Over the course of the last eight years, the Obama administration has made a series of changes that have led to more economic and regulatory burdens for businesses, while often strengthening unions. Many of those changes could be undone, rolled back ...
The administration’s final budget request--for fiscal year 2017, which begins Oct. 1--seeks $12.8 billion to fund the DOL next year, less than the $13.2 billion it asked for last year. Congress wound up granting the department $12.2 billion.
President Barack Obama used Labor Day as the backdrop to sign an executive order that will require federal contractors to offer paid sick leave to its employees. This includes more than 300,000 employees who do not currently receive sick leave.