Jun 13 Watch 5:36 Has the president created lots of jobs? Putting Trump’s claims in context By PBS News Hour Just four months into his term, President Trump has made numerous claims about the jobs he's created and saved. What's the real record? William Brangham reports. Continue watching
Apr 28 Alex Acosta sworn in as U.S. labor secretary By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Acosta, the son of Cuban immigrants, is the nation's 27th labor secretary, leading a sprawling agency that enforces laws covering about 125 million workers. Continue reading
Mar 30 Alexander Acosta, Trump’s choice for labor secretary, advances to full Senate vote By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Florida law school dean Alexander Acosta has moved a step closer to becoming President Donald Trump's secretary of labor. A Senate panel on Thursday voted along party lines, 12-11, to advance Acosta's nomination to all 100 members of the chamber… Continue reading
Mar 10 Acosta headed for questions on sex offender case at hearing By Curt Anderson and Laurie Kellman, Associated Press MIAMI — Labor secretary nominee Alexander Acosta is expected to face questions at his Senate confirmation hearing about an unusual plea deal he oversaw for a billionaire sex offender while U.S. attorney in Miami. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 11:39 News Wrap: Trump seeks rollbacks on Dodd-Frank regulations, fiduciary rule By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, President Trump signed an executive order directing the Treasury Department to look for ways to roll back the Dodd-Frank Act's regulations, and signed a memorandum aimed at blocking a retirement savings regulation that makes brokers… Continue watching
Jun 20 Labor Department needs to clarify change to overtime rules, rules Supreme Court By Associated Press The Supreme Court says the Labor Department must do a better job of explaining why it is changing a longstanding policy on whether certain workers deserve overtime pay. Continue reading
May 18 Watch 2:34 ‘When you work extra, you should be paid extra,’ says Labor Secretary By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 18 Watch 6:47 Obama Labor decree makes millions more eligible for overtime pay By PBS News Hour For the first time since 2004, the federal government is changing the earnings threshold that governs who is eligible for overtime pay. Some Republicans and business advocates warn that the rules change could turn out to be a job killer. Continue watching
Jan 29 Obama: More work needed to close the pay gap for women, minorities By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is expanding a data collection program aimed at ferreting out abuses of equal pay laws. Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch 7:12 Hiring got a bounce in 2015, while wages stayed flat By PBS News Hour The U.S. economy added 2.6 million jobs overall in 2015, part of a two-year gain that was the best since the late '90s. Yet wage growth remained relatively slow. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez explores the final jobs report of… Continue watching