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OSHA to increase penalties Aug. 1
Contractors and other businesses have a month to brace themselves for a federal rule that will jack OSHA penalty amounts up by 78 percent.
Judge puts on hold law requiring disclosure of anti-union consultations (UPDATE)
A Texas judge has placed a temporary injunction on an Obama Administration rule that, starting next month, would have required contractors and other employers to disclose the identities of outside consultants who might have been hired to help disrupt union organizing and other labor-related activities.
Grants aim to help inmates find work before leaving jail
The federal government is trying to help inmates improve their job prospects before getting released from local jails, through a $10 million program announced Thursday.
Lawsuit seeks back pay for Fox Valley restaurant workers (UPDATE)
The U.S. Labor Department is seeking to recover back pay and damages for more than 100 employees in a lawsuit against four El Azteca restaurants in the Fox Valley of Wisconsin.
Control is key for test of employee v. independent contractor
For years, employers have struggled with correctly classifying workers as employees or independent contractors.
Department of Labor issues new visa rule
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a new final rule governing the H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker program that the agency said will give U.S. workers greater protections and job access.
American Bar Association, business group object to Labor Dept. ‘persuader’ rule
The American Bar Association and other groups have raised concerns over a proposed Labor Department rule that would revise the interpretation of ""advice"" with respect to the persuader reporting requirements of Section 203 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act.
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- Milwaukee’s Common Council now has the most African Americans, women and openly LGBTQ members ever
- Office of School Safety Provides Behavioral and Threat Assessment Management Training Ahead of 25th Anniversary of Columbine Shooting
- Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear arguments in Democratic governor’s suit against GOP-led Legislature
- Lawsuit asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to strike down governor’s 400-year veto
- Wisconsin man pleads not guilty to neglect in disappearance of boy
- ACS Selects University of Wisconsin Law School’s Miriam Seifter for 2024 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Scholar Award
- People with disabilities sue in Wisconsin over lack of electronic absentee ballots
- Wisconsin Republicans ignore governor’s call to spend $125M to combat ‘forever chemicals’
- Native American voices are finally factoring into energy projects
- Steven Avery prosecutor Ken Kratz admits ‘mistakes were made’
- Colombian national extradited to Milwaukee faces International narcotics-trafficking conspiracy charge
- MPD: Milwaukee homicides down nearly 40 percent compared to last year
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