U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, remaining in the historically healthy range of the past couple ...

The temperature inside the U.S. Department of Labor headquarters in D.C. topped 80° on Thursday after the air conditioning ...

U.S. job openings unexpectedly rose in May, showing resilience in the labor market despite high borrowing costs and rising ...

The Washington Department of Labor and Industries has levied its largest-ever fine against a farm labor contractor, saying a Richland business employed 5,000 in 2024 when it did not have a license ...

FILE - A sign stands outside the Department of Labor’s headquarters in Washington, May 6, 2020. The U.S. House has failed to override President Joe Biden’s first veto on Thursday, March 23, 2023.

Observed on the first Monday in September each year, Labor Day is “an annual celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers,” the U.S. Department of Labor states on ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A judge in King County Washington ruled that the owner of a labor law poster company violated a consumer protection law “nearly 600,000 times,” Washington Attorney ...

Child labor violations in the United States soared in the 2022-2023 fiscal year, according to data released by the Labor Department on Thursday, rising to their highest level in nearly two decades.

Amazon filed a lawsuit against the Washington Department of Labor & Industries following disputes over citations and fines imposed for worker safety issues. To stream KGW on your phone, you need ...

The effort to rein in child labor violations comes amid high-profile cases, some involving children as young as 12 and 13 found working in meatpacking, auto-manufacturing and other dangerous jobs.