Telework Abuse Highlighted in Lankford’s 2017 Waste Report
Senator James Lankford (R-OK) has released his third annual report on what he deems to be wasteful spending within the federal government.
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Labor Secretary Wants To Reform Occupational Licensing
The Labor Secretary is advocating loosening or abolishing some occupational licensing that could help lower agency labor costs.
Labor Department Begins Monitoring Federal Employees’ Opioid Use
The Labor Department has announced it will begin monitoring opioid prescription usage under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act.
Labor Department Employees Urge Vote Against Puzder Nomination… But Should They?
Federal employees at the Department of Labor are circulating a letter asking for a vote against President Trump’s nominee for Labor Secretary. The author says that these employees could be potentially jeopardizing their careers in the process.
Fear Not: New FLSA Rules Aren’t Applicable to Federal Employees
The author reminds federal workers that the new rules regarding salary based coverage under the Fair Labor Standards Act do not apply to them. However, he explains what the new rules are and what they could mean for the federal workforce.
Labor Department and Farmers on Collision Course Over Farm Labor
Farm leaders from around the nation held a news conference in Washington on April 22, 2016, to say that the U.S. Department of Labor is threatening the livelihoods of farmers and the 2016 crop season.
Reaction Mixed as Labor Department Issues Fiduciary Conflicts of Interest Rule
The Labor Department has issued its Conflicts of Interest Rule that requires investment advisers to act in the best interest of their customers rather than themselves. This is a summary of the new rules and reactions from various groups to the changes.
50th Anniversary Celebration of a Little Known Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency
The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. The author describes how this agency operates and also a recent discrimination case it oversaw against a federal contractor.
Labor Department Issues Rule Allowing Federal Contractors to Discuss Salaries
A new Department of Labor regulation allows federal contractors to discuss and inquire about their own pay or that of their co-workers without fear of being fired.
AFGE Runs More Bad Internal Elections than Any Other US Union, DOL Finds
The Department of Labor’s Office of Labor Management Standards (OLMS) since 2011 has conducted nineteen investigations of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) internal elections finding misconduct. The author notes that if you count up the bad elections by union, AFGE has more than any other public or private sector labor organization over the past five years.
