, 2009
Comp Days Cost North Carolina Budget Heavily Dan Kane and David Raynor, Charlotte Observer, June 17, 2009
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