Today’s Bad Idea: Merge Labor and Education Departments
The Trump administration today proposed to merge the Department of Labor into the Department of Education. While some have suggested…
We won’t see their like again…
Although the sad news has been known to many of us for a while, Bloomberg Law officially announced the retirements…
Dreaming of Acosta Being Kicked Upstairs?
OK, it’s the weekend, so we can kick back and gossip and spread rumors. If you read last Monday’s Punching…
My Trip to the Department of Labor
I had the pleasure of attending the unveiling of former Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis’s official portrait yesterday. Nancy Pelosi,…
Game Time: Which One of These Is Different From the Others?
These are some of the members of the US Department of Labor Hall of Honor. Which of these is different…
Reagan to be Inducted into Labor Hall of Honor (sic) Thursday. Be There!
Following today’s attempt in the Supreme Court to kill public employee unions, the Department of Labor will top off “Kill…
Alex Acosta
David Michaels
Department of Labor
Enforcement
Environmental Protection Agency
Harwood (See Susan Harwood Worker Training Program)
Regulations and Standards
Susan Harwood Worker Training Program
Year in Review
The Year In Review: 2017 Edition
With the end of 2017 comes the end of the 10th month of new, revised, rejuvenated version of Confined Space.…
Houston, We Have A Fox-Chicken Problem…
While the new headlines are all about Hurricanes, health care, North Korea and tax “reform,” chickens around the country are…
Acosta Names Ronald Reagan to Labor Hall of Honor
While it may go without saying, there’s probably no President in American history more reviled by worker advocates than Ronald…