‘Grinch’ UPS sued over holiday pay for workers
One of the nation's largest delivery companies is accused of being a "Grinch" by chiseling its seasonal workers out of holiday pay.
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Labor Department fines California grower for violations
The U.S. Department of Labor recovered $171,400 from a California agricultural employer for employment violations.
Lucky Growers Inc., based in San Marcos, Calif., charged 30 workers rent in unsafe... Read More.
In 45 years, nearly 70,000 Islamic terrorist attacks committed worldwide
Twenty-four years after 9/11, and after multiple wars and U.S. military interventions overseas, the U.S. hasn't stopped Islamic terrorist attacks from occurring at home or abroad.
While 9/11 was... Read More.
U.S. adds 64K jobs in November, unemployment steady
The United States added 64,000 jobs in the month of November, according to the most recent jobs report.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics provided the November jobs report... Read More.
Group launches campaign backing health-care price transparency push
A national conservative nonprofit will launch a new television advertisement advocating for President Donald Trump's efforts to reduce healthcare costs through price transparency, arguing that patients need clearer information about medical care costs.
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Trump designates fentanyl a ‘weapon of mass destruction’
Following an alarming rise in fentanyl deaths in recent years, President Donald Trump is taking another step in cracking down on the deadly drug seeping its way onto American streets by designating it a weapon of mass destruction.
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Americans support education freedom, national survey shows
Americans remain firm in their support of expanding education freedom and providing parents and families the authority to hold officials accountable, a new national survey shows.
The poll,... Read More.
US oil and gas industry sets production records in November, led by Texas
The U.S. oil and natural gas industry set oil and natural gas production records in November.
Crude oil output reached an estimated 5.9 million barrels per day in November,... Read More.
Dem lawmakers express cautious support for Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger
Three Democratic members of Congress are urging federal regulators to give careful consideration to the proposed merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, saying the deal could deliver benefits for shippers, consumers and communities if implemented properly.
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Nick Reiner arrested, booked on suspicion of murder of parents Rob and Michele Reiner
Reactions of disbelief continued after actor-director Rob Reiner, 78, and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, 68, were found dead in an apparent homicide, with their younger son now booked in jail as the suspect.
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Hanukkah celebrations proceed in Seattle with increased security after Australia attack
The massacre at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, over the weekend did not keep members of the Seattle Jewish community from turning out in large numbers Sunday evening at the city's oldest synagogue to celebrate the beginning of the Jewish... Read More.
Report: California, Washington, Oregon report highest H-1B salaries
California, Washington and Oregon provided the highest salaries for H-1B workers in the United States, according to a new report.
The new report from Manifest Law analyzed... Read More.