The budget outline released today by the Obama Administration includes increased funding for the Department of Labor (DOL). The increase is intended, among other things, to enhance the department’s ability to enforce workplace regulation. According to administration officials: “For the past eight years, the department’s law enforcement agencies have struggled with growing workloads and shrinking [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Budget Includes Increase for Department of Labor
Posted in Federal Labor Laws, Uncategorized, tagged Beck poster, Federal contractors on February 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Solis Confirmed as Secretary of Labor
Posted in Federal Labor Laws, Uncategorized, tagged Federal Labor Laws, Hilda Solis, Secretary of Labor on February 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hilda Solis has been confirmed as the new Secretary of Labor for the Obama Administration. She was sworn in late Tuesday night and will begin her post as Secretary Labor today, February 25th, 2009. Solis will oversee the Department of Labor (DOL), which includes an annual budget of approximately $53 billion and more than 17,000 [...]
Nomination for Labor Secretary Delayed
Posted in Federal Labor Laws, General Labor Law Practices, Uncategorized, tagged Hilda Solis, Labor Secretary, Secretary of Labor on February 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Late last week the Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee announced a delay in the vote for the nomination of Hilda Solis for Secretary of Labor. The delay is not being characterized as a “hold”, but rather intended to give the committee members more time to review the supporting documentation on [...]
