U.S. Department of Labor

Normas federales para proteger de los riesgos del calor a los trabajadores en espacios interiores y exteriores se están estudiando al nivel nacional. Washington y Oregón ya cuentan con normas de este tipo para quienes laboran en entornos al aire libre.

Federal rules for protecting outdoor and indoor workers from heat hazards are under consideration. Washington and Oregon already have such rules in place for outdoor workers.

The U.S. Department of Labor is asking the Washington Western District of Washington Court to dismiss a lawsuit. According to the suit, the department is failing to protect Washington farmworkers’ wages and labor conditions.

El Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. actualizó las tasas de pago para los trabajadores agrícolas temporales, conocidos como H2A, en el estado de Washington.

The U.S. Department of Labor updated the prevailing wage rates for temporary agricultural workers in Washington state. The move came after Familias Unidas por la Justicia, a farmworker’s union in Skagit County, sued the department last May for failing to protect local workers’ wages and labor conditions.

The central bank said Wednesday it would leave interest rates near zero and maintain its aggressive program of bond purchases in hopes of encouraging a faster rebound from the pandemic recession.

A long-awaited update to federal overtime rules means about 1.3 million workers will be entitled to extra pay when they work more than 40 hours a week. But critics say it doesn't go far enough.

The president offered the Washington attorney the job, and he accepted. He's 55 and a partner at a firm where he handles labor and employment cases.

This year U.S. women who graduated from college will likely make up a majority of adults with degrees in the labor force. The increase could signal greater earning potential for women in the future.

The jobless rate last month was the lowest since 1969, though the economy added a less-than-expected 134,000 jobs, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said. Wage growth slowed to a 2.8 percent rate.