Meatpacking Companies to Pay $8 Million for U.S. Child Labor Violations
Perdue Farms and JBS have settled with the Labor Department after relying on migrant children to do dangerous work in their ...
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Biden Administration Adds 37 Chinese Companies to Forced Labor List
The action was taken under a 2021 law, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which prevents the United States from importing ... Zijin Mining. The New York Times reported in 2022 that Zijin ...
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US Labor Department enters deal with JBS to assist those affected by child labor
JBS USA (JBS.UL) is the North American unit of Brazil's JBS SA (JBSS3.SA), opens new tab. Since 2022, the U.S. Labor Department has ... operations across the United States. These investigations ...
H-1B visas power the tech industry. But experts say that's not necessarily because of a talent gap.
Elon Musk claims the U.S. needs a pipeline of foreign employees working on H-1B visas because the country lacks skilled ...
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Perdue agrees to pay $4 million after children worked hazardous jobs, Labor Department says
Perdue said it strongly disagreed with the Labor Department ... would have to find new ways to engage consumers and make money as the app’s future in the United States remained uncertain.
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Latin American, Latino and Caribbean studies department hosts expert panel on mass deportation
Panelists discussed the implications of President-elect Donald Trump’s threat of mass deportation on undocumented immigrants ...
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New Year Reminder to Employers: Make Sure Your Exempt Employees Are Being Paid Enough to Maintain Their Status
Starting a new year is a good opportunity for employers to review compensation structures to ensure sure they are paying their employees enough ...
5 things to watch ahead of DNC’s first leadership race forum
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is set to host four candidate forums this month as the party looks to replace ...
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Navigating the Complexities of Pay Transparency Legislation
Employers are paying close attention to pay transparency laws, which are the latest trend in employment legislation. Often expanding on existing ...
Maddow Blog | Final jobs report of the Biden era shows strong U.S. growth
As President Joe Biden prepares to leave office, he's leaving behind an extraordinary success story on American job growth, ...
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Trump’s role in port unrest raises bigger questions about his labor policies
Many other union leaders remain deeply distrustful of Trump, pointing to appointees in his first term who were hostile to labor’s priorities and his new alliance ... of the United States ...