Trump’s Labor Office moves to protect religious freedom, freedom of conscience
The Trump administration has proposed a rule which protects faith-based organizations that contract with the federal government by allowing them to make employment decisions consistent with their sincerely held More...
Florida: Competitive Edge Landscaping order to pay back wages for overtime, cheating staff out of bonuses
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Competitive Edge Group Inc. – operating as Competitive Edge Landscaping and based in Longwood, Florida – will pay $44,280 More...
Labor Department announces grant to battle opioid crisis in Florida, Alexander Acosta says this ‘is a serious public health concern’
The U.S. Department of Labor Friday announced the award of an opioid-crisis Dislocated Worker Grant (DWG) to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity for up to $2,500,000, with $833,333 released initially. More...
Black unemployment hits lowest point since 1972, overall rate drops again
The unemployment rate for blacks fell to 5.9 percent in May, hitting the lowest level since the government started to record that data in 1972. The decline in black unemployment also extended a streak that started More...
US continues to add jobs, unemployment lowest in 17 years
The US economy added 313,000 jobs in February, a much stronger number than economists expected and the biggest gain since July 2016, according to Labor Department figures published today. “The headline number More...
Trump takes aim at Obamacare with insurance marketplaces, praised by Rand Paul
The Trump administration on Thursday proposed new rules to let certain small businesses and trade groups band together to buy health care, in its latest move that could weaken Obamacare’s insurance marketplaces. The More...
US economy adds 261K jobs, unemployment continues to drop to 17-year low
The U.S. economy added 261,000 jobs in October, meeting expectations that the country had rebounded from the impact of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, and the jobless rate ticked down to 4.1 percent — the lowest More...
These Degrees Offer High ROI in the Future
A college education is still very expensive; too expensive for a large number of students and professionals who want to pursue a higher degree. The average credit hour at top universities costs around $400 to $600, More...
Tom Perez to chair DNC, progressives call for more socialism, Bernie Sanders wants ‘total transformation’ of Democratic Party
The battle for the chair of the Democratic National Committee came to an end in Atlanta when former Labor Secretary Tom Perez was elected to the position, beating out Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison in a race between More...
227,000 Jobs Added in January, Accounting Jobs Decline
The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that job growth to start the 2017 year remains strong. The report finds that 227,000 jobs were added in January despite the unemployment rate increasing to 4.8%, More...
$3.8 million TechHire partnership grant awarded to University partnership
The Federal Government has awarded Tampa one of 39 TechHire Partnership Grants across the nation. The $3.8 million grant is a major boost to the innovation district in the University area allowing for programming More...
Florida seeking help battling identity theft, fraud – like Rashia Wilson
Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) Executive Director Jesse Panuccio sent a letter to U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Thomas Perez calling for additional action to combat identity theft and public-assistance More...
Ed Schultz echoes every dollar spent on unemployment puts $2 into the economy VIDEO
During the “Ed Show” Ed Schultz talks about North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory’s tenure in office and then criticizes McCrory for cutting unemployment insurance. (Video below) photo by photoSteve101 More...
US Government Wants To Help Manage Your IRA
A recent Bloomberg article stated this: The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is weighing whether it should take on a role in helping Americans manage the $19.4 trillion they have put into retirement savings, More...
