What’s up at the Labor Department? Since Trump’s inauguration, there’s been a new lack of transparency over at the United States Department of Labor. (I’d call it “scandalous,” but that word seems to have been redefined upward in the last several months.)
There are many reasons why people should thank Joan Claybrook for her work. That work includes championing airbags and rating vehicles for safety.
When job openings are plentiful and workers in short supply, empowered employees can more effectively stand up for their interests. However, when opportunities are scarce and workers are desperate, the natural power differential between the owners of jobs and the people that need them is magnified. That’s why the renewed Republican effort to scuttle the ability of workers to organize in micro-unions is ill-timed and mean-spirited.
Railway Disaster Lawsuits Are Dropped
Doctors Receiving Kickbacks For Fentanyl Are Prosecuted
In addition to its recent Simple Truth dry roasted macadamia nut recall amid listeria concerns, Kroger Co. has now issued a widespread recall of “a certain food item because it could pose a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction in some consumers.”
Rolling back regulations was one of Trump’s many campaign promises. Shortly after his inauguration, he signed the Presidential Executive Order on Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs (itself, perhaps ironically, a regulation). The aim of this executive order is ostensibly to control costs by scrapping two regulations for every new regulation imposed on businesses. However, underneath this facile rhetoric lies a dirty trick. Truth is, regulations are protections.
Largest Personal Injury Settlement In Pennsylvania
Officials Make Mosque Construction Impossible
Yet another recall notice has been issued due to a potential choking hazard, this time involving Douglas Plush Toys, a popular children’s toy. So far the recall notice includes about 25,000 of the toys, according to the U.S. Consumer Safety Commission. More specifically, the recall includes three different versions of the plush toy, including Chewie the English Bulldog, Oliver the Bear and Charlotte the Fox “sold at specialty toy and gift stores nationwide from July 2014 to April 2017.” The toys have also been distributed “by United Healthcare Children’s Foundation to individuals and organizations.”