Sean Higgins

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Linda McMahon to lead Small Business Administration

Linda McMahon to lead Small Business Administration

Sean Higgins · December 7, 2016 9:21 pm

Members of a civil society group hold candles during a vigil for the victims of a plane crash, in Multan, Pakistan, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016. PakistanâÂÂs national carrier said the plane crashed shortly after takeoff from the northern city of Chitral with 48 people aboard. A spokesman for the Interior Ministry said there were no survivors. Rescuers told The Associated Press that the victimsâÂÂ bodies were beyond recognition. (AP Photo/Muhammad Asim)

Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration worries businesses

Sean Higgins · December 5, 2016 5:01 am

AFL-CIO chief says choices are "deeply inconsistent with the pledges he made in the campaign." (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Labor chief slams Trump Cabinet picks

Sean Higgins · December 1, 2016 10:23 pm

The rule change, which would have gone into effect Thursday, would have expanded the number of workers covered by overtime by an estimated five million. (iStock photo)

White House files appeal to save overtime rule

Sean Higgins · December 1, 2016 7:46 pm

Labor groans after Chao tapped for Transportation

Labor groans after Chao tapped for Transportation

Sean Higgins · November 29, 2016 10:02 pm

United Food and Commercial Workers has pulled back up after years of failing to organize a Walmart store (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Walmart protests vanish as union pulls back

Sean Higgins · November 26, 2016 1:36 pm

A Texas judge on Tuesday threw out President Obama's new rule intended to force companies to pay workers more overtime. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Judge blocks Obama overtime rule

Sean Higgins · November 22, 2016 11:02 pm

Trumka, said Trump is "dangerous" and treats working-class voters like "second-class citizens." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Labor backs Pelosi to keep House Dem post

Sean Higgins · November 22, 2016 7:53 pm

The allegations against William C. Smith come just days after James Hoffa and Ken Hall won re-election to new five-year terms to lead the Teamsters (AP Photo)

Charges recommended against fourth top Teamster official

Sean Higgins · November 22, 2016 6:14 pm

The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade proposal may be dead, but a new fight is brewing over who successfully killed it off, and some liberals are arguing that Donald Trump shouldn't get any of the credit. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

New TPP fight: Who gets credit for killing it?

Sean Higgins · November 17, 2016 1:03 am

The Labor Department's new "persuader rule" would have required most attorneys who advise businesses on labor-related issues to reveal all of the financial details of those arrangements. (www.dol.gov)

Judge strikes down Labor Dept.’s ‘persuader rule’

Sean Higgins · November 16, 2016 10:41 pm

President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly considering Victoria Lipnic, a commissioner at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, for labor secretary in his administration. (EEOC.gov)

‘Pragmatic conservative’ reportedly up for Labor Cabinet position

Sean Higgins · November 15, 2016 11:03 pm