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 loaded … 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.S. … 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 looked … 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 refine … more…
Controversial Workplace Toxins Rule Moves Forward
Remember that "secret rule" the Labor Department was trying to push through that would have made it harder to regulate toxins in the wo … more…
Fun With Numbers: Critiques Question the Government’s Boasts About Workplace Safety
It's been a rough year for Edwin Foulke.
The assistant secretary of labor in charge of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration … more…
Congress Battles Labor Dept. Over Workplace Toxin Rules
We've been following a Department of Labor proposed rule (PDF) that would make it harder to pass regulations for workplace toxins and c … more…
Full Draft of Admin. Proposal to Relax Toxin Rules
We've been following a Department of Labor proposed rule that would make it harder to pass regulations regarding workplace toxins and ch … more…
Excerpts of Administration’s Proposal to Relax Toxin Rules
Yesterday, we reported about a proposed Department of Labor rule that would make it harder to regulate toxins and chemicals in the workp … more…
Bush Administration Tries To Slow Workplace Toxin Rules
As the Washington Post reported this morning, the Department of Labor is trying to push through a rule that, health and safety experts s … more…
What’s a Raise If Your Boss Doesn’t Pay You?
The Department of Labor hasn't been adequately protecting workers whose employers skimp on paychecks, don't pay overtime or don't pay a … more…
November 19, 2008
Obama Signals Tougher Regulations at Federal Agencies Elizabeth Williamson, Melanie Trottman and Stephen Power, Wall Street Journal ($), November 19, 2008
September 12, 2008
Senator Questions Progress on Federal Spending Web Site Gautham Nagesh, NextGov, September 12, 2008
September 10, 2008
Senators: Labor Dept Dismisses Too Many Whistleblower Cases Jennifer Levitz, Wall Street Journal ($), September 10, 2008
September 04, 2008
Labor Dept. Leaves Whistleblowers Dangling Jennifer Levitz, Wall Street Journal ($), September 04, 2008
August 28, 2008
Labor Dept Reportedly Joins Investigation of L.A. Union Payments Paul Pringle, Los Angeles Times, August 28, 2008
August 18, 2008
Labor Dept. Investigates L.A.-Based Union’s Election Paul Pringle, Los Angeles Times, August 18, 2008
