Sean Higgins

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Trump administration has reversed course on changes Obama made to overtime, business liability, contracting and worker exposure to harmful materials. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Trump is dismantling Obama’s workplace law legacy

Sean Higgins · June 9, 2017 4:01 am

"When the federal government settles a case against a corporate wrongdoer, any settlement funds should go first to the victims and then to the American people -- not to bankroll third-party special interest groups or the political friends of whoever is in power," Sessions said. (Bob Andres/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Justice Department ends ‘slush fund’ backing for nonprofits

Sean Higgins · June 8, 2017 2:19 pm

Companies, particularly ones that engage in franchising, feared that under the joint employer doctrine, they could be held liable for all manner of violations at workplaces they didn't directly oversee.

Labor Department rescinds expanded ‘joint employer’ rule

Sean Higgins · June 7, 2017 3:29 pm

Lauren McGarity McFerran was approved by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Tuesday to be the newest member of the National Labor Relations Board, the federal agency that enforces labor law. (AP Photo)

Republicans seek to rein in NLRB

Sean Higgins · June 6, 2017 11:06 pm

The legislation, dubbed the 'Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act,' would make it easier to fire employees, including executives. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Senate passes VA reform bill

Sean Higgins · June 6, 2017 9:54 pm

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court scrapped the provocation rule because of its inconsistency with existing court precedent. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Groups ask Supreme Court to revisit public employee union dues

Sean Higgins · June 6, 2017 3:08 pm

The union previously supported similar legislation (AP Photo/David Goldman, Pool)

Air traffic controllers union may back Trump on privatization

Sean Higgins · June 5, 2017 5:28 pm

The VA has been plagued with numerous scandals in recent years, most notably the manipulation of waiting lists for veterans, with some dying while waiting for treatment. (iStock photo)

Senate to vote on bill making it easier to fire Veterans Affairs employees

Sean Higgins · June 5, 2017 4:28 pm

"It was also my intent to create ... a district where the people would be more likely to elect a Democrat than a Republican," former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley said. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Martin O’Malley: Redistricting in Maryland an attempt to oust GOP

Sean Higgins · June 5, 2017 3:43 pm

If Trump and Republicans want to keep the national media on the defensive, they can pursue the issues he campaigned on and, other than absolutely necessary bathroom breaks, do nothing else. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

US-Europe trade deal still possible, Commerce’s Ross says

Sean Higgins · May 30, 2017 9:35 pm

Kentucky unions are suing Republican Gov. Matt Bevin for signing a right-to-work law. (AP Photo/Adam Beam)

Kentucky unions sue over right-to-work law

Sean Higgins · May 26, 2017 4:42 pm

Bipartisan measure would ensure that the Federal Aviation Administration could not overrule local authorities if they create their own ordinances. (Heather Rousseau/The Roanoke Times via AP)

Bill would protect state, local authority on drones

Sean Higgins · May 25, 2017 11:13 pm