Labor Commissioner details specifics of NY's new paid prenatal leave
New York State has introduced a new paid prenatal leave policy, granting 20 hours of paid time off for pregnant employees in ...
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Unemployment claims in New York declined last week
Initial filings for unemployment benefits in New York dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of ...
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US labor market exits 2024 with strong job gains, drop in unemployment rate
The Labor Department's closely watched employment report on Friday also showed a decline last month in the number of people ...
Biden Administration Adds 37 Chinese Companies to Forced Labor List
The administration announced it would penalize its largest-ever batch of companies linked to Xinjiang, including major ...
US weekly jobless claims hit 11-month low as hiring slowdown lingers
Weekly jobless claims in the United States have fallen to an 11-month low, signaling a resilient labor market even as hiring ...
US labor market stable as job openings rise, hiring eases in November
U.S. job openings unexpectedly increased in November while hiring softened, suggesting the labor market continued to slow at ...
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US Adds 256K Jobs in December, Normalizing After Strikes, Storms
2025 in New York City. On Jan. 10, 2025, the Labor Department reported that 256,000 jobs were added in December. More Spencer Platt/Getty Images Gaining a clear picture of the U.S. job market has ...
Perdue agrees to pay $4 million after children worked hazardous jobs, Labor Department says
The U.S. Labor Department says Perdue Farms will pay $4 million in restitution after it employed children in hazardous occupations in Virginia.
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Meatpacking Companies to Pay $8 Million for U.S. Child Labor Violations
Perdue Farms and JBS have settled with the Labor Department ... have come to the United States alone and ended up in grueling jobs across many industries, The New York Times reported in a series ...