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DeRemer testified before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce regarding the Trump administration’s proposed ...

Initial jobless claims fell 5,000 to 245,000 in the seven days ended June 14, based on seasonally adjusted data, the ...

HHS is anticipated to change its alcohol guidance from advising two or fewer drinks a day to a more vague recommendation.

Jeff Suchman, president of the union representing local U.S. Department of Labor employees, says that layoffs and budget cuts ...

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, but stayed at levels consistent ...

State Superintendent Tony Thurmond changed his perspective on telework after workers employees mounted a monthslong pressure campaign.

The vocational training program has trained over two million Americans since its inception, but now faces closure ...

Members of another union, the National Association of Letter Carriers, voted against a tentative agreement with USPS in January.